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ShirtIsmail Matar (since 2026)TBC

Grupo C · Arab Cup

2025/26
2.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
5
Goals for
4
Goals against
4
Points
Goals scored per match · 7 of 16 in the competitionGoals1.00Shots on target per match · 10 of 16 in the competitionShots on target2.67Goals per 100 shots · 5 of 16 in the competitionConversion18%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 10 of 16 in the competitionClean sheets17%Average share of the ball · 12 of 16 in the competitionPossession46%Duels won over duels contested · 8 of 16 in the competitionDuels won50%

Compared with the 16 teams in Arab Cup in 2025/26.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 16 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.007.º
Shots on target2.6710.º
Conversion18%5.º
Clean sheets17%10.º
Possession46%12.º
Duels won50%8.º

Grupo A · Gulf Cup

2024/25
3.°
Position
3
Played
0
Won
3
Goals for
4
Goals against
2
Points
Goals scored per match · 5 of 8 in the competitionGoals1.00Shots on target per match · 2 of 8 in the competitionShots on target5.00Goals per 100 shots · 7 of 8 in the competitionConversion9%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 3 of 8 in the competitionClean sheets0%Average share of the ball · 3 of 8 in the competitionPossession58%Duels won over duels contested · 6 of 8 in the competitionDuels won49%

Compared with the 8 teams in Gulf Cup in 2024/25.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 8 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.005.º
Shots on target5.002.º
Conversion9%7.º
Clean sheets0%3.º
Possession58%3.º
Duels won49%6.º

Grupo C · Asian Cup

2023/24
2.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
5
Goals for
4
Goals against
4
Points
Goals scored per match · 8 of 24 in the competitionGoals1.50Shots on target per match · 7 of 24 in the competitionShots on target5.00Goals per 100 shots · 8 of 24 in the competitionConversion16%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 16 of 24 in the competitionClean sheets0%Average share of the ball · 6 of 24 in the competitionPossession53%Duels won over duels contested · 5 of 24 in the competitionDuels won53%

Compared with the 24 teams in Asian Cup in 2023/24.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 24 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.508.º
Shots on target5.007.º
Conversion16%8.º
Clean sheets0%16.º
Possession53%6.º
Duels won53%5.º

Grupo B · Gulf Cup

2022/23
4.°
Position
3
Played
0
Won
2
Goals for
4
Goals against
1
Points
Goals scored per match · 6 of 8 in the competitionGoals0.67Shots on target per match · 3 of 8 in the competitionShots on target4.00Goals per 100 shots · 6 of 8 in the competitionConversion9%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 6 of 8 in the competitionClean sheets0%Average share of the ball · 3 of 8 in the competitionPossession52%Duels won over duels contested · 5 of 8 in the competitionDuels won48%

Compared with the 8 teams in Gulf Cup in 2022/23.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 8 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals0.676.º
Shots on target4.003.º
Conversion9%6.º
Clean sheets0%6.º
Possession52%3.º
Duels won48%5.º

Grupo B · Arab Cup

2021/22
2.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
3
Goals for
2
Goals against
6
Points
Goals scored per match · 10 of 16 in the competitionGoals0.75Shots on target per match · 13 of 16 in the competitionShots on target3.00Goals per 100 shots · 9 of 15 in the competitionConversion10%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 10 of 16 in the competitionClean sheets25%Average share of the ball · 1 of 16 in the competitionPossession68%Duels won over duels contested · 7 of 16 in the competitionDuels won51%

Compared with the 16 teams in Arab Cup in 2021/22.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 16 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals0.7510.º
Shots on target3.0013.º
Conversion10%9.º
Clean sheets25%10.º
Possession68%1.º
Duels won51%7.º

Grupo A · Gulf Cup

2017/18
2.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
1
Goals for
0
Goals against
5
Points
Goals scored per match · 7 of 8 in the competitionGoals0.20Shots on target per match · 2 of 8 in the competitionShots on target3.60Goals per 100 shots · 7 of 7 in the competitionConversion3%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 1 of 8 in the competitionClean sheets100%Average share of the ball · 4 of 8 in the competitionPossession49%Duels won over duels contested · 5 of 8 in the competitionDuels won50%

Compared with the 8 teams in Gulf Cup in 2017/18.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 8 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals0.207.º
Shots on target3.602.º
Conversion3%7.º
Clean sheets100%1.º
Possession49%4.º
Duels won50%5.º

Trends

2024/25
1.50
Scored
1.25
Conceded
0%
Clean sheets
50%
Over 2.5 goals
Last 6
When they score76-90'

Squad

2024/25

Goalkeepers

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
55Ali KhaseifGoalkeeperUnited Arab Emirates391.87 m81 kgRight2010
40Adel Al HosaniGoalkeeperUnited Arab Emirates371.80 m73 kg-2017
22Hamad Al MeqbaaliGoalkeeperUnited Arab Emirates231.86 m83 kg-2024

Defenders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
16Marcus MeloniWing backBrazil261.73 m70 kgRight2026
5Ala ZouhirCentre backTunisia261.89 m83 kgRight2020
17Rúben CanedoFull backPortugal241.68 m64 kgLeft2026
31Sasa IvkovicDefenderSerbia331.92 m91 kgRight2025
3Kouame KouadioCentre backIvory Coast261.86 m85 kg-2021
3Lucas PimentaCentre backBrazil261.87 m85 kgRight2020

Midfielders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
19Khaled EbraheimFull backUnited Arab Emirates291.78 m77 kgRight2022
11Yahya Al GhassaniWingerUnited Arab Emirates281.78 m71 kgBoth2021
18Mohammad JumaMidfielderUnited Arab Emirates201.74 m67 kg-2024
24Majid RashidMidfielderUnited Arab Emirates261.80 m72 kgRight2021
15Harib AbdallaWingerUnited Arab Emirates231.72 m64 kgRight2021
14Yahia NaderDef. midfieldUnited Arab Emirates281.77 m74 kgRight2026
57Issam FaizMidfielderMorocco261.80 m80 kgRight2024
31Nicolás GiménezMidfielderArgentina301.79 m77 kgRight2023
11LuanzinhoMidfielderBrazil261.80 m80 kgRight2025

Forwards

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
11Richard AkonnorFull backGhana22---2022
21Sultan AdilForwardUnited Arab Emirates221.85 m76 kgLeft2022
7Ali SalehStrikerUnited Arab Emirates261.76 m70 kgRight2018
80Bruno ConceiçãoForwardBrazil251.82 m69 kg-2019
7Caio LucasWingerBrazil321.74 m75 kgRight2021