List of international goals scored by Ali Mabkhout

Mabkhout celebrating his goal against Australia at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Ali Mabkhout is an Emirati professional footballer who has represented the United Arab Emirates national team since 2012. He made his first appearance for the UAE on 15 November 2009 at Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium in Al Ain against Czech Republic in a friendly match. As of December 30, 2023, Mabkhout is the top scorer for his country with 85 goals in 114 appearances.[1] He was top goalscorer in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Since he made his first appearance for the national team in 2012, Mabkhout has been an instrumental member of the United Arab Emirates, being part of the side during the 2015 and 2019 AFC Asian Cup, as well as participating in FIFA World Cup qualification and regional tournaments like the Arabian Gulf Cup. On 31 August 2019, in a friendly game against Sri Lanka, Mabkhout opened the scoring with his 50th international goal, and went on to get a hat-trick in an eventual 5–1 win.[2] This made Mabkhout only the second Emirati player in history to score 50 goals for the side after Adnan Al Talyani. On 10 October 2019, Mabkhout scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in a 5–0 win, to become UAE's all-time leading goalscorer.[3][a]

List of goals[edit]

Scores and results list United Arab Emirates's goal tally first.[1][4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 October 2012 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Bahrain 1–0 6–2 Friendly
2 2–2
3 4–2
4 5–2
5 14 November 2012 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Estonia 2–1 2–1
6 5 January 2013 Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town, Bahrain  Qatar 2–1 3–1 21st Arabian Gulf Cup
7 8 January 2013 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain  Bahrain 1–0 2–1
8 22 March 2013 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Uzbekistan 2–1 2–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9 5 September 2013 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 3–3 2013 OSN Cup
10 9 September 2013  New Zealand 2–0 2–0
— 5 October 2013 Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China  Laos 2–0 2–0 Unofficial friendly
— 9 October 2013  Malaysia 3–0 3–1
11 15 October 2013 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 1–0 4–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
12 2–0
13 3–0
14 9 November 2013 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Philippines 4–0 4–0 Friendly
15 19 November 2013 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Vietnam 3–0 5–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
16 5–0
17 17 November 2014 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Kuwait 1–0 2–2 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup
18 2–0
19 20 November 2014 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Iraq 1–0 2–0
20 2–0
21 25 November 2014 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Oman 1–0 1–0
22 11 January 2015 Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia  Qatar 3–1 4–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup
23 4–1
24 15 January 2015  Bahrain 1–0 2–1
25 23 January 2015 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia  Japan 1–0 1–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup
26 30 January 2015 Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, Australia  Iraq 3–2 3–2
27 3 September 2015 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Malaysia
2–0
 10–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
28 6–0
29 8–0
30 5 November 2015  Turkmenistan
3–1
 5–1 Friendly
31 4–1
32 5–1
33 12 November 2015  East Timor
1–0
 8–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
34 2–0
35 16 January 2016  Iceland
2–1
2–1
 Friendly
36 6 October 2016  Thailand
1–0
 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
37
2–0
38 7 June 2017 Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia  Laos
1–0
 4–0 Friendly
39
3–0
40 13 June 2017 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 1–1 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
41 29 August 2017 Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates  Saudi Arabia 1–1 2–1
42 14 November 2017 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates  Uzbekistan 1–0 1–0 Friendly
43 22 December 2017 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Oman 1–0 1–0 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
44 11 September 2018 Estadi Palamós Costa Brava, Palamós, Spain  Laos
1–0
 3–0 Friendly
45
2–0
46 10 January 2019 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  India 2–0 2–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
47 14 January 2019 Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates  Thailand 1–0 1–1
48 21 January 2019 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Kyrgyzstan 2–1 3–2 (a.e.t.) 2019 AFC Asian Cup
49 25 January 2019 Hazza bin Zayed, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates  Australia 1–0 1–0
50 21 March 2019 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Saudi Arabia 2–1 2–1 Friendly
51 31 August 2019 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain  Sri Lanka
1–0
 5–1
52
2–0
53
3–0
54 10 September 2019 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Malaysia
1–1
 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
55
2–1
56 10 October 2019 Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Indonesia
2–0
 5–0
57
3–0
58
4–0
59 15 October 2019 Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand  Thailand
1–1
1–2
60 26 November 2019 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Yemen
1–0
 3–0 24th Arabian Gulf Cup
61
2–0
62
3–0
63 2 December 2019 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar
1–2
 2–4
64
2–3
65 12 November 2020 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Tajikistan
1–2
 3–2 Friendly
66
2–2
67 29 March 2021  India
1–0
 6–0
68
2–0
69
3–0
70 24 May 2021 Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Jordan
1–0
 5–1
71
2–0
72
4–0
73 3 June 2021 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Malaysia
1–0
 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
74
3–0
75 11 June 2021  Indonesia
1–0
 5–0
76
3–0
77 15 June 2021  Vietnam
2–0
3–2
78 7 September 2021 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Syria
1–0
1–1
 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
79 12 October 2021 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Iraq
2–2
2–2
80 16 November 2021 Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon  Lebanon
1–0
1–0
81 29 May 2022 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Gambia
1–0
1–1
 Friendly
82 16 November 2023 Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates    Nepal
2–0
4–0
 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
83
3–0
84 21 November 2023 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain  Bahrain
2–0
2–0
85 30 December 2023 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Kyrgyzstan
1–0
1–0
 Friendly

Hat-tricks[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Goals Result Competition Ref.
1 16 October 2012 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United arab Emirates  Bahrain 4 – (19', 39', 53', 65') 6–2 Friendly
2 15 October 2013 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 3 – (30', 55', 90') 4–0 Asian Cup qualifiers [5]
3 3 September 2015 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Malaysia 3 – (22', 33', 75') 10–0 World Cup qualifiers [6]
4 5 November 2015 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Turkmenistan 3 – (64', 76', 81') 5–1 Friendly [7]
5 31 August 2019 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain  Sri Lanka 3 – (18' pen., 42', 52') 5–1 Friendly [8]
6 10 October 2019 Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Indonesia 3 – (51', 63' pen., 72') 5–0 World Cup qualifiers [9]
7 26 November 2019 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Yemen 3 – (21', 38', 54') 3–0 Gulf Cup [10]
8 29 March 2021 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  India 3 – (12', 32' pen., 60') 6–0 Friendly [11]
9 24 May 2021 Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Jordan 3 – (17' pen., 29', 50') 5–1 Friendly [12]

Statistics[edit]

Mabkhout in early January 2015, during the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Mabkhout's three goals against Sri Lanka on 31 August 2019 were initially considered in an unofficial friendly; hence, he become UAE's all-time leading goalscorer when he scored two goals against Malaysia on 10 September 2019.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Al-Hajeri, Ali Mabkhout". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ^ "United Arab Emirates vs. Sri Lanka (5:1) | National Football Teams".
  3. ^ "Ali Mabkhout: words cannot tell you how happy or how proud I am". The National. 11 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al-Hajeri - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong 0–4 UAE". soccerway. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  6. ^ "UAE 10–0 Malaysia". soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  7. ^ "UAE 5–1 Turkmenistan". soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  8. ^ "UAE 5–1 Sri Lanka". soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  9. ^ "UAE 5–0 Indonesia". soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  10. ^ "UAE 3–0 Yemen". soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  11. ^ "UAE 6–0 India". soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  12. ^ "UAE 5–1 Jordan". soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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