Younes Ali

Younes Ali Rahmati (Persian: یونس‌علی رحمتی; born 3 January 1983) is a Qatari football coach and a former player who is the currently head coach of Qatar Stars League club Al-Rayyan. He played as a midfielder and was a member of the Qatar national football team.

Younes Ali

Personal information
Full name	Younes Ali Rahmati
Date of birth	(1983-01-03) 3 January 1983
Place of birth	Doha, Qatar
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Rayyan (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2007	Al Ahli	118	(5)
2007–2013	Al-Rayyan	118	(4)
2013–2014	Umm Salal SC	6	(0)
2014–2017	Al Ahli	61	(1)
International career
2003–2013	Qatar	29	(1)
Managerial career
2019–2020	Al-Markhiya
2020–2021	Qatar SC
2021–2024	Al-Arabi
2024–	Al-Rayyan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ali is nicknamed "Guardiola" because he used to play alongside Pep Guardiola, whom he considered his role model, in Al Ahli.

Club career statistics

Statistics accurate as of 21 May 2019

Club	Season	League	League		Cup1		League Cup2		Continental3		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al Ahli	2000–01	QSL	16	0
	2001–02		0	0
	2002–03		14	2
	2003–04		15	0
	2004–05		22	2
	2005–06		26	0
	2006–07		25	1
	Total		118	5
Al Rayyan	2007–08	QSL	20	0
	2008–09		25	3
	2009–10		20	0
	2010–11		17	0
	2011-12		15	1
	2012-13		21	0
	Total		118	4
Umm Salal SC	2013–14	QSL	6	0
Al Ahli	2014–15		24	0
	2015–16		19	0
	2016–17		18	1
	Total		61	1
Career total			303	10

¹Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.

²Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.

³Includes AFC Champions League.

External links

• Player profile - doha-2006.com
• Younes Ali – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Player profile - QSL.com.qa Archived 2012-04-03 at the Wayback Machine