Tarek Ahmad El Ali ( ar, طارق أحمد العلي; born 6 February 1986) is a Lebanese former

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who played as a

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Club career

Nejmeh

El Ali signed for

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side

Nejmeh Nejmeh Sporting Club ( ar, نادي النجمة الرياضي, lit=The Star Sporting Club) is a football club based in Manara, a district in Ras Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . The club was established in Beirut in 1945, and ...

's youth team on 4 August 2003. He began his senior career aged 17, in 2004–05. In his only season at Nejmeh, El Ali helped his side win the league, the Elite Cup, and the

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Mabarra

In 2005 the Lebanese

moved to Mabarra, staying seven seasons at the club, until 2012. El Ali won the

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with Mabarra 2007–08, the club's first, and competed in the

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. On 5 May 2009, El Ali scored his first

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goal against Iraqi club

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. However, with two wins in six matches, Mabarra came last in their group and were knocked-out of the competition.

Ahed

In 2012 El Ali moved to Ahed. During his four-season stay, he won a league title ( 2014–15), two Elite Cups (

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and

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), and a Super Cup (2015).

Loan to Tadamon Sour

On 17 August 2016,

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announced the signing of El Ali on a one-year loan from Ahed. Following a year at Tadamon Sour, playing 16 games and scoring twice, the loan was extended for two more years.

Return to Ahed

On 12 September 2019, Ahed announced the return from loan of El Ali. In his first season after returning to the club, El Ali helped Ahed lift the

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, as well as the

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International career

On 18 April 2007, El Ali scored two goals for Lebanon U23, in a 2–1 win against

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in the 2008 Olympic Games Qualifiers. He also played for the senior team, scoring two goals in five games between 2007 and 2011.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Nejmeh *

: 2004–05 *

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: 2004 *

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: 2004 Mabarra *

: 2007–08 Ahed *

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: 2014–15, 2021–22 *

; runner-up:

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: 2015,

Individual *

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: 2010–11

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Tarek 1986 births Living people People from Kenema Lebanese footballers Lebanese people of Sierra Leonean descent Sierra Leonean people of Lebanese descent Sportspeople of Sierra Leonean descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Association football forwards Nejmeh SC players Al Mabarra Club players Tadamon Sour SC players Al Ahed FC players Lebanese Premier League players Lebanon youth international footballers Lebanon international footballers AFC Cup winning players