Mohamed Dellahi Yali (born 1 November 1997) is a Mauritanian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Al-Hudood Al-Hudood Sports Club ( ar, نادي الحدود الرياضي, lit=''The Borders Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Falastin Street, East Districts of the Tigris River, Baghdad. It has teams in various sports including football, ...

and the Mauritania national team.

International career

Yali scored his second international goal in qualification for the

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; the first of a 2–0 win over

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. On 23 January 2024, Yali scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over

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during the

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, which granted his country their first win in the competition, and first ever qualification to the knockout phase as one of the best third-placed teams.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first.''

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* 1997 births Living people People from Nouakchott Mauritanian men's footballers Mauritanian expatriate men's footballers Mauritania men's international footballers FC Tevragh-Zeina players FC Nouadhibou players FK Liepāja players DRB Tadjenanet players NA Hussein Dey players Chemal FC players Al-Nasr SC (Benghazi) players Latvian Higher League players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Libyan Premier League players Iraq Stars League players Men's association football midfielders Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Libya Expatriate men's footballers in Libya Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Mauritania men's A' international footballers 2018 African Nations Championship players 2022 African Nations Championship players {{Mauritania-footy-bio-stub