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Rahim Ali

Indian footballer (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Rahim Ali (Bengali: রহিম আলি; born 21 April 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Odisha FC and the India national team.

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Club career

Earlier career

Born in Barrackpore, West Bengal, Ali was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] After the tournament, Ali was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[2] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrows' first match of the season against Chennai City. He came on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Rahul Praveen as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3]

Chennaiyin

On 31 May 2019, Ali signed with Chennaiyin and appeared in the 2019–20 Indian Super League.[4][5][6] They lost to Odisha on 6 January 2020 and won a game against Hyderabad by 3–1.[7][8]

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International career

Ali represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[1]

Ali made his senior international debut for India against Nepal in a friendly on 2 September 2021 in their 1–1 draw.[9] He later participated in 2021 SAFF Championship in Maldives,[10] in which they emerged champions. In March 2022, Ali was included in the national squad by coach Igor Štimac ahead of India's two friendly matches against Bahrain and Belarus as preparations of 2023 AFC Asian Cup final round qualification.[11]

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Career statistics

Club

As of 30 October 2024[12]
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International

As of 27 June 2024[13]
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Honours

India

References

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