Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri

Ahmed Mubarak Obaid al-Mahaijri (Arabic: أحمد مبارك أحمد عبيد المحيجري‎; born 23 February 1985), commonly known as Ahmed Mubarak or Ahmed Kano, is an Omani footballer who plays for Al-Markhiya as a midfielder .[1] He is currently the most-capped active international player with Bader Al Mutawa of Kuwait.

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al-Mahaijri.

Ahmed Mubarak
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Mubarak Obaid al-Mahaijri
Date of birth (1985-02-23) 23 February 1985
Place of birth Sur, Oman
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Markhiya
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Al-Oruba 30 (7)
2004 → Al-Wahda (loan) 11 (0)
2005 → Al-Ain (loan) 7 (0)
2005–2007 Al-Rayyan 22 (1)
2007–2009 Al-Sailiya 35 (4)
2009–2010 Al-Ahli 10 (0)
2010–2011 Al-Fateh 21 (0)
2011 → Dubai (loan) 5 (0)
2011–2012 Al-Nasr 19 (3)
2012–2013 Al-Ettifaq 29 (2)
2013–2014 Fanja 28 (1)
2014–2015 Al-Oruba 10 (1)
2015–2016 Muaither ? (?)
2016–2017 Al-Markhiya ? (?)
2017–2019 Mesaimeer ? (?)
2019– Al-Markhiya ? (?)
National team‡
2003– Oman 180 (23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

Ahmed Mubarak has previously played for various clubs in GCC countries with clubs like Al-Wehda Club, Al-Ahli SC, Al-Fateh SC and Ettifaq FC of KSA, Al Ain S.C.C. and Dubai C.S.C. of the UAE, Al-Wakra, Al Rayyan Sports Club and Al-Sailiya Sport Club of Qatar and Al Naser Sporting Club of Kuwait. On 5 September 2013, he signed a one-year contract with 2012–13 Oman Elite League runners-up Fanja SC.[2] On 13 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract with his first professional club Al-Oruba SC.[3]

International career

Ahmed Mubarak is part of the first team squad of the Oman national football team. He was selected for the national team for the first time in 2003, along with Ahmed Hadid, Badar Al-Maimani and Ali Al-Habsi.

Arabian Gulf Cup

Ahmed Mubarak has made appearances in the 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, and the 2017 editions of the Arabian Gulf Cup. In the 2003 edition of the tournament, he scored one goal in an important 2−0 win against the United Arab Emirates. In the 2014 edition, he scored one goal in a close 1−1 draw against Iraq. And in the 2017 edition, he managed to score a critical penalty kick in a difficult 1−0 win against the hosts Kuwait.[4]

Ahmed Mubarak won the most valuable player award of the 2017 Gulf Cup for his role in the success of the Omani team tournament campaign.

AFC Asian Cup

Ahmed Mubarak has made appearances in the 2004 Asian Cup qualifiers, the 2004 Asian Cup, the 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers, the 2007 Asian Cup, the 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers, the 2015 Asian Cup qualifiers, the 2015 Asian Cup, and the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers.

FIFA World Cup qualification

Ahmed Mubarak has made a total of four appearances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, six in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and fourteen in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, he scored one goal in a 1−1 draw against Japan.[5] He scored three goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The first one came in the second round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in a 2−0 win over Myanmar,[6] and the other two goals were scored in the fourth round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, one in a 2−1 win over Jordan[7] and another in a 1−2 loss against Japan.[8] 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 the competition.[9]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season Division League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Oruba 2003–04 Omani League -6-000-0-6
2004–05 -1-000-0-1
Total -7-000-0-7
Al-Rayyan 2006–07 Qatar Stars League -1-000-0-1
Al-Sailiya 2007–08 Qatar Stars League -4-200-0-6
Al-Ahli 2009–10 Saudi Professional League -0-050-0-0
Al-Fateh 2010–11 Saudi Professional League 210100000220
Al-Nasr 2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League 193-000-1-4
Al-Ettifaq 2012–13 Saudi Professional League 230203100281
2013–14 62005000112
Total 292208100393
Fanja 2013–14 Oman Professional League -1-05000-1
Career total -18-2181-1-22
  1. Includes appearances in the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup
  2. Includes goals in the GCC Champions League

International caps
As of 2 December 2019[10]
Oman national team
YearAppsGoals
200361
2004173
200660
2007141
2008141
2009120
2010100
2011113
201282
2013130
2014132
2015142
201651
201794
2018120
2019163
202000
Total18023

International goals
Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first.[10]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 December 2003Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Adiliya, Kuwait City, Kuwait United Arab Emirates1–02–016th Arabian Gulf Cup
2.31 March 2004Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, India India2–15–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.3–1
4.1 December 2004Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain Latvia1–03–2Friendly
5.28 June 2007Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, Singapore, Singapore North Korea1–22–2Friendly
6.7 June 2008Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat, Oman Japan1–01–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.29 March 2011Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman Tunisia1–02–1Friendly
8.2–1
9.28 July 2011Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar Myanmar2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.16 October 2012Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Jordan1–02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.14 November 2012Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Japan1–11–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.27 May 2014Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan1–01–0Friendly
13.17 November 2014Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Iraq1–11–122nd Arabian Gulf Cup
14.2 October 2015Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Syria2–02–1Friendly
15.13 October 2015Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman India1–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.24 March 2016Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Guam1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.28 March 2017Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Bhutan2–014–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
18.13 June 2017Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine Palestine1–21–22019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
19.10 October 2017National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives Maldives3–13–12019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
20.25 December 2017Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait1–01–023rd Arabian Gulf Cup
21.17 January 2019Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Turkmenistan1–03–12019 AFC Asian Cup
22.20 March 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Afghanistan1–05–02019 Airmarine Cup
23.28 August 2019Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Yemen1–01–0Friendly

Honours

Club

Al-Oruba

Al-Ain

Al-Rayyan

Al-Sailiya

Al-Ahli

Al-Ettifaq

Fanja

References
  1. "Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  2. "فنجاء يتعاقد مع أحمد مبارك كانو نجم المنتخب العماني". Koora.com.
  3. "العروبة يتعاقد مع كانو وسعد سهيل وهاشم صالح الي نادي صلالة". Lo3btna.com.
  4. "Kuwait vs Oman 0-1". soccerway.com. 25 December 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. "Oman vs Japan 1-1". soccerway.com. 7 June 2008.
  6. "Myanmar vs Oman 0-2". soccerway.com. 28 July 2011.
  7. "Oman vs Jordan 2-1 Match Report". fifa.com.
  8. "Oman vs Japan 1-2 Match Report". fifa.com.
  9. "Jordan vs Oman 1-0 Match Report". fifa.com.
  10. Mamrud, Roberto (21 August 2019). "Ahmed Mubarak Obaid Al-Mahaijri - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.
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