| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Naajih | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | N. Velidhoo, Maldives | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maziya (on loan from United Victory) | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019 | New Radiant | ||
| 2019 | United Victory | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | United Victory | 2 | (0) |
| 2020-2021 | United Victory | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | United Victory | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | United Victory | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Maziya S&RC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019-2021 | Maldives U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Maldives | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ali Naajih (born 8 December 1999[1]) is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Maziya on loan from United Victory.
Ali Naajih started training with New Radiant youth team in 2019 and after they got suspended, he moved to United Victory and played in FAM Youth Championship with United Victory.
He became a regular starter for United Victory in Dhivehi Premier League after Ihusan Abdhul Ghanee took over.[2]
On 22 April 2022 against Club Valencia (Maldives) he got the Man of the Match award for his performance; this was the first time a local goalkeeper won the Man of the match in the 2019-2020 season and first one to win it since 3 January 2020.[3]
Naajih was first called up to the Maldives U23 National Football Team in February 2019, for the 220 AFC U-23 Championship qualification in Saudi Arabia.[4][5][6] He was also included in the squad of Maldives U23 National Football Team for the 2019 South Asian Games in Nepal.
He made his international debut on 25 October 2021, in a 4–0 defeat against Iraq national under-23 football team for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification in Bahrain.[7][8][9]
His debut for the Maldives national football team was made on 9 November 2021 against Sri Lanka national football team in the 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament, a friendly tournament held in Sri Lanka.[10][11]
| Club | Season | Division | League | President's Cup | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Apps | Goals | |||
| United Victory | 19-20 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 20-21 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 21-22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 22-23 | Premier
League |
7 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Maziya S&RC | 23- | Premier
League |
0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 16 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||