Yaser Salem Salah Ali ( ar, ياسر سالم صلاح علي; born 5 December 1977) is an Emirati retired

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who played as a

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for Emirati clubs Al Wahda and

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 ...

. He earned 36 caps for the United Arab Emirates national team, scoring 16 goals. Ali scored 10 goals in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign and also appeared at the

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup The 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first Confederations Cup to be organised by FIFA. The tournament had previously been played in 1992 and 1995 as the King Fahd Cup. This edition of the tournament was hosted by Saudi Arabia, as with the previ ...

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Living people 1977 births Emirati footballers Association football forwards Al Wahda FC players Baniyas Club players UAE Pro League players United Arab Emirates international footballers 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players {{UnitedArabEmirates-footy-forward-stub