Ali Auglah
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Macarthur FC
Number 36
Youth career
2014–2016 Marconi Stallions
2016–2019 Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Western Sydney Wanderers NPL 37 (18)
2020–2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (0)
2022– Macarthur FC 24 (1)
2021–2022 Northbridge FC 10 (5)
International career‡
2019–2021 Australia U17 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2020

Ali Auglah (born 11 March 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for A-League Men club Macarthur FC. Born in Auburn, New South Wales, Auglah represented the Australian national under-17 team in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[2][3][4][5][6]

Early life

Auglah was born on 11 March 2002[1] at Auburn Hospital in the western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales to Iraqi parents,[7] who came to Australia as refugees in 1998.[video 1][8] Auglah was raised in Granville[9] and began playing football at the age of five with his two older brothers.[video 2][8] He joined National Premier Leagues (NPL) club Marconi in their under-12s before signing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2016 after impressing Wanderers' head of youth Ian Crook in his under-13s Grand Final.[video 3][8][10]

Club career

Western Sydney Wanderers

After signing for the Wanderers in late-2016,[10] Auglah was one of eight players to receive financial support by the Wanderers, which covered registration fees, scholarship plaques and professional media training.[11] He was registered in the senior National Premier Leagues and A-League Youth squad in 2019.[12]

Auglah was also called into the first-team squad under Carl Robinson,[13] and made his professional debut on 11 January 2020 in a 2–0 away defeat to Wellington Phoenix.[14] He departed the club in 2022,[15] moving to Iraq for a career break from football.[8]

Macarthur FC

On 12 December 2022, Auglah was announced to have signed with Bulls FC Academy, the reserve side of Macarthur FC.[16] He made his club debut at Campbelltown Sports Stadium on 28 January 2023 in a 2–2 league draw with Western United.[1] Subsequently, he signed his first professional contract on 17 March 2023, committing to a two-year deal with Macarthur.[9]

On 22 September 2023, Auglah scored his first professional goal in the 2023–24 AFC Cup, netting the third goal of a 3–0 opening group match victory over Shan United.[17][18] After accumulating 442 minutes in the A-League by 4 November,[19] Auglah scored his first league goal, the winning goal in the 93rd-minute of a 1–0 win against Western United.[20][21][22]

Auglah scored his third goal of the season in the 93rd minute of a 3–0 victory over Cebu in the final group match of the AFC Cup on 14 December.[23][24] Macarthur FC finished top of the group, allowing them to advance to the knockout round in February 2024.[23][24]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "A. Auglah: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Auglah and Kalac named in Australia's U-17 Men's squad". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ^ Green, Samuel (3 October 2019). "#StrongerAsUS - How the Joeys came up with their own hashtag for FIFA U-17 World Cup™". Socceroos. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Joeys Auglah and Kalac advance to knockout phase at FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019". Western Sydney Wanderers. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  6. ^ Windon, Jacob (7 November 2019). "Joeys bow out of FIFA U-17 World Cup™ 2019 with defeat to France | Socceroos". Socceroos. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  7. ^ Clarke, George (4 November 2023). "Late Auglah strike helps Macarthur to win over Western". Illawarra Mercury.
  8. ^ a b c d Campo, Jose (16 December 2023). "'Iraqis would risk their lives to watch a football game': How Ali Auglah's heritage is driving his renewed passion for the sport". The Roar. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  9. ^ a b "'An exciting young talent': Bulls re-sign Australian youth international". Macarthur FC. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  10. ^ a b "NPL 1 Preview: Marconi v Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Pepper Money's Youth Academy 2018 Scholars Announced". Western Sydney Wanderers. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Wanderers name Foxtel Y-League squad". Western Sydney Wanderers. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Ins & Outs: Wanderers v Macarthur". Western Sydney Wanderers. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  14. ^ Lochrie, Conor (11 January 2020). "Wellington Phoenix vs Western Sydney Wanderers: Player Ratings". FTBL. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Football NSW League One Men's 2022 Season Preview". Football NSW. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  16. ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (12 December 2022). "Bulls FC Academy prepare for busy 2023 season". NPL NSW Men's. Football NSW. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Bulls begin AFC Cup in style". Macarthur FC. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  18. ^ Comito, Matt (21 September 2023). "Exceptional team sheet detail you may have missed in Macarthur's dream AFC Cup debut". keepup.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Auglah seals dramatic win". Macarthur FC. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  20. ^ Clarke, George (4 November 2023). "Late Auglah strike helps Macarthur to win over Western". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  21. ^ Comito, Matt (4 November 2023). "Macarthur's match-winner pays tribute to 'very important' Bulls role model". A-League. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  22. ^ "First A-League goal for Auglah sees Macarthur edge out Western United to remain undefeated". The Inner Sanctum. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  23. ^ a b Pisani, Sacha (14 December 2023). "Macarthur FC qualify for AFC Cup knockouts". keepup.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  24. ^ a b "BULLS ADVANCE TO AFC CUP KNOCKOUT STAGES". Macarthur FC. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
Video sources
  1. ^ Open Arms | A-Leagues All Access | Season 2 Episode 9. KEEPUP. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Ali Auglah | 2018 Youth Academy Scholar. Pepper Money. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2023 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Academy Spotlight: Ali Auglah. Western Sydney Wanderers. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2023 – via YouTube.

External links

Macarthur FC – current squad
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