1. Ali Abdullah Harib Al-Habsi is an Omani retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
18 Facts About Ali Al-Habsi
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Ali Al-Habsi played for the Oman national team for nearly two decades, from 2001 to 2019.
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Ali Al-Habsi's transfer from Lyn Oslo to Bolton Wanderers in January 2006 was a transfer highlighted in the Stevens inquiry report, in June 2007.
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Ali Al-Habsi did not make any first team appearances in his first year at Bolton.
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Ali Al-Habsi made his first Premier League start against Wigan Athletic.
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In July 2010, Ali Al-Habsi joined local rivals Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan.
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Ali Al-Habsi made his debut on 24 August 2010 in a League Cup match against Hartlepool United and made his League debut four days later against Tottenham Hotspur.
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Ali Al-Habsi started Wigan's FA Cup semi-final win over Millwall but was on the bench for the final itself.
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On 17 July 2017, Ali Al-Habsi moved to Al-Hilal for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.
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On 29 August 2019, Ali Al-Habsi moved to Championship side West Bromwich Albion on a free transfer, signing a deal until the end of the season with the West Midlands club.
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Ali Al-Habsi was released by the club in June 2020 without having made an appearance for the club.
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Ali Al-Habsi began playing in his native country 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.
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Ali Al-Habsi was called up for Oman, and played in all of their three group matches at the 2004 AFC Asian Cup in China and made four appearances for the team in their qualifying campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which they exited in the first group stage after finishing second in a group with Japan, India and Singapore.
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Ali Al-Habsi was Oman's first-choice goalkeeper at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, appearing in all of their three group matches.
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Ali Al-Habsi has appeared as main keeper in four consecutive Arabian Gulf Cups.
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Ali Al-Habsi kept a clean sheet throughout the 2009 tournament that Oman eventually won.
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On 5 January 2020, Ali Al-Habsi announced his retirement from international football.
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Ali Al-Habsi is a practising Muslim and has said that his faith plays a big part in his life.