| Ashadh Ali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Native Name: | އަސްހަދު ޢަލީ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office1: | Minister of State for Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President1: | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor1: | Ali Umar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term Start1: | 6 December 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party: | Maldivian Democratic Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 1.80 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1986 9, df=yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Addu City, Maldives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality: | Maldivian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ashad Ali (born 14 September 1986), nicknamed Adey or Adubarey, is a Maldivian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Valencia. He was a member of the Maldives national football team.
Ashad started his career at Victory Sports Club. He later joined VB Sports Club before joining the newly promoted side BG Sports Club[1]
In 2018, he signed a one-year deal with Club Green Streets.[2]
Scores and results list the Maldives' goal tally first.[3]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 December 2009 | align=center | 5–1 | align=center | 5–1 | 2009 SAFF Championship | |||
| 2. | 23 March 2011 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–1 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
Adey gained global notability after simulating a fall prior to the run up of a penalty shootout in the third place match of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup against Afghanistan, deceiving goalkeeper Mansur Faqiryar.[4] The match was won 7–8 to the Maldives.[5]
A similar move was pulled off by Thomas Müller later that year during the 2014 FIFA World Cup (Germany v Algeria). In the 88th minute, Thomas Müller deceptively stumbled while lining up the kick, before getting up and running through the Algerian wall. A few days later, Müller admitted to a German TV reporter that the free kick was a designed play.[6]