Younes Ali Rahmati ( fa, یونس‌علی رحمتی; born 3 January 1983) is a

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. He plays as a

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and he's a member of the

Qatar national football team The Qatar national football team ( ar, منتخب قطر لكرة القدم) represents Qatar in international football, and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association and AFC. The team has appeared in ten Asian Cup tournaments and w ...

. Ali is nicknamed "Guardiola" because he used to play alongside

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, whom he considered his role model, in Al Ahli.

Club career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of 21 May 2019''QSL.com.qa - Younes Ali
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Emir of Qatar Cup Emir of Qatar Cup ( ar, كأس أمير قطر), also known as the Emir Cup, but changed to Amir Cup starting in 2019, is an association football tournament played every season by 18 first and second division teams. The most successful is Al Sad ...

. ²Includes

Sheikh Jassem Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup ( ar, كأس الشيخ جاسم) is an annual men's super cup competition in Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassim Cup was held in ...

. ³Includes

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References

External links

Player profile - doha-2006.com
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Player profile - QSL.com.qa
1983 births Living people Qatari footballers Qatar international footballers Al-Rayyan SC players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Naturalised citizens of Qatar Qatari people of Iranian descent Al Ahli SC (Doha) players Umm Salal SC players Qatar Stars League players Qatari football managers Al Ahli SC (Doha) managers Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Qatar Association football midfielders Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games {{Qatar-footy-bio-stub