Koni was born in Senegal. He captained Al Sadd to victory in the AFC Champions League in 2011. In the round of 16 of the tournament, he scored a decisive header against Al Shabab which turned out to be the winner. His team went on to win the tournament, defeating Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the final in South Korea. As a result of the AFC Champions League triumph, he led his team into the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup. In the quarter-finals, he scored the winning goal against Espérance de Tunis slotting in a cross from teammate Lee Jung-Soo, earning his team a 2–1 victory. This set up a semi-final confrontation against Barcelona on 15 December 2011.
With Barcelona leading 1–0 in the 36th minute, Barcelona forward David Villa timed a run well and allowed for a ball to be played over the top into the path of his run. Villa and Koni raced toward the Al Sadd net. As the ball hit the ground, Villa failed to corral the ball, allowing Koni the time to catch up and challenge for the ball on its next bounce. He made a shoulder challenge on Villa as he attempted to strike the ball, causing Villa to fall awkwardly on his left leg and break it. Because of this, Koni was dubbed as "maybe the most influential player of the Euro 2012",[3] even though Spain went on to win the tournament without Villa.
Career statisticsedit
International goalsedit
Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koni goal.[4]
List of international goals scored by Abdulla Koni
abdulla, koni, abdulla, obaid, koni, arabic, عبد, الله, كوني, born, july, 1979, qatari, former, professional, footballer, senegalese, descent, played, defender, sadd, naturalized, represent, qatar, national, team, also, played, their, youth, national, team, ko. Abdulla Obaid Koni Arabic عبد الله كوني born on 19 July 1979 is a Qatari former professional footballer of Senegalese descent who played as a defender for Al Sadd and naturalized to represent the Qatar national team 1 He also played for their youth national team 2 Abdulla KoniKoni in 2011Personal informationFull nameAbdulla Obaid KoniDate of birth 1979 07 19 19 July 1979 age 44 Place of birthDakar SenegalHeight1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Position s DefenderYouth career1990 1996Al SaddSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1996 2014Al Sadd222 15 International career1998 1999Qatar U 203 0 1997 2012Qatar47 3 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Career statistics 2 1 International goals 3 Honours 3 1 Club 4 References 5 External linksCareer editKoni was born in Senegal He captained Al Sadd to victory in the AFC Champions League in 2011 In the round of 16 of the tournament he scored a decisive header against Al Shabab which turned out to be the winner His team went on to win the tournament defeating Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the final in South Korea As a result of the AFC Champions League triumph he led his team into the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup In the quarter finals he scored the winning goal against Esperance de Tunis slotting in a cross from teammate Lee Jung Soo earning his team a 2 1 victory This set up a semi final confrontation against Barcelona on 15 December 2011 With Barcelona leading 1 0 in the 36th minute Barcelona forward David Villa timed a run well and allowed for a ball to be played over the top into the path of his run Villa and Koni raced toward the Al Sadd net As the ball hit the ground Villa failed to corral the ball allowing Koni the time to catch up and challenge for the ball on its next bounce He made a shoulder challenge on Villa as he attempted to strike the ball causing Villa to fall awkwardly on his left leg and break it Because of this Koni was dubbed as maybe the most influential player of the Euro 2012 3 even though Spain went on to win the tournament without Villa Career statistics editInternational goals edit Scores and results list Qatar s goal tally first score column indicates score after each Koni goal 4 List of international goals scored by Abdulla Koni No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref 1 29 November 2003 Jalan Besar Stadium Singapore nbsp Singapore 1 0 2 0 2004 Asian Cup qual 5 2 8 January 2004 Al Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium Kuwait City Kuwait nbsp Kuwait 1 1 2 1 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations3 1 December 2004 nbsp Lebanon 4 0 4 1 Friendly match4 16 November 2007 Thani bin Jassim Stadium Al Rayyan Qatar nbsp Georgia 1 1 1 2 Friendly matchHonours editClub edit Al Sadd FIFA Club World Cup bronze medalist 2011 AFC Champions League 2011 Arab Champions League 2001 Qatari League 1999 2000 2003 04 2005 06 2006 07 2012 13 Emir of Qatar Cup 2000 2001 2003 2005 2007 Qatar Crown Prince Cup 1998 2003 2006 2007 2008 Sheikh Jassem Cup 1998 2000 2002 2007 Qatari Stars Cup 2010 11References edit FIFA com Abdulla Koni Abdulla Obaid Koni 11v11 com Retrieved 23 May 2013 Abdulla Koni The Qatari Player Who May Have Decided Euro 2012 bleacherreport com 11 June 2012 Retrieved 13 April 2013 Koni Abdullah Obaid Asian Nations Cup 2004External links editPlayer profile doha 2006 com Abdulla Koni FIFA competition record archived Abdullah Koni at National Football Teams com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abdulla Koni amp oldid 1183289990, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
