Ali Maâloul

Tunisian footballer (born 1990)

Ali Maâloul
Maâloul playing for Al Ahly at the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup
Personal information
Full name Ali Maâloul[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Sfax, Tunisia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Al Ahly
Number 21
Youth career
2001–2009 CS Sfaxien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 CS Sfaxien 157 (31)
2016– Al Ahly 270 (50)
International career‡
2013– Tunisia 90 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Tunisia
FIFA Arab Cup
Runner-up 2021 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

Ali Maâloul (Arabic: عَلِيّ مَعْلُول; born 1 January 1990) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Maâloul started his career with hometown club CS Sfaxien and became their captain from the 2014–15 season. In the 2015–16 season, he became the top scorer in the league with 14 goals in 20 matches, a record for a defender since none has scored more than nine goals in a season. At CS Sfaxien, he wore the number 10 shirt, which is unusual for his position.

On 25 July 2016, Maâloul signed a four-year contract with Al Ahly, becoming one of the Egyptian giants' key players on their way to conquering many tournaments.

International career

On 6 July 2013, Maâloul made his debut Tunisia in a 1–0 loss to Morocco in the 2014 African Nations Championship qualification phase.[2] He also participated in two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015 and 2017. In the 2015 edition, he played four matches as Tunisia lost in the quarter-finals to hosts Equatorial Guinea in extra time. In the 2017 edition, he played three matches as Tunisia went out again in the quarter-finals, this time to Burkina Faso.

Maâloul also represented Tunisia at the 2016 African Nations Championship, playing three matches. Tunisia continued their quarter-final disappointment by losing to Mali. He also played two matches at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia[3][4] against England (2–1) and Belgium (5–2).

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CS Sfaxien 2008–09 TLP1 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
2009–10 15 0 2 0 13 0 — 30 0
2010–11 20 1 0 0 — — 20 1
2011–12 28 2 1 0 — — 29 2
2012–13 13 1 0 0 4 0 5 0 22 1
2013–14 29 8 4 1 12 3 1 1 46 13
2014–15 23 3 2 0 4 1 — 29 4
2015–16 27 16 0 0 — — 27 16
Total 157 31 9 1 33 4 6 1 205 37
Al Ahly 2015–16 EPL 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
2016–17 23 1 4 0 12 2 0 0 39 3
2017–18 13 0 0 0 9 1 1 0 23 1
2018–19 26 8 1 0 8 2 1 0 36 10
2019–20 23 5 2 0 10 4 1 0 36 9
2020–21 23 5 3 0 4 1 4 0 34 6
2021–22 21 8 1 0 12 1 5 0 39 9
2022–23 25 8 0 14 0 5 2 45 10
2023–24 3 0 0 0 3 0 8 2 14 2
Total 157 35 13 0 74 11 26 4 271 50
Career total 314 66 22 1 107 15 32 5 467 87

International

As of 9 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Tunisia 2013 1 0
2014 7 0
2015 12 0
2016 11 0
2017 11 0
2018 8 0
2019 9 0
2020 4 1
2021 11 1
2022 10 0
2023 4 1
2024 2 0
Total 90 3
As of 12 September 2023
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maâloul goal.
List of international goals scored by Ali Maâloul
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 October 2020 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia  Sudan 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2 16 November 2021 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia  Zambia 3–0 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 24 March 2023 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia  Libya 2–0 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours and achievements

CS Sfaxien

Al Ahly

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2018. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ^ "National-football-teams profile". National-football-teams. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

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