Abdulla Afifa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdullah Taleb Salah Jawad Afifa | ||
| Date of birth | April 5, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Ar-Rayyan, Qatar | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al Rayyan | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al Rayyan | |||
| ASPIRE Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008– | Al Rayyan | 29 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Al-Sailiya SC (loan) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Abdulla Afifa (born 4 May 1991 in Ar-Rayyan) is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Al Rayyan SC. In the 2011–12 of the Qatar Stars League, he won the post-season award of Best Young Player.[1]
Personal life
Born in Ar-Rayyan to Syed Taleb, Afifa started playing for the Al Rayyan SC youth teams from a young age. His father was an amateur football player, his uncle was part of the historic 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship in which Qatar finished runners-up, and his older brother was also a footballer who retired due to injury. He moved from Al Rayyan's youth teams to ASPIRE Academy in 2004, a year before it was officially inaugurated.[2]
Honors
Individual
QFA Best Player U-23
- Winner (1): 2012
References
- ↑ "Brazilian attacking midfielder Rodrigo Tabata wins Qatar's best player award". Goal.com. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ↑ "Homegrown hero upholds family values". Doha Stadium Plus. 8 August 2012.
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