Ali Ashfaq

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ali Ashfaq
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 6, 1985(1985-09-06)
Age	39
Birthplace	Maldives
Country	Maldives
Horoscope	Virgo

Ali Ashfaq Biography

Ali Ashfaq is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on September 6, 1985 in Maldives, Maldives. Otherwise known as Dhagandey, he is a soccer player best known for playing with the Polis Di- Raja Malaysia Football Association.

Both he and Lionel Messi have scored 5 goals in a single continental tournament.

Ashfaq scored his first goal for the club after beating the veteran sweeper Kappi and his powerless shot went into the left corner of the net in the second match of 2001 POMIS Cup as Valencia beat Victory Sports Club by 1–0 on 30 October 2001. In the semi final game of 2001 POMIS Cup, Ashfaq assisted Ali Shiham to score Valencia’s first goal against FC Kochin of India. Valencia won the match by 2–0 against Indian side and guaranteed a spot from the POMIS Cup final that year.

On 26 October 2001, Ashfaq played his very first match in 2001 POMIS Cup tournament against Thailand’s BEC Tero Sasana FC, wearing the Club Valencia jersey for the very first time. Ashfaq got the opportunity in 2001 POMIS Cup, due to the three match suspension faced by Ali Umar. In that match, he created a wonderful chance to score a goal as he edged past two defenders and goalkeeper, but he left for Ali Shiham to score.

He was born in Male, Maldives where he lived with his mother and brother Ahmed.

Ali Ashfaq Net Worth

Ali Ashfaq is one of the richest Soccer Player from Maldives. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ali Ashfaq 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played soccer throughout his school years and, in 2001, was invited to Club Valencia where he began his professional career.

In 2009, he became captain of the Maldives National Football Team.

Ali Ashfaq (born 6 September 1985), nicknamed “Dhagandei”, is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays for Maldivian club Club Green Streets. He is a forward and serves as captain for Maldives. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in South Asian region along with Sunil Chhetri and Bhaichung Bhutia. He is a free-kick specialist and a clinical finisher. His trademark style of scoring is beating couple of defenders and rounding off the keeper to score. He is considered as the best Maldivian footballer ever most notably when he was named as the “World’s 2nd Best Top Goal Scorer” in 2013 by IFFHS. He was also named as South Asia’s Best Player in 2014 by eultimategoal.com. In March 2016, Ashfaq completed his 50th goal mark for Maldives national team.

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Who is Ali Ashfaq Dating?

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Ashfaq lost his place for the 2003 SAFF Championship National Squad to his fellow national team striker Ahmed Thariq. Ashfaq’s first SAFF Championship was the 2005 SAFF Championship in Karachi. He managed to score two goals against Afghanistan and one against Sri Lanka in the group stage. Maldives were knocked out by India in the semi-final.

Facts & Trivia

Ali Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Maldives. Ali Ashfaq celebrates birthday on September 6 of every year.

Ashfaq had been noticed by some big clubs in Europe like Portugal’s S.L. Benfica, FC Porto, Turkish club Bursaspor, and many other clubs within Asia, but he refused those offers. However, he is the first ever Maldivian footballer to play abroad, and the only player to win a title with a foreign club. In November 2003, Ashfaq was honored with the most prestigious awards a Maldivian footballer would get, in the age of 18 – Maldivian Footballer of the Year and Golden Boot Award in 2003 season. With Club Valencia, New Radiant, VB Sports Club and PDRM FA, he has won Dhivehi League ten times, six FA Cup, four President’s Cup, two Cup Winners’ Cup, three Charity Shield, two POMIS Cup and one Malaysia Premier League.

Did Ali Ashfaq retire?

On 26 November 2015, Ashfaq announced that the 2015 SAFF Championship would be his last edition of the tournament before his retirement from international football.

How many goals Ali Ashfaq scored?

YearAppsGoals
2021| 9| 4
Total| 89| 57

How old is Ali Ashfaq?

37 years (September 6, 1985)

Who is the best football player in Maldives?

Ali Ashfaq (Dhivehi: އަލީ އަޝްފާގު; born 6 September 1985) is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Maldives national team. Nicknamed “Man of Steel” (Dhivehi: ދަގަނޑޭ, romanized: Dhagandey), he is regarded as one of the best players in the South Asian region.

What is the rank of Maldives?

The Maldivian passport is currently ranked 62nd among global passports , according to the Guide Passport Ranking Index.