| Ali Saleh | |
| Full Name: | Ali Saleh Ali Saleh Amro |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 2000[1] |
| Birth Place: | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Height: | 1.76 m[2] |
| Position: | Winger, forward |
| Currentclub: | Al-Wasl |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Al Wasl |
| Years1: | 2016– |
| Clubs1: | Al Wasl |
| Caps1: | 172 |
| Goals1: | 37 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | United Arab Emirates U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam2: | United Arab Emirates |
| Nationalcaps2: | 37 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 01:12, 23 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:34, 28 January 2024 (UTC) |
Ali Saleh Ali Saleh Amro (born 22 January 2000), or simply Ali Saleh (Arabic: علي صالح), is an Emirati professional footballer who plays for Emirati club Al Wasl and the UAE national team.
On 4 January 2024, Saleh was named in the UAE's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[3]
He was born in Dubai, with a Scottish mother and an Emirati father, accrediting his family as the driving force for his football passion. He is a fan of Manchester United and stated that he would love to play in the English Premier League one day, having taken a week training in the boot camp of the club and posting photo with fellow Scottish manager Alex Ferguson.[4] [5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[6] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al Wasl | 2015–16 | UPL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1[8] | 1 | 25 | 7 | |||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 142 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 178 | 40 | |||
Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 August 2019 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | 5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly | |||
| 2 | 12 November 2020 | Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3–2 | 3–2 | ||||
| 3. | 30 November 2021 | Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–1 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup | |
| 4. | 21 March 2024 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 5. | 6 June 2024 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia | align=center | 3–0 | align=center | 4–0 |