Bandar Mohammed Mohammed Saeed Al-Ahbabi (Arabic:بندر محمد محمد سعيد الأحبابي) (born 9 July 1990) is an Emirati professional association footballer who plays for Al Ain.

Academic career

Bandar began playing football when he was ten years old, where his physical education teacher Ismail helped him enroll for Al Ain FC's youth academy. His future as a professional player was about to end at age 12, when his father withdrew him from the academy because of its influences on his grades. Despite this, his mother persuaded him to play again.

Bandar Al-Ahbabi

International career

On 23 February 2014, Al Ahbabi was called up the first time to the UAE senior team for a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Uzbekistan. He was left out of the starting line-up. On 11 June 2015, he made his debut with the national team in a 3–0 defeat to South Korea, starting the match and wearing the number 21 jersey.

Bandar Al-Ahbabi

Career statistic

Club

Notes

International goals

Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first.

Bandar Al-Ahbabi

Honours

Club

Al Ain

Arabian Gulf League (2): 2011–12, 2017–18, 2021–22

UAE League Cup (1): 2021–22

UAE President's Cup (1): 2017–18

AFC Champions League Runners-up: 2016

Arabian Gulf Super Cup Runners-up: 2018

FIFA Club World Cup Runners-up: 2018

Individual

AGL Player of the Month: October 2019

AGL Dream Team: 2018–19

AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019

References

External links

Emirati men's footballers

1990 births

Living people

Al Ain FC players

Al Dhafra FC players

Baniyas Club players

Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games

2019 AFC Asian Cup players

UAE Pro League players

Men's association football wingers

Asian Games competitors for the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates men's international footballers