Mahira Ali Mohmed Ali El Danbouki (born 1 November 1997) is an Egyptian footballer who plays for FC Kryvbas in the Ukrainian Women's League. She has been a member of the Egypt women's national team.

Mahira Ali
Ali in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mahira Ali Mohmed Ali El Danbouki
Date of birth (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Mansoura, Egypt[1]
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
FC Kryvbas
Number 74
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Oakville Blue Devils 21 (34)
2019–2020 Aimz Academy Egypt
2020–2022 El Gouna FC
2022–2023 Wadi Degla SC
2023– FC Kryvbas 2 (1)
International career
2016– Egypt 35+ (2+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022

Club career

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In 2018 she joined the Oakville Blue Devils in League1 Ontario. She scored her first goal in her debut on June 10, 2018, against West Ottawa SC.[2] On July 21, she scored five goals in an 11–0 victory over Darby FC.[3] On August 11, she scored four goals in a 6–1 victory over Aurora FC.[4] In 2018, she won the award for Goal of the Year and was named a league First Team All-Star.[5] She scored 16 goals in just 8 games during her first season with the Blue Devils.[6][7] On May 31, 2019, she scored a hat trick against North Mississauga SC,[8] and four goals on June 23 against DeRo United FC.[9] She was again named a league First Team All-Star in 2019, after scoring 18 goals in 13 league games (adding 1 goal in five playoff matches).[10][11] She won the league title with Oakville in 2019 becoming one of the first Egyptian women, along with teammate Rana Hamdy to win a domestic league title.[12]

In 2019/20, she played with AIMZ Egypt, winning the Best Player in the Egyptian Women's Premier League award.[13]

In 2021, she won the inaugural Egyptian Women's Cup with El Gouna.[14]

In August 2022, she signed with Wadi Degla SC.[15] She helped the side qualify for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League, recording two assists (one in each match) in the qualifying tournament.[16]

In March 2023, she joined Ukrainian Women's League club FC Kryvbas on an 18 month contract.[17][18] She eventually was able to join the club in Ukraine in mid-May.[19]

International career

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Ali has represented Egypt at the U16, U17, and U18 levels.[13]

Ali represents the Egypt women's national team since 2016.[20] She scored in March 2016 against Libya.[21]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 October 2022 Police Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt   Jordan 1–0 1–0 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ "Mahira LTA profile". LTA Agency.
  2. ^ Cerjanec, Robert (11 June 2018). "Brace For Lawes Gets Oakville All Three Points Over West Ottawa". League1 Ontario.
  3. ^ Cheng, Jonathan (23 July 2018). "Five For Ali, Three For Stratigakis, As Oakville Dismantle Darby 11-0". League1 Ontario.
  4. ^ Ghaffaribarzi, Mahdi (12 August 2018). "Four For Ali Against Aurora Puts Oakville Forward Top Of Golden Boot Race". League1 Ontario.
  5. ^ "Top 2018 Performers Recognized At Year-End Awards Gala". League1 Ontario. 26 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Building a Winning Culture". Blue Devils FC.
  7. ^ "Mahira Ali 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  8. ^ "Darby Sinks The Strikers, Blue Devils Pummel North Miss". League1 Ontario. 1 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Big Wins For Vaughan, Oakville Women At Top Of Table". League1 Ontario. 24 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Mahira Ali 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  11. ^ "Men's And Women's 2019 First, Second And Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. 30 September 2019.
  12. ^ Nabil, Dina (15 August 2019). "الحجاب ليس عائقًا .. قصة أول محترفتين مصريتين تتوجان بلقب لكرة القدم" [The veil is not an obstacle.. the story of the first two Egyptian professionals to win a football title]. Al-Dustour (in Arabic).
  13. ^ a b "Mahira signs with LTA". LTA Agency. 26 January 2021.
  14. ^ Oluwaseun Babatunde, Oyediji (13 June 2021). "El Gouna wins first Egyptian women's league title". Kick 442.
  15. ^ "Mahira signs with Wadi Degla". LTA Agency. 11 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Mahira Ali qualified for the CAF WCL 2022". LTA Agency. 23 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Mahira joins Kryvbas". LTA Agency. 25 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Синтія Мусунгу і Махіра Алі - зіркові новачки ЖФК "Кривбас"!" [Cynthia Musungu and Mahira Ali are star newcomers of Kryvbas FC!]. FC Kryvbas (in Ukrainian). 21 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Махіра Алі прибула до Кривого Рогу" [Mahira Ali arrived in Kryvyi Rih]. FC Kryvbas (in Ukrainian). 18 May 2023.
  20. ^ Nawar, Maya (24 November 2016). "Egypt marks its first victory at CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations". Daily News Egypt.
  21. ^ "Africa: Egypt Tears Into Libya As Botswana Find Their Stripes". All Africa. 7 March 2016.
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