Ahmad Ajab

Ahmad Ajab

Personal information
Full name	Ahmad Saad Ajab Al-Azemi
Date of birth	(1984-05-13) May 13, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Al Sahel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Al-Sahel	54	(34)
2007–2015	Al-Qadisia	140	(56)
2009	→ Al-Shabab (loan)	6	(1)
2012–2013	→ Al-Salmiya (loan)	7	(1)
2014	→ Al-Nasr (loan)	6	(1)
Total		213	(93)
International career^‡
2005–2013	Kuwait	36	(17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 November 2013

Ahmad Ajab (Arabic: أحمد سعد عجب العازمي; born 13 May 1984) is a Kuwaiti footballer. After starting playing for Al-Sahel he moved to Al-Qadisia in July 2007.

Career

After moving to his new club, he was quickly crowned as the top scorer in 2007 Kuwaiti Premier League and was called up for the national team where he scored a hat-trick on his debut against Lebanon, he came from the bench after 50 minutes gone and the scoreline was 2–0 to Lebanon it finished with his hat-trick 2-3. He is currently in some fierce competition to be the World top scorer and Asia's Best Player of the Year. He helped his team to reach the second round of the AFC champions league.

International goals

Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 January 2008	Thamir Stadium, Al Salmiya	Lebanon	1–2	3–2	Friendly
2.				2–2
3.				3–2
4.	30 January 2008	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Oman	1–1	1–1
5.	26 March 2008	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City	Iran	1–2	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6.	23 May 2008	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Qatar	1–0	1–1	Friendly
7.	27 May 2008	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam	Saudi Arabia	1–1	1–2
8.	8 June 2008	Thamir Stadium, Al Salmiya	Syria	1–0	4–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
9.				2–1
10.				4–2
11.	14 June 2008		United Arab Emirates	1–2	2–3
12.				2–2
13.	18 November 2009	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta	Indonesia	1–1	1–1	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
14.	19 February 2010	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Syria	1–1	1–1	Friendly
15.	8 October 2010	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City	Bahrain	1–3	1–3
16.	12 October 2010		Vietnam	1–1	3–1
17.	8 November 2013		Malaysia	3–0	3–0

Personal life

Ahmad brothers, Khalid and Faisal, was also footballers.

External links

• Ahmad Ajab at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ahmad Ajab – FIFA competition record (archived)