Mahmood Al-Ajmi
Mahmood Merza Mahdi Ahmed Al Ajmi (born 8 May 1987)[2] is a Bahraini professional football player who last played for Al-Safa.[3] He also represented the Bahrain national team from 2007 to 2013.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mahmood Merza Mahdi Ahmed Al Ajmi | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bahrain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Al-Shabab | 44 | (11) |
| 2010–2011 | Bahrain Riffa Club | 33 | (22) |
| 2011–2012 | KF Tirana | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Manama Club | 55 | (12) |
| 2012–2013 | Hidd SCC | 22 | (4) |
| 2014 | Al-Shabab | 29 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Al-Safa | 32 | (3) |
| 2015–2018 | Manama Club | 88 | (29) |
| 2018 | Gokulam Kerala | 10 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Al-Safa | 26 | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2013 | Bahrain | 12 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 January 2018 | |||
Club career edit
Al-Shabab edit
Al-Ajmi began his professional club career with Al-Shabab Manama in 2006 and appeared in 44 league matches, scoring 11 goals until his move to Bahrain Riffa in 2009.
Al-Riffa edit
In 2010, he signed with Al-Riffa and scored 22 goals in 33 league matches till 2011. He was also in Riffa's Bahraini King's Cup winning squad in 2010.[4] With Riffa, he played in the 2010 AFC Cup continental tournament where Riffa emerged as semi-finalist.[citation needed]
KF Tirana edit
He was presented to the media on 12 July 2011 along with the other new signings by the club president Refik Halili, where KF Tirana's new kit was unveiled with Al Ajmi chosen to wear the number 10 shirt.[5][6][7]
With Tirana between 2011 and 2012, he lifted tournaments like 2010–11 Albanian Cup and 2011 Albanian Supercup.[8]
Manama Club edit
After his stint with Tirana in Albania, he returned to Bahraini Premier League with Manama and appeared in 55 league and cup matches, scoring 12 goals.
Hidd SCC edit
In the 2012–2013 season, he appeared with Hidd SCC in 22 matches in the Premier League before his second stint with Al-Shabab.
Al Safa edit
In 2014, he moved to Saudi Arabia and joined Saudi Second Division side Al Safa FC.
Back to Manama edit
Al-Ajmi came back with his previous side Manama Club in 2015. It was his one of the most successful stints in his club career, appearing in 88 league matches and scoring 29 goals. With Manama, he won the prestigious 2016–17 Bahraini King's Cup[9] and 2017 Bahraini Super Cup.
He also represented the club in the 2018 AFC Cup, but Manama didn't qualify for the knockout stages as they lost 5 matches in the Group-B.
Gokulam Kerala edit
In 2018, he moved to India and joined I-League side Gokulam Kerala FC.[10] He scored his first goal for the Malabarians, against Mohun Bagan AC on 12 February.[11] He appeared in 10 league matches, scoring 3 goals.[12]
With Gokulam, He has also appeared in the Hero Super Cup in 2018.[13]
International career edit
Al-Ajmi made his senior international debut on 16 October 2007 against Libya in a 2–0 win match. He scored his first goal for Bahrain against Iran in a 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification match, which ended as 1-1.
He has also represented Bahrain in tournaments including 2010 WAFF Championship, 2012 Arab Nations Cup alongside 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualification. He appeared in a total of 12 matches for the Bahrain and scored 3 goals between 2007 and 2013.
Pepsi Tournament edit
Al Ajmi's exploits include the Channel 4 2006 TV series The Pepsi Max World Challenge. In November 2005, Pepsi and T4 teamed up to find the best 2 amateur footballers in Bahrain, with AlAjmi and Mohamed Ajaj beating thousands of entries. They went on to compete against the best amateur players from 10 other countries. The series was set around the globe with a $100,000 prize for the winning team performing different football challenges involving David Beckham, Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry and Alessandro Nesta. The two Bahraini men's footballers got the highest points throughout the tournament to lose in the final.
Career statistics edit
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first.[14]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 November 2011 | Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain | Iran | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 1 February 2013 | Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain | Singapore | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 2–0 |
Honours edit
Al-Riffa
- Bahraini King's Cup: 2010
KF Tirana
Manama Club
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Mahmood Al-Ajmi player profile 2018-02-25 at the Wayback Machine flashscore.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021
- ^ Mahmood Al-Ajmi player statistics and clubs 2018-02-25 at the Wayback Machine worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 March 2021
- ^ Mahmood Al-Ajmi (Bahrain) football player stats 2018-02-25 at the Wayback Machine sofascore.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021
- ^ "Bahrain – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ (in Albanian). Futbolli Shqiptar. 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Tirana, gati për edicionin e ri" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 12 July 2011. from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Halili prezanton blerjet e veres dhe fanellen e re" (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. 12 July 2011. from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ "SKËNDERBEU KORÇË VS. TIRANA 0 - 1". Soccerway. from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "In Pictures: Manama claim first King's Cup title". AFC. 3 March 2017. from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Kundu, Abhishek (23 January 2017). "I-League 2018-19: Gokulam FC rope in Haitian midfielder Fabien Vorbe". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "I-League: Gokulam Kerala beat Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan 2-1". The Statesman. from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Aizawl end I-League campaign with win over Gokulam Kerala". The Times of India. from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Super Cup 2018: List of foreigners registered by teams for qualifiers". Goal.com. from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Al-Ajmi, Mahmood". National Football Teams. from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
External links edit
- Mahmood Al-Ajmi at Soccerway
- Mahmood Al-Ajmi at National-Football-Teams.com