| Ali Auglah | |
| Fullname: | Ali Auglah Al-Mousawi |
| Birth Date: | 11 March 2002[1] |
| Birth Place: | Auburn, New South Wales, Australia |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Al-Naft |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Marconi Stallions |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps1: | 37 |
| Goals1: | 18 |
| Clubs1: | Western Sydney Wanderers NPL |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| Years3: | 2022–2024 |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Clubs3: | Macarthur FC |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Clubs4: | Northbridge FC |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Clubs5: | Al-Naft |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 10 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11 January 2020 |
Ali Auglah Al-Mousawi (born 11 March 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Iraq Stars League club Al-Naft.
Auglah was born on 11 March 2002[1] at Auburn Hospital in the western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales to Iraqi parents,[2] who came to Australia as refugees in 1998.[3] [4] Auglah was raised in Granville[5] and began playing football at the age of five with his two older brothers.[6] [4] He joined National Premier Leagues (NPL) club Marconi in their under-12s before signing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2016 after impressing Wanderers' head of youth Ian Crook in his under-13s Grand Final.[7] [4] [8]
After signing for the Wanderers in late-2016,[8] Auglah was one of eight players to receive financial support by the Wanderers, which covered registration fees, scholarship plaques and professional media training.[9] He was registered in the senior National Premier Leagues and A-League Youth squad in 2019.[10]
Auglah was also called into the first-team squad under Carl Robinson,[11] and made his professional debut on 11 January 2020 in a 2–0 away defeat to Wellington Phoenix.[12] He departed the club in 2022,[13] moving to Iraq for a career break from football.[4]
On 12 December 2022, Auglah was announced to have signed with Bulls FC Academy, the reserve side of Macarthur FC.[14] He made his club debut at Campbelltown Sports Stadium on 28 January 2023 in a 2–2 league draw with Western United.[1] Subsequently, he signed his first professional contract on 17 March 2023, committing to a two-year deal with Macarthur.[5]
On 22 September 2023, Auglah scored his first professional goal in the 2023–24 AFC Cup, netting the third goal of a 3–0 opening group match victory over Shan United.[15] [16] After accumulating 442 minutes in the A-League by 4 November,[17] Auglah scored his first league goal, the winning goal in the 93rd-minute of a 1–0 win against Western United.[18] [19] [20]
Auglah scored his third goal of the season in the 93rd minute of a 3–0 victory over Cebu in the final group match of the AFC Cup on 14 December.[21] [22] Macarthur FC finished top of the group, allowing them to advance to the knockout round in February 2024.[21] [22]
Born in Auburn, New South Wales, Auglah represented the Australian national under-17 team in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[23] [24] [25] [26] [27]