Ali Shiham (born 26 June ) is a former Maldivian international

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International career

Ali Shiham has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for

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. He is well known as the first player to score a

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for Maldives national team in their 22 years of international football on 11 January 2003 against

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during the

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group stage.

Outside football

Shiham was offered to act in a Maldivian video song in 2003 for a fee of 20,000 MVR and he accepted the deal as it came from a very close friend of him; producer Ahmed Moosa (Ammaty).

Career statistics

International goals

References

External links

* * 1975 births Living people Maldivian men's footballers Maldives men's international footballers Club Valencia players New Radiant S.C. players Men's association football forwards {{Maldives-footy-bio-stub