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'{{arabic name|Al-Junaibi}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ahmed Andrew Gerges | image = https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1512357225741528&set=a.1410018805975371.1073741827.100009017949724&type=3&theater| caption = Khalil playing for [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] in 2010 | fullname = Ahmed Andrew Gerges habibi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|13|10} | birth_place = [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]], the slums of greasys house | height = {{convert|dwaf|m|abbr=on}} | position = [[69 (association football)|69 sometime anal]] | currentclub = [[Al-Ahli (Dubai)|Al-Ahli]] | clubnumber = 69 | youthyears1 = 2001–2006 | youthclubs1 = [[Al-Ahli (Dubai)|Al-Ahli]] | years1 = 2006– | clubs1 = [[Al-Ahli (Dubai)|Al-Ahli]] | caps1 = 166 | goals1 = 81 <!-- LEAGUE GAMES ONLY - When you update this parameter, please update the pcupdate parameter! --> | nationalyears1 = 2004–2006 | nationalteam1 = [[United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team|United Arab Emirates U-17]] | nationalyears2 = 2006–2010 | nationalteam2 = [[United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team|United Arab Emirates U-20]] | nationalyears3 = 2010–2014 | nationalteam3 = [[United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team|United Arab Emirates U-23]] | nationalyears4 = 2008– | nationalteam4 = [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 6 | nationalcaps2 = 15 | nationalgoals2 = 13 | nationalcaps3 = 14 | nationalgoals3 = 14 | nationalcaps4 = 73 | nationalgoals4 = 37 <!-- When you update this parameter, please update the ntupdate parameter! --> | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{UAE}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2010 Asian Games]]|[[Football at the 2010 Asian Games|Team Competition]]}}{{MedalBronze|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup]]|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup|Team Competition]]}} | pcupdate = 25 November 2015 | ntupdate = 17 November 2015 }} '''Ahmed Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al-Junaibi''' ({{lang-ar|أحمد خليل}}; born 8 June 1991 in [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]]), is an [[UAE|Emirati]] [[Association football|footballer]]. who currently plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Al-Ahli (Dubai)|Al-Ahli]] and [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates national team]]. In 2006, Ahmed gave birth to a baby and was the first ever black man to give birth which is a miracle [[Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations|2006 Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations]] with [[United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team|UAE U17]], in which he was top scorer with five goals. Later in the same years, he joined the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|first team]]. The following season with [[Al-Ahli (Dubai)|Al-Ahli]], Ahmed won his first club honour, the [[UAE President Cup|President Cup]], and was the top scorer with four goals. In 2008, Ahmed won [[UAE Super Cup|Super Cup]] and his first [[UAE Football League|Pro-League]] [[2008–09 UAE Pro-League|2008–09]], and with [[United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team|UAE U20]] won the [[AFC U-19 Championship 2008]], and was named [[AFC U-19 Championship 2008#Awards|player of the tournament]] and the [[2008 AFC U-19 Championship#Goalscorers|top scorer]] with four goals. He was named the most promising Arab Player of the Year by [[Al-Ahram]] and Al Hadath magazines and also [[Asian Young Footballer of the Year]].<ref name="Ahmad Khalil Best Young Player">{{cite news | last = | first = | date = 3 January 2009 | url = http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jur8nin_Jpaf7sx15gxgihQKbbhw| title =Ahmad Khalil Best Young Player| publisher = AFP| accessdate = 8 January 2011 | location=}}</ref><ref name="Ahmed Khalil best promising player in 2008">{{cite news | last = | first = | date = 6 January 2009 | url = http://www.alfayhaa.tv/index.php?news=7909| title =Ahmed Khalil best promising player in 2008| publisher =alfayhaa| accessdate = 8 January 2011 | location=Iraq}}</ref><ref name="Ahmed Khalil AFC Youth Player of the Year">{{cite news | last = | first = | date = | url = http://www.alittihad.ae/details.php?id=48677&y=2008 | title =Ahmed Khalil AFC Youth Player of the Year| publisher = [[Al-Ittihad (Emirati newspaper)|Al Ittihad]]| accessdate = 8 January 2011 | location=UAE}}</ref><ref name="Khalil dedicates award to family">{{cite news | last = | first = | date = 26 November 2008 | url = http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/21340 | title =Khalil dedicates award to family| publisher = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]| accessdate = 8 January 2011 | location=}}</ref> In 2009, Ahmed led [[United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team|UAE U20]] to the Quarter-finals in the [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup]],<ref name="Khalil sends UAE into quarter-finals">{{cite news | last = | first = | date = 8 October 2009 | url = http://www.the-afc.com/en/news/25548-khalil-sends-uae-into-quarter-finals | title =Khalil sends UAE into quarter-finals| publisher = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]| accessdate = 8 January 2011 | location=}}</ref> and scored two goals in the tournament, and was named for the second consecutive time [[Al-Ahram]] Most promising Arab player of the Year<ref name="Al Ahram - Ahmed Khalil best promising player in 2009">{{cite news | last = | first = | date = 1 January 2010 | url = http://www.alraynews.com/News.aspx?id=265391| title =Al Ahram – Ahmed Khalil best promising player in 2009| publisher = alraynews| accessdate = 8 January 2011 | location=}}</ref> and nominee of the [[Asian Young Footballer of the Year]] for two times.<ref name="AFC Youth Player of the Year (men) – Ki Sung-yueng (Korea Republic) ">{{cite news | last = | first = | date = 24 November 2009 | url = http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/26136-afc-youth-player-of-the-year-men-ki-sung-yeung-korea-republic- | title =AFC Youth Player of the Year (men) – Ki Sung-yueng (Korea Republic) | publisher = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]| accessdate = 8 January 2011 | location=}}</ref> In 2010, Ahmed continued his outstanding performance, by leading [[United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team|UAE Olympic football team.]] to win the [[2010 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations]] by scoring five goals in the tournament and win the top scorer,<ref name="Khaleel inspires UAE to title">{{cite news | last = | first = | date = 8 August 2010 | url =http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/30006-khaleel-inspires-uae-to-title| title =Khaleel inspires UAE to title| publisher = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]| accessdate = 8 January 2011 | location=}}</ref> and for the first ever football silver medal in UAE history at the [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games#Medalists|Asian Games]]<ref name="UAE Olympic mark a historic breakthrough and wins Asiad silver">{{cite news | last = | first = | date = 26 November 2010 | url =http://www.alittihad.ae/details.php?id=80565&y=2010| title =UAE Olympic mark a historic breakthrough and wins Asiad silver| publisher = [[Al-Ittihad (Emirati newspaper)|Al Ittihad]]| accessdate = 8 January 2011 | location=UAE}}</ref> and scored three goals in the tournament. He was named the Best Young Athlete Player of the Year by [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award]].<ref name="Ahmad Khalil: honor and motive to achieve greater ambitions">{{cite news | last = | first = | date = 7 January 2011 | url =http://www.albayan.ae/sports/interviews/2011-01-07-1.992380| title =Ahmad Khalil: honor and motive to achieve greater ambitions| publisher = albayan| accessdate = 8 January 2011 | location=UAE}}</ref><ref name="Ahmad Khalil: my eyes on the title of best player in Asia">{{cite news | last =Juma | first =Omar | date = 13 December 2010 | url =http://www.albayan.ae/sports/the-pitch/a14-2010-12-13-1.1297| title =Ahmad Khalil: my eyes on the title of best player in Asia| publisher = albayan| accessdate = 8 January 2011 | location=UAE}}</ref><ref name="Honored the Winners of Award «Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports»">{{cite news | last =- Mustafa Deeb | first =Ali Al Maali| date = 7 January 2011 | url =http://www.alittihad.ae/details.php?id=1994&y=2011| title =Honored the Winners of Award "Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports"| publisher = [[Al-Ittihad (Emirati newspaper)|Al Ittihad]]| accessdate = 8 January 2011 | location=UAE}}</ref> Ahmed won the [[Asian Footballer of the Year]] in 2015 after leading his club to the final of the [[2015 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]] and UAE to the third-place in the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]]. ==Early life== Ahmed was born on 8 June 1991 in [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], descended from a family of footballers. His father, Khalil Sebait, is a former player for an old football club during his time in [[Kuwait]] and his brothers Fahd, Fouad (Retired), [[Faisal Khalil|Faisal]], Fathi, Mohamed, and finally Ahmed, all of whom played for [[Al-Ahli Dubai|Al Ahli]].<ref name="Khalil's family and the six talent">{{cite news | last = Elkoussy| first = Ebadi| date = 28 November 2008 | url = http://www.alittihad.ae/details.php?id=48959&y=2008 | title =Khalil's family and the six talent| publisher = [[Al-Ittihad (Emirati newspaper)|Al Ittihad]]| accessdate = 5 January 2011 | location=UAE}}</ref> ==Club career== === Al Ahli === Ahmed started his career in the [[Al-Ahli Dubai|Red Fort]] at the age of eight,<ref name="Khalil's family and the six talent"/> and included in the youth teams until he reached the first team, in the middle of the [[2006–07 UAE Football League|2006–07 season]] under French coach [[Alain Michel (football manager)|Alan Michel]]<ref name="Stardom exceptional">{{cite news | last = Khalil| first = Muan| date = 15 September 2010 | url =http://www.alkhaleej.ae/portal/4e2da6a9-5207-4e00-b4e7-235b2dd8a75f.aspx | title = Stardom exceptional| publisher = [[Dar Al Khaleej|Al Khaleej]]| accessdate = 5 January 2011 | location=UAE}}</ref> On 13 May 2007, (at 16 years) in 89 min and 3 sec, Ahmed scored his first goal for the club and in the league, in a 4–1 victory over [[Al Wahda S.C.C.|Al Wahda]].<ref name="Khalil's family and the six talent"/><ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | date = 13 May 2007 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygbJHcsjsuI&feature=related | title = Ahmed first goal with Al Ahli| publisher = YouTube| accessdate = 5 January 2011 | location=}}</ref> ====2009–10 season==== On 18 March 2010, Ahmad scored his first [[hat-trick]] of the season against [[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr SC]]. The match ended a 4–2 win for [[Al-Ahli Football Club - Dubai|Al Ahli]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Osama |last=Souissi|title="Victory" for "Al Ahli" due to "hat-trick" Khalil|url= http://www.emaratalyoum.com/sports/local/2010-03-19-1.70463 |publisher=emaratalyoum.com}}</ref> On 30 March 2010, against [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] in the [[AFC Champions League]], Khalil scored a goal in the 42nd minute, before the end of the first half. The game ended 3–2 to [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]].<ref>{{cite web |first=|last=|title=Al Hilal extend his lead in the fourth AFC Champions League|url= http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?showarticle=65590&obj=0 |publisher=kooora.com}}</ref> =====Negotiations with Portsmouth===== On 24 June 2009 news spread that Khalil will move to the [[Premier League]] after what [[Sulaiman Al-Fahim]] said that [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] is in need the services of Khalil.<ref>{{cite web |first=Zack |last=Wilson |title= Portsmouth Target UAE Stars Ahmed Khalil & Hamdan Al Kamali – Report |url= http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2009/06/25/1347004/portsmouth-target-uae-stars-ahmed-khalil-hamdan-al-kamali |publisher=goal.com}}</ref> ====2010–11 season==== [[File:Ahmed Khalil.png|thumb|right|Ahmed Khalil against [[Al Sharjah SC|Al Sharjah]]]] On 26 August 2010, Ahmed start the season with a 2–0 defeat against [[Al Dhafra S.C.C.|Al Dhafra]] in his first match.<ref name="Al Dhafra 2 - 0 Al Ahli ">{{cite news | last = | first =| date = 26 August 2010 | url =http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2010/08/26/united-arab-emirates/premier-league/al-dhafra/al-ahli-dubai/989803/| title =Al Dhafra 2 – 0 Al Ahli| publisher = soccerway| accessdate = 9 January 2011 | location=}}</ref><ref name="Al Dhafra brace surprises Cannavaro's Al Ahli">{{cite news | last = | first =| date = 26 August 2010 | url =http://uaefootballleague.com/en/news/al-dhafra-brace-surprises-cannavaros-al-ahli.html| title =Al Dhafra brace surprises Cannavaro's Al Ahli| publisher = uaefootballleague| accessdate = 9 January 2011 | location=}}</ref> On 2 September 2010, Ahmed scored his first goal in this season in a 4–1 victory over arch rivals [[Al Wasl FC|Al Wasl]].<ref name="Al Ahli defeats rivals Al Wasel 4-1 in first home game of the season ">{{cite news | last = | first =| date = 26 August 2010 | url =http://www.alahliclub.ae/en/index.php?go=news&more=163| title =Al Ahli defeats rivals Al Wasel 4–1 in first home game of the season | publisher = alahliclub| accessdate = 9 January 2011 | location=| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101212171519/http://alahliclub.ae/en/index.php?go=news&more=163| archivedate= 12 December 2010 | deadurl= no}}</ref> His goalscoring run ended after this match. On 24 September 2010, Ahmed assisted teammate Ahmad Khamis against [[Al-Jazira Club|Al Jazira]] which ended in a 2–2 draw,<ref name="Al Jazira on Top of Table">{{cite news | last = | first =| date = 24 September 2010 | url =http://uaefootballleague.com/en/news/al-jazira-on-top-of-table.html| title =Al Jazira on Top of Table| publisher = uaefootballleague| accessdate = 10 January 2011 | location=}}</ref> He once again assisted teammate Ahmad Khamis to score a goal in a 3–1 win against [[Dubai Club|Dubai]] on 15 October 2010.<ref name="Al Wahda and Al Ahli move forward provisionally">{{cite news | last = | first =| date = 15 October 2010 | url =http://uaefootballleague.com/en/news/al-wahda-and-al-ahli-move-forward-provisionally.html| title =Al Wahda and Al Ahli move forward provisionally| publisher = uaefootballleague| accessdate = 10 January 2011 | location=}}</ref> After his absence from the scoring for a five games he back to score against [[Sharjah Sports Club|Al Sharjah]] with a [[Direct free kick|free kick]] on a 2–1 win.<ref name="Bani Yas beats Al Nasr 1-0 to regain leadership provisionally">{{cite news | last = | first =| date = 26 October 2010 | url =http://uaefootballleague.com/en/news/al-wahda-and-al-ahli-move-forward-provisionally.html| title =Bani Yas beats Al Nasr 1–0 to regain leadership provisionally| publisher = uaefootballleague| accessdate = 10 January 2011 | location=}}</ref> In the last match in 2010 he assisted teammate [[André Luciano da Silva|Pinga]] in a 1–0 win against [[Baniyas SC|Baniyas]].<ref name="Pinga’s brilliant shot wins it for Al Ahli">{{cite news | last = | first =| date = 24 December 2010 | url =http://www.alahliclub.ae/en/index.php?go=news&more=236| title =Pinga's brilliant shot wins it for Al Ahli| publisher = alahliclub| accessdate = 10 January 2011 | location=}}</ref><ref name="220 goals scored in the first Round of the Etisalat Pro-League">{{cite news | last = | first =| date = 24 December 2010 |url = http://uaefootballleague.com/en/news/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A829-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%8829-%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A.html| title =220 goals scored in the first Round of the Etisalat Pro-League| publisher = uaefootballleague| accessdate = 10 January 2011 | location=}}</ref> His first goal in 2011 came against [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]] with a [[penalty kick]] on a 5–1 away loss.<ref name="Al Jazira beat Al Ahli with a 5-1 thrilling victory">{{cite news | last = | first =| date = 31 March 2011 |url = http://ufl.ae/en/news/al-jazira-beat-al-ahli-with-a-5-1-thrilling-victory.html| title =Al Jazira beat Al Ahli with a 5–1 thrilling victory| publisher = [[UAE Football League|UFL]] | accessdate = 20 May 2011 | location=}}</ref> He continued his goalscoring in the next fixture against [[Dubai Club|Dubai]] on a 2–1 away loss.<ref name="Michael's late goal secures a 2-1 win for Dubai over Al Ahli">{{cite news | last = | first =| date = 25 April 2011 |url = http://ufl.ae/en/news/michaels-late-goal-secures-a-2-1-win-for-dubai-over-al-ahli.html| title =Michael's late goal secures a 2–1 win for Dubai over Al Ahli| publisher = [[UAE Football League|UFL]] | accessdate = 20 May 2011 | location=}}</ref> After two games without goalscoring, he scored the tie goal 1–1 against [[Al Sharjah SC|Al Sharjah]] in a 2–3 away victory.<ref name="Al Ahli beat Sharjah 3-2 to jump to sixth position">{{cite news | last = | first =| date = 19 May 2011 |url = http://ufl.ae/en/news/al-ahli-beat-sharjah-3-2-to-jump-to-sixth-position.html| title =Al Ahli beat Sharjah 3–2 to jump to sixth position| publisher = [[UAE Football League|UFL]] | accessdate = 20 May 2011 | location=}}</ref> ====2011–12 season==== Ahmed started the season with Al Ahli by beating [[Kazma Sporting Club|Kazma]] 1–0 in the first leg of the [[2011 GCC Champions League#Semi-Finals#1st Legs|GCC Champions League Semi-final]].<ref name="Al Ahli beat Kazma 1-0 in the GCC Clubs Semifinal first leg match">{{cite news | last = | first =||url = http://proleague.ae/en/news/al-ahli-beat-kazma-1-0-in-the-gcc-clubs-semifinal-first-leg-match.html| title =Al Ahli beat Kazma 1–0 in the GCC Clubs Semi-final first leg match| publisher = [[UAE Pro-League|UPL]] | accessdate = 13 June 2015 | location=United Arab Emirates|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330193541/http://proleague.ae/en/news/al-ahli-beat-kazma-1-0-in-the-gcc-clubs-semifinal-first-leg-match.html|archivedate=30 March 2012}}</ref> ==International career== Ahmed is one of the few who have played for 3 national team at the same time, (U-20, U-23 and UAE), He has been playing for the U-20 since he was just 15 in 2006, and has made over 70 appearances for UAE at junior levels (U-17, U-19, U-20 and U-23), as well as 13 appearances for the senior team. The beginning of Ahmed with national teams was with under-17 by winning the [[Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations|2006 Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations]] in the Saudi Arabia. And he won the Golden Boot after scoring 5 goals in 5 matches of 5 Uae's matches in the tournament. In 2008, in [[Dammam]], [[Saudi Arabia]], with under-20, he was part of a team that won the [[2008 AFC U-19 Championship]] and was a factor by scoring two winning goals in the final against [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]], He was named [[2008 AFC U-19 Championship#Awards|Player of the tournament]] and awarded the [[2008 AFC U-19 Championship#Awards|Golden Boot]] with four goals. A year later, He led the under-20 to the [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup#Quarter-finals|quarter-final]] in [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] and he scored two goal, one against [[Honduras national under-20 football team|Honduras]] with a [[Direct free kick|free kick]] in the 41st minute, and one against [[Venezuela national under-20 football team|Venezuela]] in the 83rd minute a pass from teammate [[Ahmed Ali (footballer born 1990)|Ahmed Ali]]. Perhaps his most successful year was the 2010, in which he led the Olympic team to win the [[2010 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations]] and was the top scorer with five goals of 4 matches. After only two months, he came back to lead the Olympic team for the first ever Football silver medal in UAE history at [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games|Asian Games]], and scored three goals, one against [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] in the 3–0 victory and two in a 0–3 victory over [[Uzbekistan national under-23 football team|Uzbekistan]]. ===2010 AFC U-19 Championship=== On 4 October 2010, Ahmed played against [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan]] and scored a last-minute draw goal but the match ended in 2–1 loss, In second match was against [[Jordan national under-20 football team|Jordan]] ended 0–0, In his third and final Group match, Ahmed scored a [[hat-trick]] in a 4–0 win against [[Vietnam national under-20 football team|Vietnam]]. In the quarter-finals, against [[Australia national association football team|Australia]] with the score at 1–0 for Australia, he won a penalty and turned the match to draw 1–1, again he turn the match to a 2–2 draw in the last minutes, the match went to extra times but ended with a 4–2 loss. Ahmed scored six of his side's seven tournament goals, an amazing feat that cemented him as the runner-up for the tournament Golden Boot. ===2011 AFC Asian Cup=== On 11 January 2011, Ahmed played his [[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D#Korea DPR vs UAE|first official match]] in international competition in Uae 0–0 draw with [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]], he tried to help the attack to score but couldn't, and Al Kathiri came on as a substitute for Ahmed in the 77th minute.<ref name="DPR Korea 0-0 UAE">{{cite news | last = | first =| date = 12 January 2011 | url =http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-news/32385-dpr-korea-0-0-uae| title =DPR Korea 0–0 UAE| publisher = afc| accessdate = 14 January 2011 | location=}}</ref> [[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D#UAE vs Iraq|In his second game]] against [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]], his form was too bad and the match ended in a 1–0 loss. On the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D#UAE vs Iran|third and last group stage match]] UAE were eliminated from the Asian Cup with a 3–0 loss against [[Iran national football team|Iran]].<ref name="UAE lose to Iran 3-0">{{cite news | last = | first =| date =19 January 2011 | url =http://uaefootballleague.com/en/news/iran-beat-uae.html| title =UAE lose to Iran 3–0| publisher = uaefootballleague.com| accessdate = 20 January 2011 | location=}}</ref> Ahmed failed to make an impact in the Asian Cup; his performance was so disappointing and did not score any goal.<ref name="I faced difficulties prevented me from glittering in the Asian Cup">{{cite news | last = | first =| date =20 January 2011 | url =http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/01/20/134315.html| title =I faced difficulties prevented me from glittering in the Asian Cup| publisher = alarabiya.net| accessdate = 20 January 2011 | location=}}</ref><ref name="Katanec: Ahmed Khalil the best player in the Gulf, But tired.">{{cite news | last = | first =| date =19 January 2011 | url =http://www.emaratalyoum.com/sports/local/2011-01-19-1.344124| title =Katanec: Ahmed Khalil the best player in the Gulf, But tired.| publisher = emaratalyoum.com| accessdate = 20 January 2011 | location=}}</ref><ref name="Katanec: We must maintain Ahmed Khalil">{{cite news | last = | first =| date =19 January 2011 | url =http://www.shabiba.com/innerpage.asp?detail=71074| title =Katanec: We must maintain Ahmed Khalil| publisher = shabiba.com| accessdate = 20 January 2011 | location=}}</ref> ===2012 Summer Olympics=== He was included in [[Mahdi Ali]]'s squad to participate in [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]] in the country's first appearance. He played his first match against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]];However,the match ended 1–2 in favor of Uruguay. He also played UAE's next matches against [[Great Britain Olympic football team|Great Britain]] and [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] which ended 1–3 and 1–1. UAE finished at the bottom of the group and Khalil failed to score in the tournament. ===2015 AFC Asian Cup=== Khalil was named in United Arab Emirates' final squad for [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]], held in Australia. He started in UAE's opener match against [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] and scored two goals at their 4–1 win. He scored the first goal when Qatar was led the game 1–0 and scored the second 20 minutes later. At the end, he was named as man of the match and is the second top scorer of the tournament behind his teammate [[Ali Mabkhout]]. ===2018 FIFA World Cup=== On 3 September 2015, Khalil scored four goals, in a 10–0 defeat of [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia ]] in a [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier]].<ref>{{cite web|title=WORLD CUP QUALIFYING – AFC 3/9/2015 10:15*|url=http://www.espnfc.com/gamecast/statistics/id/433440/statistics.html|publisher=[[ESPN FC]]|accessdate=3 September 2015|date=3 September 2015}}</ref> ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|25 November 2015.}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ufl.ae/en/person/ahmed-khalil.html|title= Ahmed Khalil Career Stats|publisher=uaefootballleague|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scoresway.com/index.php?sport=soccer&language_id=en&page=player&view=summary&id=64101|title=Player – Ahmed Khalil|publisher=scoresway|accessdate= }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="3"|<br>Cup¹ !colspan="3"|[[GCC Champions League|Gulf]] !colspan="3"|[[AFC Champions League|Asia]] !colspan=3|[[FIFA Club World Cup|Club World Cup]] !colspan="3"|Total |- !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists |- |- align=center |rowspan="10" align=center valign=center|'''[[Al-Ahli (Dubai)|Al Ahli]] ''' |2006–07 |4||4||2||colspan="3"|—||colspan="3"|—||colspan="3"|—||colspan="3"|—||4||4||2 |- align=center |2007–08 |14||4||4||4||5||2||colspan="3"|—||colspan="3"|—||colspan="3"|—||18||9||6 |- align=center |2008–09 |6||2||3||3||0||1||colspan="3"|—||4||1||0||colspan="3"|—||13||3||4 |- align=center |2009–10 |18||11||9||3||0||1||colspan="3"|—||6||2||0||0||0||0||27||13||10 |- align=center |2010–11 |18||5||3||0||0||0||3||0||0||colspan="3"|—||colspan="3"|—||21||5||3 |- align=center |2011–12 |23||10||3||3||2||0||colspan="3"|—||colspan="3"|—||colspan="3"|—||26||12||4 |- align=center |2012–13 |25||8||4||2||1||0||colspan="3"|—||colspan="3"|—||colspan="3"|—||27||9||0 |- align=center |2013–14 |23||15||6||4||2||1||colspan="3"|—||6||1||0||colspan="3"|—||32||18||7 |- align=center |2014–15 |25||11||9||3||5||1||colspan="3"|—||13||5||2||colspan="3"|—||40||21||12 |- align=center |2015–16 |10||11||8||2||2||1||colspan="3"|—||4||2||1||colspan="3"|—||16||15||10 |- align=center !style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="2"| Career Totals !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 166 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 81 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 51 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 24 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 18 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 9 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 4 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 0 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 0 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 33 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 11 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 3 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 0 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 0 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 0 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 227 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 110 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 63 |} ¹<small>Other tournaments include the [[UAE President Cup|President Cup]] and [[Etisalat Emirates Cup|Etisalat Cup]], [[UAE Super Cup|Etisalat Super Cup]]</small> ¹<small>Other tournaments include the [[UAE President Cup|President Cup]] and [[Etisalat Emirates Cup|Etisalat Cup]], [[UAE Super Cup|Etisalat Super Cup]]</small> ===International=== {{updated|12 November 2015}}<ref>{{NFT player|pid=28732|Ahmed Khalil}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates national team]] |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |- |2008||7||0 |- |2009||5||1 |- |2010||5||3 |- |2011||12||6 |- |2012||4||1 |- |2013||14||10 |- |2014||15||5 |- |2015||11||13 |- !Total||73||37 |} ===International goals=== {{updated|17 November 2015}}<ref> {{NFT player|pid=28732|Ahmed Khalil}}</ref> :''Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first. Does not include non-FIFA goals'' {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- ! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 21 January 2009 || [[KLFA Stadium]], Kuala Lumpur || {{fb|MAS}} || <center>5–0 || <center>5–0 || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier]] |- | 2. || 5 January 2010 || [[Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium]], [[Dubai]] || {{fb|MAS}} || <center>1–0 || <center>1–0 || 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |- | 3. || 29 May 2010 || Sportzentrum Wurgl, [[Anif]] {{citation needed|date=March 2014}}|| {{fb|MDA}} || <center>3–2 || <center>3–2 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- | 4. || 7 September 2010 || [[Al Nahyan Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]] || {{fb|KUW}} || <center>1–0 || <center>3–0 || Friendly |- | 5. || 17 July 2011 || [[Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Al Ain]] || {{fb|LIB}} || <center>1–0 || <center>6–2 || Friendly |- | 6. || 17 July 2011 || Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain || {{fb|LIB}} || <center>2–0 || <center>6–2 || Friendly |- | 7. || 17 July 2011 || Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain || {{fb|LIB}} || <center>5–1 || <center>6–2 || Friendly |- | 8. || 25 August 2011 || Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain || {{fb|QAT}} || <center>2–0 || <center>3–1 || Friendly |- | 9. || 25 August 2011 || Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain || {{fb|QAT}} || <center>3–0 || <center>3–1 || Friendly |- | 10. || 2 September 2011 || Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain || {{fb|KUW}} || <center>2–3 || <center>2–3 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier]] |- | 11. || 11 January 2013 || [[Khalifa Sports Stadium]], [[Isa Town]] || {{fb|OMA}} || <center>1–0 || <center>2–0 || [[2013 Gulf Cup of Nations]] |- | 12. || 11 January 2013 || Khalifa Sports Stadium, Isa Town || {{fb|OMA}} || <center>2–0 || <center>2–0 || 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations |- | 13. || 15 January 2013 || [[Bahrain National Stadium]], [[Riffa]] || {{fb|KUW}} || <center>1–0 || <center>1–0 || 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations |- | 14. || 6 February 2013 || [[My Dinh National Stadium]], [[Hanoi]] || {{fb|VIE}} || <center>1–0 || <center>2–1 || [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier]] |- | 15. || 22 March 2013 || [[Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium]], Abu Dhabi || {{fb|UZB}} || <center>1–1 || <center>2–1 || 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |- | 16. || 5 September 2013 || [[King Fahd International Stadium]], [[Riyadh]] || {{fb|TRI}} || <center>3–0 || <center>3–3 || [[2013 OSN Cup]] |- | 17. || 9 September 2013 || King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh || {{fb|NZL}} || <center>1–0 || <center>2–0 || 2013 OSN Cup |- | 18. || 19 November 2013 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|VIE}} || <center>5–0 || <center>5–0 || 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier |- | 19. || 6 November 2014 || [[Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium]], [[Khobar]] || {{fb|LIB}} || <center>1–0 || <center>3–2 || Friendly |- | 20. || 6 November 2014 || Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar || {{fb|LIB}} || <center>2–0 || <center>3–2 || Friendly |- | 21. || 6 November 2014 || Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar || {{fb|LIB}} || <center>3–1 || <center>3–2 || Friendly |- | 22. || 23 November 2014 || King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh || {{fb|KSA}} || <center>1–2 || <center>2–3 || [[2014 Gulf Cup of Nations]] |- | 23. || 23 November 2014 || King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh || {{fb|KSA}} || <center>2–2 || <center>2–3 || 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations |- | 24. || 11 January 2015 || [[Canberra Stadium]], [[Canberra]] || {{fb|QAT}} || <center>1–1 || <center>4–1 || [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]] |- | 25. || 11 January 2015 || Canberra Stadium, Canberra || {{fb|QAT}} || <center>2–1 || <center>4–1 || 2015 AFC Asian Cup |- | 26. || 30 January 2015 || [[Newcastle International Sports Centre|Newcastle Stadium]], [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] || {{fb|IRQ}} || <center>1–0 || <center>3–2 || 2015 AFC Asian Cup |- | 27. || 30 January 2015 || Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle || {{fb|IRQ}} || <center>2–2 || <center>3–2 || 2015 AFC Asian Cup |- | 28. || 3 September 2015 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|MAS}} || <center>3–0 || <center>10–0 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier]] |- | 29. || 3 September 2015 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|MAS}} || <center>5–0 || <center>10–0 || 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |- | 30. || 3 September 2015 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|MAS}} || <center>8–0 || <center>10–0 || 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |- | 31. || 3 September 2015 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|MAS}} || <center>10–0 || <center>10–0 || 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |- | 32. || 8 October 2015 || [[King Abdullah Sports City]], [[Jeddah]] || {{fb|KSA}} || <center>1–0 || <center>1–2 || 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |- | 33. || 12 November 2015 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|TLS}} || <center>3–0 || <center>8–0 || 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |- | 34. || 12 November 2015 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|TLS}} || <center>4–0 || <center>8–0 || 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |- | 35. || 12 November 2015 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|TLS}} || <center>6–0 || <center>8–0 || 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |- | 36. ||12 November 2015 || Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|TLS}} || <center>7–0 || <center>8–0 || 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |- | 37. ||17 November 2015 || [[Shah Alam Stadium]], Selangor || {{fb|MAS}} || <center>2–0 || <center>2–1 || 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier |} ==Honours== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Club=== ;Al Ahli *'''[[UAE Football League]]: 2''' :: [[2008–09 UAE Premier League|2008–09]], 2013–14 *'''[[UAE Super Cup]]: 3''' :: [[UAE Super Cup|2008]], 2012, 2014 *'''[[UAE President Cup]]: 1''' :: [[UAE President's Cup|2007–08]] ===International=== ;UAE *'''[[Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations]]: 1''' :: [[Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations|2006]] *'''[[AFC U-19 Championship]]: 1''' :: [[AFC U-19 Championship 2008|2008]] *'''[[Gulf Cup of Nations Under 23]]: 1''' :: [[2010 Gulf Cup of Nations Under 23|2010]] *'''[[2010 Asian Games|Asian Games Silver Medal]]: 1''' :: [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games|2010]] *'''[[Gulf Cup of Nations]]: 1''' :: [[2013 Gulf Cup of Nations|2013]] *'''[[AFC Asian Cup]] third place: 1''' :: [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]] {{col-2}} ===Individual=== *'''[[Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations|Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations top goalscorer]]: 1''' :: [[Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations|2006]] *'''[[UAE President Cup|UAE President Cup top goalscorer]]: 1''' :: [[UAE President Cup|2007–08]] *'''[[AFC U-19 Championship|AFC U-19 Championship top goalscorer]]: 1''' :: [[AFC U-19 Championship 2008|2008]] *'''[[AFC U-19 Championship|AFC U-19 Championship Player of the Tournament]]: 1''' :: [[AFC U-19 Championship 2008|2008]] *'''[[Asian Young Footballer of the Year]]: 1''' :: [[Asian Young Footballer of the Year#Winners|2008]] *'''[[Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations|Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations top goalscorer]]: 1''' :: [[2010 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations|2010]] *'''[[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Best Young Athlete Player of the Year]]: 1''' :: [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|2010]] *'''[[Al-Ahram|Al-Ahram Most promising Arab player of the Year]]: 2''' :: [[Al-Ahram|2008]], [[Al-Ahram|2009]] *'''[[Al-Hadath|Al Hadath Most promising Arab player of the Year]]: 1''' :: 2008 *'''[[Asian Footballer of the Year]]: 1''' :: 2015 {{col-end}} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{commons category|Ahmed Khalil (Emirati footballer)}} * {{FIFA player|285770|Ahmed Khalil}} * [http://www.alahliclub.ae Ahmed Khalil] at Al Ahli Club * {{Goalzz|id=21069|name=Ahmed Khalil}} * {{ESPNsoccernet|id=20700|name=Ahmed Khalil}} * {{NFT player|pid=28732}} {{Navboxes colour |title=Awards |bg=Gold |list1= {{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box|title=[[AFC U-19 Championship]] Most Valuable Player|before=[[Kim Kum-Il]]|after=[[Jong Il Gwan]]|years=[[AFC U-19 Championship 2008|2008]]}} {{succession box|title=[[AFC U-19 Championship]] Top Scorer|before=[[Shim Young-Sung]]|after=[[Kerem Bulut]]|years=[[AFC U-19 Championship 2008|2008]]}} {{succession box|title=[[Asian Footballer of the Year]]|before=[[Nasser Al-Shamrani]]|after=Incumbent|years=2015}} {{s-end}} {{Gulf Cup of Nations Top Scorers}} {{UAE President's Cup top scorers}} {{Asian Young Footballer of the Year}} {{Asian Footballer of the Year}} }} {{Navboxes colour |title= United Arab Emirates squads |bg= #FFFFFF |fg= Red |bordercolor= silver |list1= {{United Arab Emirates squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}} {{United Arab Emirates men's football squad 2012 Summer Olympics}} {{United Arab Emirates squad 2015 AFC Asian Cup}} }} {{Al Ahli Dubai Squad}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Khalil, Ahmed | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Emirati footballer | DATE OF BIRTH = 8 June 1991 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Sharjah, UAE | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Khalil, Ahmed}} [[Category:1991 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Emirati 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