1. Ahmed Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al-Junaibi is an Emirati footballer who plays as a forward for Al Bataeh and United Arab Emirates national team.
19 Facts About Ahmed Khalil
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In 2006, Ahmed won the 2006 GCC U-17 Championship with UAE U17, in which he was top scorer with five goals.
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Ahmed Khalil was named the most promising Arab Player of the Year by Al-Ahram and Al Hadath magazines and Asian Young Footballer of the Year.
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In 2009, Ahmed Khalil led UAE U20 to the Quarter-finals in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and scored two goals in the tournament, and was named for the second consecutive time Al-Ahram Most promising Arab player of the Year and nominee of the Asian Young Footballer of the Year for two times.
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In 2010, Ahmed Khalil continued his outstanding performance, by leading UAE Olympic football team to win the 2010 GCC U-23 Championship by scoring five goals in the tournament and win the top scorer, and for the first ever football silver medal in UAE history at the Asian Games and scored three goals in the tournament.
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Ahmed Khalil was named the Best Young Athlete Player of the Year by Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award.
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Ahmed Khalil won the Asian Footballer of the Year in 2015 after leading his club to the final of the AFC Champions League and UAE to the third-place in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
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Ahmed Khalil was born on 8 June 1991 in Sharjah, descended from a family of footballers.
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Ahmed Khalil's father, Khalil Sebait, is a former player for an old football club during his time in Kuwait and his brothers Fahd, Fouad, Faisal, Fathi, Mohamed, and finally Ahmed, all of whom played for Al Ahli.
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On 30 March 2010, against Al-Hilal in the AFC Champions League, Ahmed Khalil scored a goal in the 42nd minute, before the end of the first half.
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On 24 June 2009 news spread that Ahmed Khalil will move to the Premier League after what Sulaiman Al-Fahim said that Portsmouth is in need the services of Ahmed Khalil.
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Ahmed Khalil is one of the few who have played for 3 national team at the same time,.
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Ahmed Khalil has been playing for the U-20 since he was just 15 in 2006, and has made over 70 appearances for UAE at junior levels, as well as 13 appearances for the senior team.
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Ahmed Khalil was named Player of the tournament and awarded the Golden Boot with four goals.
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Ahmed Khalil scored six of his side's seven tournament goals, an amazing feat that cemented him as the runner-up for the tournament Golden Boot.
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Ahmed Khalil failed to make an impact in the Asian Cup; his performance was so disappointing and did not score any goal.
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Ahmed Khalil was included in Mahdi Ali's squad to participate in 2012 Summer Olympics in the country's first appearance.
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UAE finished at the bottom of the group and Ahmed Khalil failed to score in the tournament.
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Ahmed Khalil was named in United Arab Emirates' final squad for 2015 AFC Asian Cup, held in Australia.