Assim Madibo

Assim Omer Al Haj Madibo (Arabic: عاصم ماديبو; born 22 October 1996) is a Qatari footballer who plays for Al-Gharafa and the Qatar national team.

Assim Madibo

Madibo with Qatar at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name	Assim Omer Al Haj Madibo[1]
Date of birth	(1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Doha, Qatar[1]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Gharafa
Number	4
Youth career
2007–2014	AJ Auxerre
2014–2015	Aspire Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	LASK Linz	1	(0)
2015–2016	FC Pasching/LASK Linz II	4	(0)
2016	Cultural Leonesa	1	(0)
2016–2024	Al-Duhail	80	(0)
2017	→ Eupen (loan)	0	(0)
2018	→ Al-Gharafa (loan)	7	(0)
2024–	Al-Gharafa	0	(0)
International career‡
2014	Qatar U19	5	(0)
2014	Qatar U21	4	(0)
2015	Qatar U20	2	(0)
2016	Qatar U23	11	(0)
2017–	Qatar	43	(0)
Medal record Representing  Qatar Men's Football AFC Asian Cup Winner 2019 UAE Team AFC U-19 Championship Winner 2014 Myanmar U-19 FIFA Arab Cup 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 November 2012

Club career

Madibo started his youth football career at French club AJ Auxerre at the age of 11. However, he never lived there.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2015, Madibo joined the senior team of Austrian club LASK Linz. He made his professional league debut against Austria Lustenau on 13 August 2015. In January 2016, he left the club to join Cultural Leonesa.^[3]

It was announced that in July 2017 that Madibo was loaned to Belgian First Division A side Eupen from Lekhwiya for a duration of one season.^[4]

International career

Being born in Qatar to a Sudanese family, Madibo was eligible to represent either Qatar or Sudan, of which he chose the former.^{[citation needed]} Madibo has represented his country at various age groups. He was a member of Qatar national under-19 football team for 2014 AFC U-19 Championship, and he won the championship. He played in 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup as Qatar national under-20 football team.

Honours

Madibo in January 2018

Al-Duhail

• Qatar Stars League: 2016–17, 2019–20
• Emir of Qatar Cup: 2019
• Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2016

Qatar U19

• AFC U-19 Championship: 2014

Qatar

• AFC Asian Cup: 2019