Ali Al Habsi
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| Ali Al Habsi | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Abdullah Harib Al Habsi | |
| Date of birth | December 30, 1981 (age 25) | |
| Place of birth | Muscat, Oman | |
| Height | 6ft 5in | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Bolton Wanderers F.C. | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| ?-1998 | Al Nasr | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998-2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2006-present |
Al-Midhaibi Al Nasr Lyn Bolton Wanderers |
? (?) ? (?) 49 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| Oman | ||
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ali Abdullah Harib Al Habsi (Arabic: علي بن عبد الله بن حارب الحبسي, born December 30, 1981 in Muscat, Oman) is an Omani goalkeeper who plays football for Bolton Wanderers in England.
[edit] Club career
Al-Habsi played three seasons for Norwegian club F.C. Lyn Oslo, and was voted Arab Goalkeeper of the Year and Norwegian Goalkeeper of the Year in 2004. He finished his Lyn career with a third-place finish in the league - his goalkeeping abilities being one of the main reasons behind this good finish.
Bolton Manager Sam Allardyce said: "It is very satisfying to finally sign Ali. We've been monitoring his development for quite some time and I am delighted that he has selected us ahead of a number of other high profile clubs who were keen to sign him."
Ali did not make any first team appearances in his first year at Bolton, though he was on the bench a number of times, and played regularly for the reserve side.
[edit] International career
Ali started playing in his native Oman at the age of seventeen, and joined the ranks of the Oman under-19s squad, before he was spotted by John Burridge in 2001. Due to the difficulty of securing a work permit, he was unable to join the top English league.
[edit] External links
| Bolton Wanderers F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Al Habsi | 2 Hunt | 4 Nolan | 5 Méïté | 6 Speed | 7 Stelios | 8 Campo | 9 Pedersen | 11 Gardner | 12 Walker | 14 Davies | 15 Thompson | 16 Andranik | 17 Fortune | 21 Diouf | 22 Jääskeläinen | 23 Tal | 24 O'Brien | 25 Faye | 26 Ben Haim | 27 César | 29 Harsányi | 31 Sinclair | 39 Anelka | 41 Fojut | 46 Jamieson | Manager: Allardyce |
