Abdulla Afifa

Abdulla Afifa (born 5 April 1991 is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays for Al-Markhiya as a midfielder . In the 2011–12 of the Qatar Stars League, he won the post-season award of Best Young Player.[1]

Abdulla Afifa
Personal information
Full name Abdullah Taleb Salah Jawad Afifa
Date of birth (1991-04-05) April 5, 1991
Place of birth Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Al-Markhiya
Number 23
Youth career
Al Rayyan
ASPIRE Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2017 Al Rayyan 57 (3)
2014–2015Al-Sailiya SC (loan) 23 (0)
2016–2017Al Ahli (loan ) 15 (0)
2017–2018 Al Ahli 18 (0)
2019–2020 Umm Salal 0 (0)
2020 Al-Kharaitiyat
2020– Al-Markhiya
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Born in Ar-Rayyan to Syed Taleb, Afifa started playing for the Al Rayyan SC youth teams from a young age. His father was an amateur football player, his uncle was part of the historic 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship in which Qatar finished runners-up, and his older brother was also a footballer who retired due to injury. He moved from Al Rayyan's youth teams to ASPIRE Academy in 2004, a year before it was officially inaugurated.[2]

Honors

Individual

QFA Best Player U-23

Winner (1): 2012

References

  1. "Brazilian attacking midfielder Rodrigo Tabata wins Qatar's best player award". Goal.com. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  2. "Homegrown hero upholds family values". Doha Stadium Plus. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012.
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