Ali Al-Nono

Ali Al-Nono (Arabic: علي النونو, born 7 June 1980) is a Yemeni former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the captain of the Yemen national football team, and is the all-time highest goalscorer in the history of the Yemeni League.

Ali Al-Nono

Personal information
Full name	Ali Mohammed Mohammed Al-Nono
Date of birth	(1980-06-07) 7 June 1980
Place of birth	Yemen
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1995–1998	Al-Ahli San'a'
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998	Al-Masry
1998–2005	Al-Ahli San'a'
2004	Al-Sha'ab Ibb (loan)
2005	Al-Merreikh
2006	Busaiteen
2006–2007	Tishreen
2007–2010	Al-Ahli San'a'
2010–2011	Al-Tilal
2011–2014	Al-Ahli San'a'
International career‡
2000–2010	Yemen	65	(30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30/1/2024

Club career stats

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Ahli Sana'a	1999-00	Yemeni League
	2000-01			24						24
	2001-02			14						14
	2002-03
	2003-04			14						14
	2006-07			9						9
	2007-08			15			6	2		17
	2008-09			11						11
	2009-10			12			4	1		13
	2010-11			8						8
	2011-12		26	12					26	12
	Total			119			10	3		122
Al-Shaab Ibb	2003–04	Yemeni League					1	1	1	1
Al-Merreikh	2004–05	Sudan Premier League		6				1		7
Busaiteen	2005–06	Bahraini Premier League		1						1
Tishreen	2006–07	Syrian Premier League		2						2
Al-Tilal	2010–11	Yemeni League		1						1
Career total				129				5		134

International goals

Al-Nono has scored 30 international goals and is the leading scorer of the Yemen national team.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	February 10, 2000	Kuwait City	Nepal	2–0	3–0	2000 AFC Asian Nations Cup qualification
2	February 18, 2000	Kuwait City	Bhutan	2–0	11–2
3				8–2
4				10–2
5	April 7, 2001	Bandar Seri Begawan	Brunei	4–0	5–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6				5–0
7	May 11, 2001	Sana'a	United Arab Emirates	2–1	2–1
8	May 18, 2001	Al Ain City	United Arab Emirates	1–1	2–3
9	August 26, 2004	Sana'a	Syria	1–1	1–2	Friendly
10	September 8, 2004	Sana'a	United Arab Emirates	1–0	3–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11				3–1
12	November 1, 2004	Abu Dhabi	Zambia	1–2 (P)	2–2	Friendly
13	March 1, 2006	New Delhi	India	3–0	3–0	2007 AFC Asian Nations Cup qualification
14	November 15, 2006	Sana'a	India	2–1	2–1
15	November 9, 2007	Sana'a	Thailand	1–1	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
16	December 28, 2008	Sana'a	Zimbabwe	1–0	1–0	Friendly
17	January 5, 2009	Muscat, Oman	United Arab Emirates	1–3	1–3	2009 Gulf Cup
18	January 11, 2009	Muscat, Oman	Qatar	1–1 (P)	1–2
19	December 30, 2009	Sana'a	Tajikistan	2–1	2–1	Friendly
20	January 15, 2010	Sana'a	Kenya	1–1	3–1	Friendly
21	January 20, 2010	Sana'a	Bahrain	1–0	3–0	2011 AFC Asian Nations Cup qualification
22				2–0
23	September 7, 2010	Sana'a	Syria	1–0 (P)	2–1	Friendly
24				2–1
25	September 25, 2010	Amman	Iraq	1–0	1–2	2010 WAFF Championship
26	September 27, 2010	Amman	Palestine	1–0	3–1
27				3–1
28	October 1, 2010	Amman	Kuwait	1–0	1–1
29	November 7, 2010	Sana'a	Uganda	1–0	2–2	Friendly
30				2–0

Honours

Al-Ahli San'a'

• Yemeni League: 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
• Yemeni President Cup: 2001, 2009
• Yemeni Unity Cup: 2004

Individual

• Yemen League Top Scorer: 2007–18 (11 goals)

External links

• Ali Al-Nono at Yemen-team.com
• Ali Al-Nono at National-Football-Teams.com