Younes Ali

Younes Ali

Personal information
Full name	Younes Ali Rahmati
Date of birth	January 3, 1983
Place of birth	Doha, Qatar
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Box-to-Box midfielder
Club information
Current team	Al Ahli
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2007	Al Ahli	118	(5)
2007–2013	Al Rayyan	92	(3)
2013–2014	Umm Salal SC
2014–	Al Ahli
National team^‡
2006-	Qatar	15	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 10, 2006. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 10, 2006

Younes Ali Rahmati (Persian: یونس‌علی رحمتی‎‎; born 3 January 1983) is an Iranian-Qatari footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Al-Ahli, and is a member of the Qatar national football team.

Ali is nicknamed "Guardiola" because he used to play alongside Josep Guardiola, whom he considered his role model, in Al Ahli.

Club career statistics

Statistics accurate as of 21 August 2011^[1]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup^1		League Cup^2		Continental^3		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al Ahli	2000–01	QSL	16	0
	2001–02		0	0
	2002–03		14	2
	2003–04		15	0
	2004–05		22	2
	2005–06		26	0
	2006–07		25	1
	Total		118	5
Al Rayyan	2007–08	QSL	20	0
	2008–09		25	3
	2009–10		20	0
	2010–11		17	0
	2011-12
	Total		82	3
Career total			200	8

¹Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.

²Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.

³Includes AFC Champions League.

References

1. QSL.com.qa - Younes Ali

External links

• Player profile - doha-2006.com
• Younes Ali – FIFA competition record
• Player profile - QSL.com.qa