Ali Mabkhout

Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Imran Al Hajeri is an Emirati striker born in Abu Dhabi on 5 October 1990. He came through the youth system of Al Jazira, spent sixteen years in its first team, and in 2024 moved to Al-Nasr of Dubai. For the United Arab Emirates national team he is the all-time top scorer, with 85 goals in 115 appearances. ^{1 2 3}

Mabkhout made his AFC Champions League debut against Al-Ittihad on 22 April 2009, coming on as a substitute, and scored his first goal in the competition on 19 May 2009 against Esteghlal of Iran in a 2–2 draw. Between 2009 and 2014 he formed a partnership with the Brazilian forward Ricardo Oliveira, which the English article says contributed to the development of his talent in his formative years. By the time he left Al Jazira in 2024 he had made 300 league appearances and scored 218 league goals for the club. He then joined Al-Nasr. ¹

At the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia, Mabkhout scored the opening goal of the quarter-final against Japan, a 1–1 draw, and converted his penalty as the UAE knocked out the defending champions 5–4 in the shootout; the UAE finished third in the tournament. At the 2019 Asian Cup, hosted by the UAE, he scored the only goal of the quarter-final win over the defending champions Australia, taking his country to the semi-finals. ¹

On 10 October 2019 he scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in a 5–0 win. The article notes that, once an unofficial friendly against Sri Lanka was discounted, he had in fact become the UAE's all-time leading goalscorer a month earlier, with two goals against Malaysia on 10 September 2019. His final tally stands at 85 international goals, a national record. ¹

With the UAE he also won the 2013 Gulf Cup and a silver medal at the 2010 Asian Games, and he played at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ¹

Neither article records a religious affiliation for Mabkhout, and Wikidata carries only a single generic religion value. The museum therefore records his affiliation as unknown; see the faith note in his data record. ^{1 3}

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