Younes Ali

Younes Ali
Personal information
Full name Younes Ali Rahmati
Date of birth (1983-01-03) 3 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Doha, Qatar
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Rayyan (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2007 Al Ahli 118 (5)
2007–2013 Al-Rayyan 118 (4)
2013–2014 Umm Salal SC 6 (0)
2014–2017 Al Ahli 61 (1)
International career
2003–2013 Qatar 29 (1)
Managerial career
2019–2020 Al-Markhiya
2020–2021 Qatar SC
2021–2024 Al-Arabi
2024– Al-Rayyan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Younes Ali Rahmati (Persian: یونس‌علی رحمتی; born 3 January 1983) is a Qatari football coach and a former player who is the currently head coach of Qatar Stars League club Al-Rayyan. He played as a midfielder and was a member of the Qatar national football team.

Ali is nicknamed "Guardiola" because he used to play alongside Pep Guardiola, whom he considered his role model, in Al Ahli.

Club career statistics

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Statistics accurate as of 21 May 2019[1]

Club Season League League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al Ahli 2000–01 QSL 16 0
2001–02 0 0
2002–03 14 2
2003–04 15 0
2004–05 22 2
2005–06 26 0
2006–07 25 1
Total 118 5
Al Rayyan 2007–08 QSL 20 0
2008–09 25 3
2009–10 20 0
2010–11 17 0
2011-12 15 1
2012-13 21 0
Total 118 4
Umm Salal SC 2013–14 QSL 6 0
Al Ahli 2014–15 24 0
2015–16 19 0
2016–17 18 1
Total 61 1
Career total 303 10

1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.

2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.

3Includes AFC Champions League.

References

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  1. ^ "QSL.com.qa - Younes Ali". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
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