| Ali Afif | |
| Full Name: | Ali Hassan Afif Yahya[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1988 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Doha, Qatar |
| Currentclub: | Umm Salal |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Position: | Left-back, midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Al Markhiya |
| Youthyears2: | 2002–2004 |
| Youthclubs2: | Al Sadd |
| Years1: | 2004–2012 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Years3: | 2012–2023 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs1: | Al Sadd |
| Clubs2: | → Lekhwiya (loan) |
| Clubs3: | Al-Duhail |
| Clubs4: | Umm Salal |
| Caps1: | 101 |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Caps3: | 161 |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2003–2005 |
| Nationalteam1: | Qatar U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2006–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Qatar |
| Nationalcaps2: | 54 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 8 |
| Club-Update: | 27 September 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 27 March 2024 |
Ali Hassan Afif Yahya (ar|علي حسن عفيف يحيى; born 20 January 1988) is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays for Umm Salal and the Qatar national team as a left-back.
Afif has six siblings.[2] His father, Hassan Afif, is of Somali descent and was born in Moshi, Tanzania.[3] His father previously played for Simba in Tanzania and Horseed in Somalia before relocating to Qatar and playing for Al Ittihad. He was later naturalized. After retiring, he managed Al Gharafa from 1986 till 1987 and Al Markhiya from 2001 till 2003 and 2006 till 2007.[4] [5] His mother, Fayza, comes from Yemen.[2]
He has a brother, Akram Afif, who is also a member of Qatar's football team. He currently plays for Al Sadd.
Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.[6]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 August 2008 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 5–0 | Friendly | |||
| 2. | 30 December 2008 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar | align=center | 5–2 | align=center | 5–2 | Friendly | ||
| 3. | 26 May 2009 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 2–1 | Friendly | ||
| 4. | 10 June 2009 | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 5. | 9 September 2009 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 6. | 14 October 2009 | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 2–2 | Friendly | |||
| 7. | 28 December 2009 | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 3–2 | Friendly | ||
| 8. | 5 September 2013 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | align=center | 3–0 | align=center | 3–0 | Friendly | ||
| 9. | 13 October 2013 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar | align=center | 6–0 | align=center | 6–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||
| 10. | 25 December 2018 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | Friendly |
2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23