Adel Al-Salimi

Adel Al-Salimi
Personal information
Full name Adel Ali Al-Salimi
Date of birth (1979-07-06) 6 July 1979
Place of birth Saada, Yemen
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
1992–1996 Al-Ahli San'a'
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2008 Al-Ahli San'a'
2004–2005 → Dhofar (loan)
2008–2009 Al-Rasheed Ta'izz
2009–2010 Al-Wahda San'a'
2009–2011 Al-Tilal
International career
2002 Yemen U23 3 (2)
2000–2004 Yemen[1] 25 (15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adel Ali Al-Salimi (Arabic: عادل السالمي, born 6 July 1979) is a Yemeni former footballer who played as a forward. His goal tally for the Yemeni national team is the second-best ever, behind Ali Al-Nono.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Yemen 200043
200165
200242
200395
200420
Total2515
Scores and results list Yemen's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Salimi goal.
List of international goals scored by Adel Al-Salimi[2]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 February 2000 Mohammed al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally, Kuwait    Nepal 3–0 3–0 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2 18 February 2000 Mohammed al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally, Kuwait  Bhutan 3–0 11–2 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3 7–2
4 7 April 2001 Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei  Brunei 2–0 5–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 4 May 2001 Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sanaa, Yemen  India 1–0 2–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 2–1
7 3–3
8 18 May 2001 Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 2–3 2–3 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 21 December 2002 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Bahrain 1–2 1–3 2002 Arab Cup
10 26 December 2002 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Saudi Arabia 1–0 2–2 2002 Arab Cup
11 10 October 2003 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Bhutan 5–0 8–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
12 8–0
13 15 October 2003 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Indonesia 1–0 2–2 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
14 17 October 2003 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Bhutan 4–0 4–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
15 30 December 2003 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Bahrain 1–1 1–5 16th Arabian Gulf Cup

Honours

Club

Al-Ahli San'a'

1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
2001, 2004
2004
2006

References

  1. ↑ FIFA playing records[link removed]
  2. 1 2 Adel Al-Salimi at National-Football-Teams.com