Ali Ashfaq
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Ali Ashfaq is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a forward for New Radiant and the Maldives. Nicknamed "Man of Steel", he is regarded as one of the best players in the South Asian region, and the literal undisputed greatest Maldivian footballer of all time. In fact, in 2013, he had the second-highest recorded goals in the world, only below Cristiano Ronaldo A prolific and individualistic goalscorer, he is a free-kick specialist and a clinical finisher. His trademark style of scoring is beating the defenders and rounding off the keeper to score. He is considered as the best Maldivian footballer ever, most notably when he was named as the "World's 2nd best top goal scorer" in 2013 by IFFHS, and the "AFC best goal-scorer of XXI century" after 2023, with 476 top-level goals. He is the player with most pokers scored in XXI Century. He was also named as South Asia's Best Player in 2014 by a sports website called eultimate goal. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-30
A different player of the same name scored for Maldives (5 goals, 2015–2021) — Ashfaq · Maldives
International goals in our archive
15 goals across 8 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 2003–2019| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-19 |  Guam | W3–1(h) | 90' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Malé |
| 2019-10-10 |  Syria | L1–2(n) | 70' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dubai |
| 2016-03-29 |  Bhutan | W4–2(h) | 81' (pen) 90' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Malé |
| 2015-10-08 | Bhutan | W4–3(a) | 23' 33' 57' (pen)hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Thimphu |
| 2007-10-28 |  Yemen | W2–0(h) | 67' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Malé |
| 2005-12-09 |  Sri Lanka | W2–0(n) | 15' | SAFF Cup | Karachi |
| 2004-10-13 |  Vietnam | W3–0(h) | 68' 85' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Malé |
| 2003-12-03 |  Mongolia | W12–0(h) | 4' 61' 63' 68'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Malé |
Honours
39 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours39 | ||||
| Malaysia Premier League | ×1 | 2014 | PDRM | |
| Dhivehi League | ×10 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | New Radiant ·3, VB ·3, Club Valencia ·4 | |
| FA Cup | ×6 | 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013 | New Radiant ·3, VB ·2, Club Valencia ·1 | |
| President's Cup | ×4 | 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013 | New Radiant ·3, VB ·1 | |
| Maldivian FA Charity Shield | ×3 | 2010, 2011, 2013 | New Radiant ·1, VB ·2 | |
| Cup Winners' Cup | ×2 | 2004, 2005 | Club Valencia | |
| POMIS Cup | ×2 | 2001, 2015 | PDRM ·1, Club Valencia ·1 | |
| All-time top scorer for Maldives national team | ×1 | |||
| First and only Maldivian player to win a tournament with a foreign club | ×1 | 2014 | ||
| First Maldivian player to score a double hat-trick in an international match | ×1 | 2013 | ||
| First Maldivian player to score a hat-trick in AFC Cup | ×1 | |||
| Maldivian all-time top scorer | ×1 | |||
| Maldivian all-time top scorer in AFC Cup | ×1 | |||
| Only Maldivian player to win the best player award in abroad | ×1 | 2014 | ||
| Only Maldivian player to win the Most Valuable Player of SAFF Championship | ×1 | 2008 | ||
| SAFF Championship | ×1 | 2008 | Maldives | |
| Youngest player to score a hat-trick for senior Maldives national team | ×1 | 2003 | ||
| Youngest player to score for senior Maldives national team | ×1 | |||
| Individual honours43 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 18 | ||||
| Haveeru Golden Boot | ×7 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 | ||
| Maldivian Top Scorer of the Season | ×7 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 | ||
| Top Scorer of SAFF Championship | ×2 | 2005, 2013 | ||
| All-time Top Scorer of SAFF Championship | 2021 | |||
| Haveeru Special Award for becoming the World's 2nd Best Top Goal Scorer of the Year | 2013 | |||
| Player of the year · 15 | ||||
| Haveeru Maldivian Player of the Year | ×5 | 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 | ||
| FAM Best Player of the Year | ×4 | 2004, 2009, 2011, 2013 | ||
| Bangladeshi Media's SAFF Championship Player of the Year | 2009 | |||
| Malaysia's Best Import Player of the Year | 2014 | |||
| Most Valuable Player of SAFF Championship | 2008 | |||
| New Radiant SC's Best Player of the Season | 2013 | |||
| New Radiant SC's Supporters Player of the Year | 2013 | |||
| www.eutimategoal.com's Best Player of South Asia | 2014 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| SAFF Championship Dream Team | 2013 | |||
| More honours · 9 | ||||
| Top 10 Asian Players of the Year | ×2 | 2008, 2009 | ||
| FAM Appreciation Award for scoring 50 goals for National Team | 2016 | |||
| Fans' Favorite Player of South Asia | 2009 | |||
| IFFHS World's 2nd Best International Scorer | 2013 | |||
| Maldives National Youth Award | 2014 | |||
| New Radiant SC's Best Goal of the Season | 2013 | |||
| New Radiant SC's Excellence Award | 2013 | |||
| Top 3 Import Players in Malaysia | 2015 | |||