Ismail Al-Ajmi


Ismail Sulaiman Ashoor Al-Ajmi, commonly known as Ismail Al-Ajmi, is an Omani footballer who plays for Al-Nahda Club in Oman Professional League.

Club career

Muscat

In the 2005–06 Omani League, Ismail was given the 'Top Scorer' award for a total of 12 goals and hence helping his club to win the overall Championship.

Kuwait

Ismail's most valuable goal for Kuwait SC came in the Final of the 2009 AFC Cup. The goal was scored seconds before the referee's whistle. This goal meant that is the Champion of the AFC Cup of 2009.

Saham

On 25 September 2014, he signed a one-year contract with 2014 GCC Champions League runners-up Saham SC.

Al-Nahda

On 28 January 2015, he signed a six-month contract with 2014–15 Oman Professional League champions, Al-Nahda Club.

Club career statistics

International career

Gulf Cup of Nations

Ismail has made appearances in the 2007 Gulf Cup of Nations, the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations, the 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations and the 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations.

AFC Asian Cup

Ismail has made appearances in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
In the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification, he scored four goals, a goal in a 3-0 win over Jordan, a goal in a 4-1 win over Pakistan, a goal in the return leg in a 5-0 win over Pakistan and another in a 2-1 win over the United Arab Emirates hence helping his team to qualify for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. Badar Al-Maimani scored one and the only goal of Oman in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup in a 1-1 draw against Australia. In the tournament, Oman won two points in a 1-1 draw against Australia and in a 0-0 draw against Iraq and hence failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.
In the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification, he played in six matches and scored one goal in a 2-1 win over Indonesia. But Oman failed to qualify for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.
He made four appearances in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification but failed to score a single goal. He again helped his team to qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup by finishing at the top of the Group A.

FIFA World Cup Qualification

Ismail has made seven appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and fifteen in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
He scored two goals in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, one in a 1-0 win over Thailand and another in a 1-1 draw against Bahrain.
He scored two goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, one in the Second Round of FIFA World Cup qualification in a 2-0 win over Myanmar and another in the Fourth Round of FIFA World Cup qualification in a 1-0 win over Iraq. Oman entered the last game of group play with a chance to qualify for at least the playoff-round, but a 1-0 loss to Jordan eliminated them from contention.

National team career statistics

Goals for Senior National Team

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
128 December 2005Surakul Stadium, Phuket, Thailand1–11-22005 King's Cup
21 March 2006Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat, Oman2–03–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
316 August 2006Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan4–14–12007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
46 September 2006Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman3–05–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
511 October 2006Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman2–02–12007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
628 June 2007Singapore, Singapore2–22-2Friendly
721 November 2007Muscat, Oman1–02-2Friendly
826 March 2008Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
914 June 2008Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain1–11–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
1010 September 2008Muscat, Oman2–13–2Friendly
116 January 2010Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Tanah Abang, Indonesia2–12–12011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1223 July 2011Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1323 February 2012Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman2–05–1Friendly
1423 February 2012Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman3–05–1Friendly
154 June 2013Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club