Ali Salim Obaid Bait Al-Nahar (; born 21 August 1992), commonly known as Ali Salim Al-Nahar, is an

Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...

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who plays for

Dhofar S.C.S.C. Dhofar Sports, Cultural and Social Club ( is an Omani sports club based in Salalah, Oman. The club currently plays in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association, Omani football. Their home ground is Al-Saada Stadium, ...

Oman Professional League The Oman Professional League (; known as the ''Omantel Professional League'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Omantel Elite League, is the top division of the Oman Football Association, and was officially created in 1976. Curren ...

Club career

He began his professional playing career with

i giants

in 2010. At the end of the 2011-12 season, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over rivals Al-Ittihad Club in the final of

2011 Sultan Qaboos Cup The 2011 Sultan Qaboos Cup was the 39th edition of the Sultan Qaboos Cup (), the premier knockout tournament for football teams in Oman. The competition began on 16 September 2011 with the qualification round and concluded on 26 December 2011. Al- ...

hence helping his club to clinch their 8th

Sultan Qaboos Cup The Sultan Qaboos Cup (), also known as the HM's Cup, is Oman's premier knockout tournament for men's football. It was officially founded in 1972 and the champions of that first edition were Al-Ahli. It was briefly known as Oman Cup. Currently, t ...

title.

Club career statistics

International career

Ali is part of the first team squad of the Oman national football team. He was selected for the national team for the first time in 2012. He made his first appearance for

on 11 December 2012 against

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in the

2012 WAFF Championship The 2012 WAFF Championship was the 7th WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. It was hosted by Kuwait from 8 to 20 December 2012. The defending champions were Kuwait. However, the ...

. He has made appearances in the

, the

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA#Structure, FIFA confederations. The 2014 FIFA World Cup featured 32 teams, with one place reserved for the host nation, Brazil national football team, Bra ...

, the

2014 WAFF Championship The 2013 West Asian Football Federation Championship (marketed as Qatar 2013) was the 8th WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. The tournament was hosted by Qatar from 25 December ...

and the

2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification The 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification was a qualification process organized by the AFC to determine the participating teams for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. The 2015 AFC Asian Cup, hosted by Australia, featured 16 teams. In the initial scheme, ten pl ...

and has represented the national team in the

21st Arabian Gulf Cup The 21st Arabian Gulf Cup () was the twenty-first edition of the biennial football competition. It took place in Bahrain in January 2013. The competition was originally scheduled to be hosted in the city of Basra, Iraq, but was moved to Bahrain ...

Honours

Club

*With

Dhofar The Dhofar Governorate () is the largest of the 11 governorates in the Sultanate of Oman in terms of area. It lies in southern Oman, on the eastern border with Yemen's Al Mahrah Governorate and the southern border with Saudi Arabia's Easter ...

Omani League The Oman Professional League (; known as the ''Omantel Professional League'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Omantel Elite League, is the top division of the Oman Football Association, and was officially created in 1976. Curren ...

(0): Runner-up 2009-10 **

(1):

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Oman Professional League Cup The Oman Professional League Cup () (known as the ''Mazda Professional Cup'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Oman Federation Cup, is an Omani football competition. The first edition was played in 2007 and was known as the Oman FA ...

(1): 2012-13; Runner-up 2014–15 **

Oman Super Cup The Oman Super Cup () is an Omani football cup competition. It has been played on and off since the first edition was held in 1999. It is the curtain raiser to the Omani football season. It pairs the previous season's Sultan Qaboos Cup winners aga ...

(0): Runner-up 2012 **

Baniyas SC International Tournament Baniyas ( ') is a Mediterranean coastal city in Tartous Governorate, western Syria, located south of Latakia and north of Tartous. It is known for its citrus fruit orchards and its export of wood. North of the city is an oil refinery, the la ...

(1): Winner 2014

References

External links

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Ali Salim Al-Nahar at Goal.com
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Ali Salim Al Nahar - ASIAN CUP Australia 2015
1992 births Living people People from Salalah Omani men's footballers 21st-century Omani sportsmen Oman men's international footballers Men's association football defenders 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Dhofar Club players Oman Professional League players {{Oman-footy-bio-stub