Ismail Sulaiman Ashoor Al-Ajmi (; born 9 June 1984), commonly known as Ismail Al-Ajmi, is an

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who plays for Al-Nahda Club in

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Club career

Muscat

In the

2005–06 Omani League The 2005–06 Omani League was the 30th edition of the top football league in Oman. It began on 9 November 2005 and finished on 19 May 2006. Dhofar S.C.S.C. were the defending champions, having won the 2004–05 Omani League season. Muscat Club w ...

, Ismail was given the 'Top Scorer' award for a total of 12 goals and hence helping his club to win the overall Championship.

Kuwait

Ismail's most valuable goal for

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came in the

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of the 2009 AFC Cup. The goal was scored seconds before the referee's whistle. This goal meant that is the Champion of the AFC Cup of 2009.

Saham

On 25 September 2014, he signed a one-year contract with

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runners-up

Saham SC Saham Club () is an Omani sports club based in Saham, in northeastern Oman. The club currently plays in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home stadium is Sohar Regional Sports Complex. The stadium is ...

Al-Nahda

On 28 January 2015, he signed a six-month contract with

2014–15 Oman Professional League The 2014–15 Oman Professional League (known as the ''Omantel Professional League'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th edition of the top football league in Oman. The season began on 11 September 2014, and concluded on 28 May 2015. Al-Nahda C ...

champions, Al-Nahda Club.

International career

Arabian Gulf Cup

Ismail has made appearances in the

18th Arabian Gulf Cup The 18th Arabian Gulf Cup () 18th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. It took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 17 to 30 January 2007. The tournament was won by hosts UAE, who beat neighbors Oman 1–0 in the final, courtesy of a goal ...

, the

19th Arabian Gulf Cup The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup () was the nineteenth edition of the biannual Gulf Cup competition. It took place in Muscat, Oman, from 4 to 17 January 2009, with Oman emerging as the winner for the first time in its history, following a penalty shoot ...

, the

20th Arabian Gulf Cup The 20th Arabian Gulf Cup () was the twentieth edition of the biannual Gulf Cup competition, and took place in Aden, Yemen, from 22 November to 5 December 2010. The tournament was held in Yemen for the first time in the tournament's history, and ...

and the

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AFC Asian Cup

Ismail has made appearances in the

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, the

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, the

2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification The 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification saw various countries take part to determine 10 spots to the final tournament in Qatar under the new qualification system set by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Six other teams also qualified for th ...

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 ...

. In the

, he scored four goals, a goal in a 3-0 win over

Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

, a goal in a 4-1 win over

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, a goal in the return leg in a 5-0 win over

and another in a 2-1 win over the

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hence helping his team to qualify for the

Badar Al-Maimani Badar Mubarak Saleh Al-Maimani (; born 16 July 1984), commonly known as Badar Al-Maimani, is an Omani Association football, football manager and a former footballer who is the current second assistant manager of Fanja SC in Oman Professional Le ...

scored one and the only goal of Oman in the

in a 1-1 draw against

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. In the tournament, Oman won two points in a 1-1 draw against

and in a 0-0 draw against

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and hence failed to qualify for the quarter-finals. In the

, he played in six matches and scored one goal in a 2-1 win over

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

. But Oman failed to qualify for the

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. He made four appearances in the

but failed to score a single goal. He again helped his team to qualify for the

2015 AFC Asian Cup The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 201 ...

by finishing at the top of the Group A.

FIFA World Cup Qualification

Ismail has made seven appearances in the

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation – the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oc ...

and fifteen in the

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. He scored two goals in the

, one in a 1-0 win over

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and another in a 1-1 draw against

Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...

. He scored two goals in the

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, one in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round, second round of FIFA World Cup qualification in a 2-0 win over Myanmar national football team, Myanmar and another in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round, fourth round of FIFA World Cup qualification in a 1-0 win over

. Oman entered the last game of group play with a chance to qualify for at least the playoff-round, but a 1-0 loss to Jordan eliminated them from contention.

Career statistics

Club

International

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Honours

Kuwait SC *

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: 2009–10 Kazma * Kuwait Federation Cup runner-up: 2011–12 *

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runner-up:

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runner-up: 2011 Individual *

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top scorer: 2005–06

References

External links

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Ismail Al Ajmi
at Goal.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ajmi, Ismail 1984 births Living people People from Al Batinah North Governorate Footballers from Muscat, Oman Omani men's footballers 21st-century Omani sportsmen Oman men's international footballers Omani expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Al-Khaburah Club players Muscat Club players Al-Shamal SC players Umm Salal SC players Kuwait SC players Kazma SC players Al Faisaly FC players Al Nasr SC (Kuwait) players Saham Club players Al-Nahda Club (Oman) players Qatar Stars League players Saudi Pro League players Oman Professional League players Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Omani expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Omani expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Omani expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Oman Kuwait Premier League players