Ismail Sulaiman Ashoor Al-Ajmi ( ar, اسماعيل بن سليمان العجمي; born 9 June 1984), commonly known as Ismail Al-Ajmi, is an

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 ...

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who plays for Al-Nahda Club in

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Club career

Muscat

In the 2005–06 Omani League, Ismail was given the 'Top Scorer' award for a total of 12 goals and hence helping his club to win the overall Championship.

Kuwait

Ismail's most valuable goal for Kuwait SC came in the

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of the 2009 AFC Cup. The goal was scored seconds before the referee's whistle. This goal meant that is the Champion of the AFC Cup of 2009.

Saham

On 25 September 2014, he signed a one-year contract with

2014 GCC Champions League The GCC Champions League ( ar, دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), is an annually organized football league tournament for club of the Arabian peninsula The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ ال ...

runners-up

Saham SC Saham Club ( ar, نادي صحم) is an Omani sports club based in Saham, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home stadium is Sohar Regional Sports Complex. The st ...

Al-Nahda

On 28 January 2015, he signed a six-month contract with

2014–15 Oman Professional League The 2014–15 Oman Professional League (known as the ''Omantel Professional League'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th edition of the top football league in Oman. The season began on 11 September 2014, and concluded on 28 May 2015. Al-Nahda ...

champions, Al-Nahda Club.

Club career statistics

International career

Gulf Cup of Nations

Ismail has made appearances in the

2007 Gulf Cup of Nations The 18th Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, was the كأس الخليج العربي) 18th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. It took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 17 to 30 January 2007. The tournament was won by hosts UAE, who beat neighbor ...

, the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations, the 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations and the 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations.

AFC Asian Cup

Ismail has made appearances in the

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations participating. For the first time, the defending champions (Japan), did not earn an automatic ...

, the

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, the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification and the

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. In the

, he scored four goals, a goal in a 3-0 win over

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

, a goal in a 4-1 win over

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

, a goal in the return leg in a 5-0 win over

and another in a 2-1 win over the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (Middle East, The Middle East). It is ...

hence helping his team to qualify for the

. Badar Al-Maimani scored one and the only goal of Oman in the

in a 1-1 draw against

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...

. In the tournament, Oman won two points in a 1-1 draw against

and in a 0-0 draw against

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

and hence failed to qualify for the quarter-finals. In the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification, he played in six matches and scored one goal in a 2-1 win over

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...

. But Oman failed to qualify for the

2011 AFC Asian Cup The 2011 AFC Asian Cup was the 15th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar from 7 to 29 January 2011. It was the fifte ...

. He made four appearances in the

but failed to score a single goal. He again helped his team to qualify for the

2015 AFC Asian Cup The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 201 ...

by finishing at the top of the Group A.

FIFA World Cup Qualification

Ismail has made seven appearances in the

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and fifteen in the

2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for list of men's national association football teams, men's national Association football, football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from ...

. He scored two goals in the

, one in a 1-0 win over

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

and another in a 1-1 draw against

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and a ...

. He scored two goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, one in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round, second round of FIFA World Cup qualification in a 2-0 win over Myanmar national football team, Myanmar and another in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round, fourth round of FIFA World Cup qualification in a 1-0 win over

. Oman entered the last game of group play with a chance to qualify for at least the playoff-round, but a 1-0 loss to Jordan eliminated them from contention.

National team career statistics

Goals for Senior National Team

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Honours

Club

*With Al Kuwait Kaifan, Kuwait SC :*

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(1):

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Kuwait Federation Cup The Kuwaiti Federation Cup ( ar, كأس الاتحاد الكويتي) is a competition organised by the Kuwait Football Association The Kuwait Football Association ( ar, الإتحاد الكويتي لكرة القدم) is the governing body ...

(1): 2009-10 *With Kazma :*

(0): Runner-up 2011-12 :*

Kuwait Emir Cup The Kuwait Amir/Emir Cup ( ar, كأس أمير الكويت) is a Kuwaiti football competition created in 1962. The Emir Cup, is the last football competition held in the Kuwaiti football season. It is considered the most valuable cup. Al Arabi ...

(0): Runner-up

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:* Kuwait Super Cup (0): Runner-up 2011

Individual

* 2005–06 Omani League: Top Scorer

References

External links

* *
Ismail Al Ajmi
at Goal.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ajmi, Ismail 1984 births Living people People from Al Batinah North Governorate Sportspeople from Muscat, Oman Omani footballers Oman men's international footballers Omani expatriate footballers Men's association football forwards 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Al-Khaburah Club players Muscat Club players Al-Shamal SC players Umm Salal SC players Kuwait SC players Kazma SC players Al Faisaly FC players Al-Nasr SC (Kuwait) players Saham Club players Al-Nahda Club (Oman) players Qatar Stars League players Saudi Professional League players Oman Professional League players Expatriate footballers in Qatar Omani expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Kuwait Omani expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Omani expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Oman Kuwait Premier League players