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Abdulaziz Al Ansari (Arabic: عبد العزيز الأنصاري; born 19 February 1992) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Shamal, on loan from Al Arabi. He also plays for the Qatar national Olympic team, and has appeared the national U-17 team as well.

Career

Ansari joined Al Sadd's senior team when he was 16 years old, after previously playing for their youth team.^[2] Since then, he has played mostly on the reserve team, scoring 27 goals in 28 appearances.^[3] In addition, he scored 50 goals in 15 games in the U-17 league. Ansari was awarded "Best Player Under-21" by QFA two times.

In March 2011, he had a trial with Premier League side West Ham United.^[4] It was widely reported that he had joined the English outfit.^[5] However, the move never materialized.

In the Summer of 2013, he joined Belgian Second Division side K.A.S. Eupen but made one appearance as a substitute until the transfer window opened on 1 January 2014. He returned to his former team Al Sadd.^[6]

Honours

Al Sadd

Al Kharaitiyat

GCC Champions League

Semi-finals: 2013

Qatar nation team

WAFF Championship: 2013 gold medal

Individual

Reserve League top scorer: 2 (2010, 2011)
U-17 league top scorer: 1
U-15 league top scorer: 1
U-12 league top scorer: 1
U-17 league top scorer in one season: 42 goals in 18 games
Aspire tournament top scorer: 4 goals in 3 games
Nominated to top 3 young player of the year in 2011–12 season

Personal

He graduated from Aspire Academy.

On 8 June 2012, he tied the knot and held a ceremony which Al Sadd, and other QSL players, attended.^[7]

External links

References

^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al-Sadd SC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
^ عبد العزيز الانصاري يرد على اسئلة الاعضاء Archived January 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)
^ QSL.com.qa - Player profile^{[permanent dead link]}
^ عبد العزيز الأنصاري لاعب السد ينضم إلى ويستهام الإنجليزي (in Arabic)
^ عبد العزيز الأنصاري لاعب السد ينضم إلى ويستهام الإنجليزي (in Arabic)
^ Abdulaziz Al-Ansari wieder im Katar K.A.S. Eupen. 6 February 2014. (in German)
^ Al Sadd - Al Ansari in the Golden Cage.

[FCWC_2019-1] "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al-Sadd SC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.

[2] عبد العزيز الانصاري يرد على اسئلة الاعضاء Archived January 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)

[3] QSL.com.qa - Player profile^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] عبد العزيز الأنصاري لاعب السد ينضم إلى ويستهام الإنجليزي (in Arabic)

[5] عبد العزيز الأنصاري لاعب السد ينضم إلى ويستهام الإنجليزي (in Arabic)

[6] Abdulaziz Al-Ansari wieder im Katar K.A.S. Eupen. 6 February 2014. (in German)

[7] Al Sadd - Al Ansari in the Golden Cage.

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