Ahmed Thariq

Ahmed Thoriq (born 4 October 1980) is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Tom".

Ahmed Thoriq
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-04) 4 October 1980
Place of birth Mahibadhoo, Alif Dhaal Atoll, Maldives
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
CHSE
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 New Radiant ? (?)
2006–2007 Mahibadhoo ZJ ? (?)
2007–2009 New Radiant ? (?)
2010–2010 VB Sports ? (2)
2010–2013 New Radiant ? (17)
National team
2003–2013 Maldives 38 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

A forward, he is a retired Maldivian footballer.

He is from the island of Mahibadhoo in Alif Dhaal Atoll.

International career

His first competitive international tournament was the 2003 South Asian Football Federation Championship held in Bangladesh. He made only one appearance in the competition, by replacing Ali Umar as a substitute in their first match where they won 6–0 to Bhutan.[1] He also was the joint top scorer in the 2005 with the fellow national teammates Ali Ashfaq and Ibrahim Fazeel with 3 goals,[2] and 2009 SAFF Championship with Enamul Haque and Channa Ediri Bandanage by scoring a total of 4 goals.[3]

He officially retired from the national team, on 14 February 2013 with the teammate Assad Abdul Ghanee, after the friendly match played between Pakistan at Rasmee Dhandu Stadium. He was awarded with a "golden plaque" by Football Association of Maldives as recognition of his contribution to the national team.[4]

References
  1. "South Asian Gold Cup 2003 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)". rsssf. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  2. "South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan)". rsssf. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  3. "Maldives 0 - 0 India: India wins on penalties". maldivesoccer.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  4. "Assad and Tom retired from national team". maldivesoccer.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2012.


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