Ismail Al-Ajmi

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al-Ajmi.

Ismail Sulaiman Ashoor Al-Ajmi (Arabic: إِسْمَاعِيل سُلَيْمَان عَاشُور الْعَجَمِيّ; born 9 June 1984), commonly known as Ismail Al-Ajmi, is an Omani footballer who plays for Al-Nahda Club in Oman Professional League.^[1]

Ismail Al-Ajmi

Personal information
Full name	Ismail Sulaiman Ashoor Al-Ajmi
Date of birth	(1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Al-Khaburah, Oman
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Center Forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Nahda
Youth career
2001–2004	Al-Khaboora
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Muscat	11	(2)
2006–2007	Al-Shamal	20	(12)
2007–2008	Umm Salal	17	(6)
2008–2011	Al-Kuwait	?	(24)
2011–2012	Kazma	20	(8)
2012–2013	Al-Faisaly	26	(7)
2013–2014	Al-Nasr	?	(9)
2014	Saham	?	(0)
2015–2016	Al-Nahda
2016–2017	Al-Khaboora
International career
2006–2014	Oman	84	(15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Muscat

In the 2005–06 Omani League, 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 Kuwait SC came in the Final 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 2014 GCC Champions League runners-up Saham SC.^[2][3][4][5]

Al-Nahda

On 28 January 2015, he signed a six-month contract with 2014–15 Oman Professional League champions, Al-Nahda Club.^[6]

International career

Arabian Gulf Cup

Ismail has made appearances in the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup, the 19th Arabian Gulf Cup, the 20th Arabian Gulf Cup and the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup.

AFC Asian Cup

Ismail has made appearances in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

In the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification,^[7] he scored four goals, a goal in a 3-0 win over Jordan,^[8] a goal in a 4-1 win over Pakistan,^[9] a goal in the return leg in a 5-0 win over Pakistan^[10] and another in a 2-1 win over the United Arab Emirates^[11] hence helping his team to qualify for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. Badar Al-Maimani scored one and the only goal of Oman in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup in a 1-1 draw against Australia.^[12] In the tournament, Oman won two points in a 1-1 draw against Australia and in a 0-0 draw against Iraq^[13] and hence failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.^[14]

In the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification, he played in six matches and scored one goal in a 2-1 win over Indonesia.^[15] But Oman failed to qualify for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.^[16]

He made four appearances in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification but failed to score a single goal. He again helped his team to qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup by finishing at the top of the Group A.^[17]

FIFA World Cup Qualification

Ismail has made seven appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and fifteen in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

He scored two goals in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, one in a 1-0 win over Thailand^[18] and another in a 1-1 draw against Bahrain.^[19]

He scored two goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, 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^[20] 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 Iraq.^[21] 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.^[22]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Continental[a]		Other[b]		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Muscat	2005-06	Omani League	11	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	13	4
	Total		11	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	13	4
Al-Shamal	2006–07	Qatar Stars League	20	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	12
	Total		20	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	12
Umm Salal	2007–08	Qatar Stars League	17	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	19	8
	Total		17	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	19	8
Al-Kuwait	2008–09	Kuwaiti Premier League	-	4	-	5	-	3	-	0	-	9
	2009–10		-	13	-	7	-	0	-	3	-	26
	2010–11		-	7	-	3	7	2	-	0	-	12
	Total		-	24	-	15	-	5	-	3	-	47
Kazma	2011–12	Kuwaiti Premier League	-	8	-	9	5	1	0	1	-	19
	Total		-	8	-	9	5	1	0	1	-	19
Al-Faisaly	2012–13	Saudi Professional League	26	7	3	1	0	0	2	1	31	9
	Total		26	7	3	1	0	0	2	1	31	9
Al-Nasr	2013–14	Kuwaiti Premier League	-	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	9
	Total		-	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	9
Career total			-	99	-	21	15	8	-	4	284	132

1. Includes appearances in the AFC Cup
2. Includes appearances in the GCC Champions League and Club Friendlies

International

Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first.^[23]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 December 2005	Surakul Stadium, Phuket, Thailand	Latvia	1–1	1-2	2005 King's Cup
2	1 March 2006	Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat, Oman	Jordan	2–0	3–0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3	16 August 2006	Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan	Pakistan	4–1	4–1	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4	6 September 2006	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	Pakistan	3–0	5–0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5	11 October 2006	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	United Arab Emirates	2–0	2–1	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6	28 June 2007	Singapore, Singapore	North Korea	2–2	(P)2-2	Friendly
7	21 November 2007	Muscat, Oman	Kenya	1–0	2-2	Friendly
8	26 March 2008	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	1–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	14 June 2008	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	1–1	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	10 September 2008	Muscat, Oman	Zimbabwe	2–1	3–2	Friendly
11	6 January 2010	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Tanah Abang, Indonesia	Indonesia	2–1	2–1	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
12	23 July 2011	Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman	Myanmar	2–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
13	23 February 2012	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	India	2–0	5–1	Friendly
14	23 February 2012	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	India	3–0	5–1	Friendly
15	4 June 2013	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	Iraq	1–0	1–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Kuwait SC

• AFC Cup: 2009
• Kuwait Federation Cup: 2009–10

Kazma

• Kuwait Federation Cup runner-up: 2011–12
• Kuwait Emir Cup runner-up: 2012
• Kuwait Super Cup runner-up: 2011

Individual

• Omani League top scorer: 2005–06