Ashad Ali (born 14 September 1986), nicknamed Adey or Adubarey, is a Maldivian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Valencia. He was a member of the Maldives national football team.[1]

Club career

Ashad started his career at Victory Sports Club. He later joined VB Sports Club before joining the newly promoted side BG Sports Club[2]

In 2018, he signed a one-year deal with Club Green Streets.[3]

International career

International goals

Scores and results list the Maldives' goal tally first.[1]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 December 2009 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Sri Lanka 5–1 5–1 2009 SAFF Championship
2. 23 March 2011 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Kyrgyzstan 1–0 2–1 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

Penalty feinting incident

Adey gained global notability after simulating a fall prior to the run up of a penalty shootout in the third place match of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup against Afghanistan, deceiving goalkeeper Mansur Faqiryar.[4] The match was won 7–8 to the Maldives.[5]

A similar move was pulled off by Thomas Müller later that year during the 2014 FIFA World Cup (Germany v Algeria). In the 88th minute, Thomas Müller deceptively stumbled while lining up the kick, before getting up and running through the Algerian wall. A few days later, Müller admitted to a German TV reporter that the free kick was a designed play.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ali, Assad 'Adey'". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Assad Ali (Adey) (2013)". MaldiveSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. ^ Adey signs for Green Streets Mihaaru Sports. 25 January 2018
  4. ^ "Crafty penalty 'trip' routine in shootout helps Maldives beat Afghanistan". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. ^ "The greatest penalty feint of all time". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Thomas Mueller admits botched Germany free-kick was trick that failed". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 August 2015.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashad_Ali
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