Ismail Matar Ibrahim Khamis Al Mukhaini Al Junaibi ( ar, إسماعيل مطر; born 7 April 1983 in
Sur) is an Omani
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Cent ...
or
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
for
UAE Pro League
The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al O ...
club
Al Wahda.
Matar was awarded the Golden Ball at the
2003 World Youth Championships after being voted the tournament's best player even though the UAE only reached the quarter finals. He is best known for leading the UAE to their first ever trophy, which was held in
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
...
in 2007. Matar scored 5 goals in 5 games, and was named
player of the tournament and the
top scorer.
Club career
Al Wahda
2002–03
The first game was in the season against
Al-Jazira
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Locations
* Al-Jazira, a traditional region known today as Upper Mesopotamia or the smaller region of Cizre
* Al-Jazira ( ...
, which he also scored his first in the match. This goal was the equalizer for
Al-Wahda in the second half, but the joy did not last, Al-Jazira made the second goal and the winning goal latter. Matar continued his brilliant presence in that season and scored 14 goals, as he was named the Best Emarati Young Player in the
UAE League
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and led
Al-Wahda to the
UAE Pro-League
The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al O ...
and the
President's Cup
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titles. He was the only player in that season that has been scored in the Goal of
Muhsin Musabah five goals including two goals in the first round and two in the second round and a goal in the cup final from
penalty shot out.
2003–04
The Golden Boy did not shine strongly because of his involvement with the
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...
and the
UAE Olympic and
UAE Under-20, and he is the only
Emirati player who participated in four games with the
Al-Wahda and the
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...
and
UAE Under-20 and
UAE Olympic and distributed his effort in the four teams, which could not shine with
Al-Wahda and he scored three goals with
Al-Wahda, the club was ranked sixth in the league, and began the fatigue and exhaustion on Ismail making the press pounce on the
United Arab Emirates Football Association
The United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA; ar, الاتحاد الاماراتي لكرة القدم) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer and futsal in the United Arab Emirates.
Association staff
President ...
to merciless the player from involved with the four national teams. But his effort did not go waste with the
UAE Under-20, who was playing in the
FIFA World Youth Championship 2003
The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between 27 November and 19 December 2003. U20 Brazil claimed their fourth title. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested. The tournament was originally planned to be ...
in the
UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
, but he achieved with the
UAE Under-20 eighth place, and was the best player in the tournament, which was nominated for the best player and has achieved what he wanted. And has many offers from European clubs including the
Chelsea reserve and
Inter Milan
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and Asian Clubs including Japan clubs and Qatari Club
Al-Sadd
Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd (Qatar), Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, whic ...
.
2004–05
Ismail was shown a good form for
Al-Wahda at
2004–05 season and scored 11 goals including doubles against
Al-Nasr
Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yellow ...
,
Al Jazira and
Al-Shabab and a winning goal against
Al Ain
Al Ain ( ar, ٱلْعَيْن, , ) is a city in the western side of Tawam (region), Tuwwam region and the seat of the administrative division of its namesake, Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ...
. He was most prominent in the ranks of
Al-Wahda players, help the club to win the
league
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* ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football
Sports
* Sports league
* Rugby league, full contact footba ...
title and finished as runners-up in the
Domestic Cup.
Al-Wahda had the strongest line of attack in that season, and Matar was
playmaker
In association football, a playmaker is a player who controls the flow of the team's play, and is often involved in offensively and defensively playing passing moves which lead to goals, through their vision, technique, ball control, creativit ...
of heavy caliber, which he was nominated for the Best Emarati Player. Ismail was more vigor and vitality and strength and fitness and determination to win and was serious player at the same time at the season. In match against
Sharjah
Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area.
Sharjah is the capital o ...
in the quarter-finals of the
President's Cup
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, he scored hat-trick with the club and ascended to the semi-final.
Al-Sadd Club (loan)
On 6 May 2009,
Al-Wahda announced that Ismail had been moved to
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
i club
Al-Sadd
Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd (Qatar), Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, whic ...
on loan until the end of the season to participate with the club in the
Emir Cup. Commenting on his move, Matar said:
"The professional experience in Al-Sadd
Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd (Qatar), Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, whic ...
club will be useful to me on both, a technical and moral level. I am now 26-years old and it is difficult for professionalism in Europe
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, and I hope to be lucky with Al-Sadd
Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd (Qatar), Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, whic ...
in my short tenure."
Ismail took part in the
Emir Cup quarter-final, coming on as a substitute for
Hassan Al Haidos Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to:
People
*Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name
*Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scottis ...
after 22 minutes. At the time of coming on,
Al Ahli were leading two goals to none, and Al Sadd were a player down after
Ibrahim Majid
Ibrahim Majid Abdullmajid ( ar, إبراهيم ماجد عبد المجيد; born on May 12, 1990) is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a central defender for Al Ahli and the Qatar national team. He was born in Kuwait, and is of a Pales ...
got sent off after 13 minutes. Ismail played a great match, scoring Al-Sadd's third goal in extra time, as well as creating the other two goals. He scored a penalty in the
penalty shootout
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pen ...
, which Al Sadd won 4–2 to ensure a place in the semi-finals. He was named the Man of the Match, in addition to being immediately awarded two thousand dollars by the
Qatar Football Association
The Qatar Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد القطري لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Qaṭariyy li-Kurat al-Qadam) is the governing body of football in Qatar.
President
Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani is currently ...
.
Return to Al Wahda
2009–10
On 11 June 2009, rumors spread that Al-Wahda has received an offer of amount 50 million
dirham
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Unit of mass
The dirham was a un ...
from the arch-rivals
Al Ain
Al Ain ( ar, ٱلْعَيْن, , ) is a city in the western side of Tawam (region), Tuwwam region and the seat of the administrative division of its namesake, Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ...
, and offers from other Arabic clubs specifically from Saudi clubs
Al-Hilal and
Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to:
Sports Football Libya
*Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier
* Al Ittihad Gheryan, a football club bas ...
for Ismail, but Al-Wahda denied the rumors and extended Ismail's contract until 2014. To be the seventh player to extend his contract for five years, in an interview with club's website, Ismail has said that he had received offers from Saudi clubs and has offers from other clubs too but he rejected all because he loves the club that help him to improve.
On 28 September 2009, during
Al-Wahda's 3–1 win against
Al-Ahli, Ismail assisted
Fernando Baiano. On 4 October 2009,
Al-Wahda defeated
Ajman
Ajman ( ar, عجمان, '; Gulf Arabic: عيمان ʿymān) is the capital of the emirate of Ajman in the United Arab Emirates. It is the fifth-largest city in UAE after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Al Ain. Located along the Persian Gulf, it is ...
5–1 which Ismail scored one goal and assisted
Fernando Baiano again. On 10 October 2009, Ismail injured in UAE's friendly match against
Palestine
__NOTOC__
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* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia
* Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...
, and was out for almost five weeks. On 24 November 2009, Ismail returned from injury and play against
Baniyas
Baniyas ( ar, بَانِيَاس ') is a Mediterranean coastal city in Tartous Governorate, northwestern Syria, located south of Latakia (ancient Laodicea) and north of Tartous (ancient Tortosa).
It is known for its citrus fruit orchards an ...
in the
UAE President's Cup
The UAE President's Cup, or simply the President Cup, is a football tournament that takes place in United Arab Emirates, between clubs in the UAE Pro League and the UAE First Division League. The winner qualifies for the AFC Champions League.
His ...
and played in the last minutes.
On 1 December 2009, in week 7 of the season in match against
Al Ain
Al Ain ( ar, ٱلْعَيْن, , ) is a city in the western side of Tawam (region), Tuwwam region and the seat of the administrative division of its namesake, Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ...
which known as UAE's
El classico, he replaced Fahad Masoud in the 64th minutes., he had a chance in the last minutes but he did not succeed in the elusive and
Waleed Salim which beyond ball. The match was ended 1–0 in favor of Al-Wahda. On 17 December 2009, Ismail named as The Most Popular Arab Player, commented Ismail, when received the award "This award is dear to his heart of pride and honor him, because the love of the fans and a badge on his chest and thanked everyone who voted him". On 20 December 2009, he played a key role in the match against
Baniyas
Baniyas ( ar, بَانِيَاس ') is a Mediterranean coastal city in Tartous Governorate, northwestern Syria, located south of Latakia (ancient Laodicea) and north of Tartous (ancient Tortosa).
It is known for its citrus fruit orchards an ...
after scoring in 32 minutes, and was substituted on 79th minutes. The match ended 1–0 for
Al-Wahda. Ismail had received invasion from
Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to:
Sports Football Libya
*Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier
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to participate in the ceremony to retire star
Hamzah Idris
Hamzah Idris Falatah ( ar, حمزة إدريس فلاتة, born 8 October 1972) is a Saudi Arabian footballer. He played as a striker for Ohud from 1992 to 1995 and then for Al Ittihad until he retired in 2007.
For Saudi Arabia national tea ...
against
Juventus
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on 30 December 2009.
AFC Champions League
On 30 January 2010 during
AFC Champions League
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qualifying play-off, he played against
Al-Karamah. He assisted
Mahmoud Khamees to score the only goal in the match in the 72nd minute. Seven days later, on 6 February 2010, he scored against
Churchill Brothers SC
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in the 85th minute and assisted twice, one for
Fernando Baiano in the 45th minute and again to
Abdulrahim Jumaa
Abdulrahim Anbar Jumaa ( ar, عبد الرحيم جمعة عنبر; born 23 May 1979) is an Emirati footballer who played as a midfielder.
Jumaa has frequently captained the United Arab Emirates national football team and led the team to their ...
in the 63rd minute. The win helped Al Wahda qualify for the group stage of the tournament.
He played 13 matches against Saudi clubs in the Asian Champions League, during which he won twice over Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahly, and drew 6 times, compared to losing on 5 occasions, while scoring 3 goals during those confrontations.
Ittihad Jeddah is considered the most team that Ismail Matar faced in the AFC Champions League with 5 matches starting from the 2010 version, as it lost 2-0 to it, 4-0 in that version, and in the subsequent version it lost 3-0 and tied it 0-0, before He achieved his first victory in the 2019 edition 4-1, when Ismail scored a goal in that match.
Matar played 3 matches against Al-Ahly Jeddah, winning 2-1 in the 2008 edition and drawing 0-0 in the other match, without shaking the net. While he played against Al-Hilal twice in the 2007 edition, he tied in the first without goals and scored a goal in the second, which ended 1-1 and qualified Al-Wahda advanced to the next round, and tied a third 2-2 in a match that brought them together in the 2017 edition.
Ismail played against Al-Nasr in the final price of the 2019 edition, losing in one and drawing in the other, to bid his team farewell to the championship from that round and the 2021 quarter-finals, and scored his team's only goal despite the exclusion.
2010–11
On 19 February 2011, Matar scored his first
hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three.
Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
of the season in a 5–3 loss against
Ittihad Kalba
Ittihad Kalba Football Club ( ar, نادي إتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم) is a football club in Kalba, United Arab Emirates.
History
Ittihad Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs ''(Al Shabab)'' and ''(Al Rooba)'' merged w ...
, he overtook Mohamed Salem as Al Wahda's all-time greatest scorer in the
Pro-League. In 2016, Matar has been rumoured to join Selangor FC in Malaysian Super league.
International career
2003 World Youth Championships
Ismail was part of UAE's squad for
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between 27 November and 19 December 2003. U20 Brazil claimed their fourth title. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested. The tournament was originally planned to be ...
which held in home country. He began his stardom to reach to the quarter-finals when he scored the only goal in the tournament against
Australia
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. However, UAE knocked out from tournament in match against
Colombia
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. He won the Golden Ball award and became the first Arab player to wins this award.
2007 Gulf Cup
Known Ismail when he leading
United Arab Emirates national football team
The United Arab Emirates national football team ( ar, منتخب الإمارات العربية المتحدة لكرة القدم) represents United Arab Emirates in international association football and serves under the auspices of the coun ...
to their first ever trophy at the
18th Arabian Gulf Cup, and his goals was critical in the tournament. When he scored against
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
in the 90+1 minute,
UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
qualify to semi-final and against
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
in the 90+1 minute,
UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
qualify to final. In the final match, he scored a goal against
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
in the 72nd minute to lead
UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
to win their first title in the
Gulf Cup, Matar was named as MVP player of the tournament after scoring five goals in the tournament that makes him top scorer of the edition. He is the third player to win both titles on the best player and top scorer in the tournament after Iraqi player
Hussein Saeed
Hussein Saeed Mohammed ( ar, حسين سعيد محمد, born 21 January 1958) is an Iraqi former association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward for the Iraqi Premier League club Al-Talaba SC, Al-Talaba ...
in
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
and Qatari
Mubarak Mustafa
Mubarak Mustafa Fazli Noorallah ( ar, مبارك مصطفى; born 30 March 1973) is a Qatari former footballer who works as a sports analyst for Al Kass. He is known for his numerous achievements with Qatari club Al-Arabi, as well as being the ...
in
1992
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.
2012 Olympic
Matar was named as one of the three
overage players to participate in the
2012 Summer Olympics
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in
London
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,
United Kingdom
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.
Recent
Ismail called up for two
friendly matches against
Palestine
__NOTOC__
Palestine may refer to:
* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia
* Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...
on 10 October 2009 and
Jordan
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on 14 October. He was injured in match against
Palestine
__NOTOC__
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* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia
* Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...
and was replaced in 30th minute. On 5 November 2009, UAE coach
Srečko Katanec
Srečko Katanec (; born 16 July 1963) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Uzbekistan national team. At international level, he was capped for both the Yugoslavia and Slovenia national teams.
...
announced the squad for the next training camp in November 2009, but Ismail was not called up because of injury. He was returned to the squad for the friendly match against
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
on 16 December 2009.
Matar faced cheekbone fracture during Arabian Gulf League in late 2018 and had to go through surgery.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Club
;Al Wahda
*
UAE Football League
The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al O ...
: 3
::
2000–01,
2004–05,
2009–10
*
Super Cup
A super cup is a competition, usually but not exclusively in association football, which often forms the 'curtain raiser' to a season, and typically involves only two teams who have qualified through success in other competitions during the prev ...
: 2
::
2002
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,
2011
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*Al Etihad "Union" Cup: 1
:: 2001
* Uae League Cup
2017-2018
* Uae president cup
2016-2017
* Uae super cup
2018-2019
UAE
*
Arabian Gulf Cup
The Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي, ''Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi''), often referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nat ...
: 2
::
2007
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,
2013
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Individual
*
FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament: 1
::
2003
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*Al Hadath Most promising Arab player of the Year: 1
:: 2004
*
Pro-League Player of the Year: 1
:: 2006
*
Arabian Gulf Cup Player of the Tournament: 1
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2007
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Arabian Gulf Cup top scorer: 1
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2007
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Al Ittihad Pro-League player of the Year: 1
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2007
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Al-Ahram Silver Team of the Year: 1
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2007
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Al-Ahram Golden Team of the Year: 1
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2009
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Personal life
Ismail Matar belongs to the Al Mukhaini family where his origins can be traced from the
Sur city in
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
, he has a close relationship with the
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
of
Oman national football team
The Oman national football team ( ar, منتخب عُمان لكرة القدم) represents Oman in men's international football and is controlled by the Oman Football Association. Although the team was officially founded in 1978, the squad was ...
and
Al Ittihad player
Ahmed Hadid as they are cousins. Ismail has two footballer brothers. They are Ahmed (retired) and Yasser (born in 1987, playing for
Al-Jazira
Jazira or Al-Jazira ( 'island'), or variants, may refer to:
Business
*Jazeera Airways, an airlines company based in Kuwait
Locations
* Al-Jazira, a traditional region known today as Upper Mesopotamia or the smaller region of Cizre
* Al-Jazira ( ...
since 2009). Matar is married to the daughter of Adel Khalifa Al Shamsi, they married in
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
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on 13 July 2007, the couple have two children, Alia (born 4 December 2008) and Ali (born 1 November 2010). His father died on 2 January 2009 and Matar was in the
19th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي) was the nineteenth edition of the biannual Gulf Cup competition, and took place in Muscat, Oman, Muscat, Oman, from 4 to 17 January 2009 and was won by Oman national football tea ...
in Oman, he did not participate with the national team and instead left to the UAE to attend the funeral of his father.
See also
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List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
In men's association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official match appearance for their national team. In total, over 600 players have played in 100 or more international matches. The re ...
Notes
References
External links
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Ismail Matarat Football-Lineups.com
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1983 births
Living people
People from Abu Dhabi
Emirati footballers
United Arab Emirates international footballers
Al Wahda FC players
Al Sadd SC players
2004 AFC Asian Cup players
2007 AFC Asian Cup players
2011 AFC Asian Cup players
2019 AFC Asian Cup players
Emirati people of Omani descent
Emirati expatriate footballers
FIFA Century Club
Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of the United Arab Emirates
Association football forwards
UAE Pro League players
Expatriate footballers in Qatar
Emirati expatriate sportspeople in Qatar