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{{Short description|Qatari footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ali Afif
| image = KOR-QAT 20190125 Asian Cup15.jpg
| caption = Afif with [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] at the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]]
| full_name = Ali Hassan Afif Yahya<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2011/pdf/FCWC_2011_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=1 |date=11 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119163204/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2011/pdf/FCWC_2011_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=19 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1988|01|20}}
| birth_place = [[Doha]], Qatar
| height = {{height|m=1.72|precision=0}}
| currentclub =  [[Umm Salal SC|Umm Salal]]
| clubnumber = 20
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Left-back]], [[midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Al-Markhiya Sports Club|Al Markhiya]]
| youthyears2 = 2002–2004
| youthclubs2 = [[Al-Sadd Sports Club|Al Sadd]]
| years1 = 2004–2012
| years2 = 2012
| years3 = 2012–2023
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs1 = [[Al-Sadd Sports Club|Al Sadd]]
| clubs2 = → [[Lekhwiya]] (loan)
| clubs3 = [[Al-Duhail SC|Al-Duhail]]
| clubs4 = [[Umm Salal SC|Umm Salal]]
| caps1 = 101
| caps2 = 4
| caps3 = 161
| caps4 = 20
| goals1 = 28
| goals2 = 2
| goals3 = 20
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2003–2005
| nationalteam1 = [[Qatar national under-17 football team|Qatar U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2006–2019
| nationalteam2 = [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]]
| nationalcaps2 = 54
| nationalgoals2 = 8
| club-update = 27 September 2024
| nationalteam-update = 27 March 2024
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|QAT}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[2019 AFC Asian Cup|UAE 2019]]|[[2019 AFC Asian Cup squads#Qatar|Team]]}}
}}

'''Ali Hassan Afif Yahya''' ({{langx|ar|عَلِيّ حَسَن عَفِيف يَحْيَى}}; born 20 January 1988) is a [[Qatar]]i [[Association football|footballer]]. He currently plays for [[Umm Salal SC|Umm Salal]] and the [[Qatar national football team|Qatar national team]] as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|left-back]].

==Personal==
Afif has six siblings.<ref name="eupen">{{cite web|url=http://as-eupen.be/torgefaehrlicher-teamplayer/|title=Akram Afif bleibt bescheiden: "Es ist nicht wichtig, dass Akram gewinnt, sondern, dass die AS Eupen gewinnt"|publisher=KAS Eupen|date=13 February 2015|access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref> His father, [[Hassan Afif]], is of Somali descent and was born in Moshi, [[Tanzania]].<ref name="koora">{{cite web|url=http://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=28078270|title=من أجل عيون "الغرافة يونايتد"..عفيف يروي قصة الهروب من الهورسيد عبر كلمنجارو إلى الدوحة (Interview with Hassan Afif)|publisher=Kooora.com|date=17 May 2011|language=ar|access-date=21 August 2012}}</ref> His father previously played for [[Simba S.C.|Simba]] in Tanzania and [[Horseed FC|Horseed]] in [[Somalia]] before relocating to Qatar and playing for [[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=6786|title=Kooora Archive|publisher=Kooora.com|date=21 November 2001|language=ar|access-date=21 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.net/news/pages/93011c22-8e92-4efb-98ff-40eb0b9a8249|script-title=ar:السد يهزم الاتفاق ويستعيد صدارة الدوري القطري|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=8 February 2003|language=ar|access-date=21 August 2012}}</ref> His mother, Fayza, comes from Yemen.<ref name="eupen"/>

He has a brother, [[Akram Afif]], who is also a member of [[Qatar national football team|Qatar's football team]]. He currently plays for [[Al Sadd SC|Al Sadd]].

==International career==

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/23050/Ali_Hassan_Afif.html|title=Afif, Ali Hassan|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 20 August 2008 || [[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Doha]], [[Qatar]] || {{fb|TJK}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 5–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. || 30 December 2008 || [[Thani bin Jassim Stadium]], Doha, Qatar || {{fb|LBY|1977}} || align=center | '''5'''–2 || align=center | 5–2 || Friendly
|-
| 3. || 26 May 2009 || [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], Doha, Qatar || {{fb|KSA}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 2–1 || Friendly
|-
| 4. || 10 June 2009 || [[International Stadium Yokohama]], [[Yokohama]], [[Japan]] || {{fb|JPN}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–1 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 5. || 9 September 2009 || Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar || {{fb|OMA}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 6. || 14 October 2009 || [[Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo]], [[Paris]], [[France]] || {{fb|COD}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 2–2 || Friendly
|-
| 7. || 28 December 2009 || [[Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium]], Doha, Qatar || {{fb|IRN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 3–2 || Friendly
|-
| 8. || 5 September 2013 || Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar || {{fb|MRI}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || Friendly
|-
| 9. || 13 October 2013 || Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar || {{fb|YEM}} || align=center | '''6'''–0 || align=center | 6–0 || [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| 10. || 25 December 2018 || Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar || {{fb|KGZ}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 || Friendly
|}

==Honours==
===Club===
;Al-Sadd
*[[Qatar Stars League]]: [[2003–04 Qatar Stars League|2003–04]], [[2005–06 Qatar Stars League|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Qatar Stars League|2006–07]]
*[[Qatar Emir Cup]]: [[Qatar Emir Cup|2005]], [[Qatar Emir Cup|2007]]
*[[Qatar Cup]]: [[Qatar Cup|2006]], [[Qatar Cup|2007]], [[Qatar Cup|2008]]
*[[Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup]]: [[Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup|2006]]
*[[Qatari Stars Cup]]: [[Qatari Stars Cup|2010]]
*[[AFC Champions League]]: [[2011 AFC Champions League|2011]]
*[[FIFA Club World Cup]] bronze medalist: [[2011 FIFA Club World Cup|2011]]

;Al-Duhail
*[[Qatar Stars League]]: [[2011–12 Qatar Stars League|2011–12]], [[2013–14 Qatar Stars League|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Qatar Stars League|2014–15]], [[2016–17 Qatar Stars League|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Qatar Stars League|2017–18]], [[2019–20 Qatar Stars League|2019–20]], [[2022–23 Qatar Stars League|2022–23]]
*[[Qatar Emir Cup]]: [[Qatar Emir Cup|2016]], [[Qatar Emir Cup|2018]], [[2019 Emir of Qatar Cup|2019]], [[2022 Emir of Qatar Cup|2022]]
*[[Qatar Cup]]: [[Qatar Cup|2013]], [[Qatar Cup|2015]], [[Qatar Cup|2018]], [[Qatar Cup|2023]]
*[[Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup]]: [[Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup|2015]], [[Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup|2016]]

===International===
;Qatar
*[[AFC Asian Cup]]: [[2019 AFC Asian Cup|2019]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{soccerway|10923}}
*{{NFT player|pid=23050}}
*[http://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=6986357 كــــووورة قطـــريــــة تلتقي بالنجــمـ الواعــد علي حســن العــفيــفــ (Interview)] {{in lang|ar}}

{{Umm Salal SC squad}}
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[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
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[[Category:Footballers from Doha]]
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