Hamdan Ismael Mohammed Al-Kamali ( ar, حمدان إسماعيل محمد الكمالي; born 2 May 1989) is an Emirati

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who plays as a

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for

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and the UAE national team. He was part of the United Arab Emirates football team at the

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Club career

Al Wahda

Al Kamali began his career with Al Wahda at the age of seven, where he played in the club's youth teams, a physical education teacher at his school was impressed with his talent, who took him to the Al Wahda club in

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, where he attracted the attention of the Egyptian coach Abdel Fattah coach of the youth teams at that time, Al Wahda signed him after selection by the coach Abdel Fattah. In the 2006–07 season, Al Kamali become a first team player. He made his official debut for the first-team on 12 November 2006 in a 0–1 loss to Al Jazira at the Vice Presidents Cup, where he was sent off after a foul on

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. Al Kamali was listed as one of the best 100 young players in the world by the respected Spanish football Magazine 'Don Balon'. He also attracted interest from

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; only to have Al Wahda reject the French team's bid for him.

Olympique Lyonnais

After a long time of negotiations he was officially introduced by the Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas on 28 January 2012, on a 6-month loan with the option of permanent switch.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Al Wahda * Pro-League: 1 :: 2009–10

UAE

AFC U-19 Championship The AFC U-20 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship, is a biennial international association football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams ...

: 1 ::

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* Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations: 1 ::

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* Asian Games Silver Medal: 1 ::

* Gulf Cup of Nations: 1 ::

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third place: 1 ::

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamali, Hamdan Al- 1989 births Living people 2011 AFC Asian Cup players Al Wahda FC players Shabab Al Ahli Club players Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players Men's association football defenders Expatriate men's footballers in France Olympique Lyonnais players People from Abu Dhabi Emirati men's footballers Emirati expatriate men's footballers Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Olympic footballers for the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates men's international footballers Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for the United Arab Emirates UAE Pro League players Emirati expatriate sportspeople in France Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games