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]

Ashadh Ali
އަސްހަދު ޢަލީ
Minister of State for Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment
Assumed office
6 December 2018
PresidentIbrahim Mohamed Solih
Preceded byAli Umar
Personal details
Born (1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 38)
Addu City, Maldives
Political partyMaldivian Democratic Party
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Association football career
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder / Defender
Team information
Current team
Club Valencia
Number 12
Youth career
Club Lagoons
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Victory
2010–2012 VB Sports Club
2013 BG Sports Club
2013–2014 Maziya
2015 New Radiant
2016–2017 Maziya
2018 Club Green Streets
2021– Club Eagles
International career
2006 Maldives U23 3 (1)
2007–2018 Maldives 52 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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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

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International goals

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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

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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

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  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.
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