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{{short description|Omani footballer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Family name hatnote|Al-Ajmi|lang=Arabic}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Ismail Al-Ajmi
| image          = 
| fullname       = Ismail Sulaiman Ashoor Al-Ajmi
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1984|06|09|df=yes}}
| birth_place    = [[Al-Khaburah]], [[Oman]]
| height         = 1.73 m
| position       = [[forward (association football)|Center Forward]]
| currentclub    = [[Al-Nahda Club (Oman)|Al-Nahda]]
| clubnumber     = 
| youthyears1    = 2001–2004 | youthclubs1 = [[Al-Khaboora SC|Al-Khaboora]]
| years1         = 2004–2006 | clubs1 = [[Muscat Club|Muscat]]                | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 2 
| years2         = 2006–2007 | clubs2 = [[Al-Shamal Sports Club|Al-Shamal]]   | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 12 
| years3         = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = [[Umm Salal SC|Umm Salal]]            | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 6 
| years4         = 2008–2011 | clubs4 = [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]]               | caps4 = ?  | goals4 = 24 
| years5         = 2011–2012 | clubs5 = [[Kazma Sporting Club|Kazma]]         | caps5 = 20 | goals5 = 8 
| years6         = 2012–2013 | clubs6 = [[Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah)|Al-Faisaly]] | caps6 = 26 | goals6 = 7
| years7         = 2013–2014 | clubs7 = [[Al-Nasr SC (Kuwait)|Al-Nasr]]       | caps7 = ?  | goals7 = 9
| years8         = 2014      | clubs8 = [[Saham SC|Saham]]                    | caps8 = ?  | goals8 = 0
| years9         = 2015–2016    | clubs9 = [[Al-Nahda Club (Oman)|Al-Nahda]]            | caps9 =    | goals9 = 
| years10         = 2016–2017    | clubs10 = [[Al-Khaboora SC|Al-Khaboora]]
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2014 | nationalteam1 = [[Oman national football team|Oman]] | nationalcaps1 = 84 | nationalgoals1 = 15
}}

'''Ismail Sulaiman Ashoor Al-Ajmi''' ({{langx|ar|إِسْمَاعِيل سُلَيْمَان عَاشُور الْعَجَمِيّ}}; born 9 June 1984), commonly known as '''Ismail Al-Ajmi''', is an [[Oman]]i [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Al-Nahda Club (Oman)|Al-Nahda Club]] in [[Oman Professional League]].<ref>{{NFT player|id=13214|name=Ismail Sulaiman Al-Ajmi|accessdate=}}</ref>

==Club career==

===Muscat===
In the [[2005–06 Omani League]], Ismail was given the 'Top Scorer' award for a total of 12 goals and hence helping his club to win the overall Championship.

===Kuwait===
Ismail's most valuable goal for [[Kuwait SC]] came in the [[2009 AFC Cup Final|Final]] of [[2009 AFC Cup|the 2009 AFC Cup]]. The goal was scored seconds before the referee's whistle. This goal meant that is the Champion of the [[AFC Cup|AFC Cup of 2009]].

===Saham===
On 25 September 2014, he signed a one-year contract with [[2014 GCC Champions League]] runners-up [[Saham SC]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://lo3btna.com/?p=24676 | title= اسماعيل العجمي قريب من التوقيع لنادي صحم | publisher= Lo3btna.com | access-date= 26 January 2015 | archive-date= 28 January 2015 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112619/http://lo3btna.com/?p=24676 | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://lo3btna.com/?p=25347 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150128131859/http://lo3btna.com/?p=25347 | url-status= dead | archive-date= 28 January 2015 | title= مصدر موثوق لـ"لعبتنا" يؤكد بأن العجمي قريب من نادي صحم | publisher= Lo3btna.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://lo3btna.com/?p=25602 | title= تأكيدا لما تم نشره سابقا العجمي يوقع لنادي صحم | publisher= Lo3btna.com | access-date= 26 January 2015 | archive-date= 17 February 2015 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150217234739/http://lo3btna.com/?p=25602 | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://lo3btna.com/?p=25626 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150217194107/http://lo3btna.com/?p=25626 | url-status= dead | archive-date= 17 February 2015 | title= رسمياً:صحم يوقع مع إسماعيل العجمي | publisher= Lo3btna.com }}</ref>

===Al-Nahda===
On 28 January 2015, he signed a six-month contract with [[2014–15 Oman Professional League]] champions, [[Al-Nahda Club (Oman)|Al-Nahda Club]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://lo3btna.com/?p=29578 | title= اسماعيل العجمي ينتقل الى صفوف نادي النهضة العماني | publisher= Lo3btna.com | access-date= 29 January 2015 | archive-date= 4 March 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110525/http://lo3btna.com/?p=29578 | url-status= dead }}</ref>

==International career==

===Arabian Gulf Cup===
Ismail has made appearances in the [[18th Arabian Gulf Cup]], the [[19th Arabian Gulf Cup]], the [[20th Arabian Gulf Cup]] and the [[21st Arabian Gulf Cup]].

===AFC Asian Cup===
Ismail has made appearances in the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]], the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]], the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] and the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification]].

In the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]],<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/international/asia/asian-cup-qualification/-2007-indonesia--malaysia--thailand--vietnam/qualifying/r3140/ | title= ASIAN CUP QUALIFICATION 2007 | publisher= soccerway.com}}</ref> he scored four goals, a goal in a 3-0 win over [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]],<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2006/03/01/asia/asian-cup-qualification/oman/jordan/346928/ | title= OMAN VS. JORDAN 3 - 0 | publisher= soccerway.com}}</ref> a goal in a 4-1 win over [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]],<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2006/08/16/asia/asian-cup-qualification/pakistan/oman/346929/ | title= PAKISTAN VS. OMAN 1 - 4 | publisher= soccerway.com}}</ref> a goal in the return leg in a 5-0 win over [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2006/09/06/asia/asian-cup-qualification/oman/pakistan/346931/ | title= OMAN VS. PAKISTAN 5 - 0 | publisher= soccerway.com}}</ref> and another in a 2-1 win over the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2006/10/11/asia/asian-cup-qualification/oman/united-arab-emirates/346934/ | title= OMAN VS. UAE 2 - 1 | publisher= soccerway.com}}</ref> hence helping his team to qualify for the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]]. [[Badar Al-Maimani]] scored one and the only goal of Oman in the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]] in a 1-1 draw against [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2007/07/08/asia/asian-cup/australia/oman/441547/?ICID=PL_MS_02 | title= AUSTRALIA VS. OMAN 1 - 1 | publisher= soccerway.com}}</ref> In the tournament, Oman won two points in a 1-1 draw against [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] and in a 0-0 draw against [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2007/07/16/asia/asian-cup/oman/iraq/441565/?ICID=PL_MS_06 | title= OMAN VS. IRAQ 0 - 0 | publisher= soccerway.com}}</ref> and hence failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/international/asia/asian-cup/2007-indonesia---malaysia---thailand---vietnam/group-stage/r4522/ | title= ASIAN CUP 2007 | publisher= soccerway.com}}</ref>

In the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]], he played in six matches and scored one goal in a 2-1 win over [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/01/06/asia/asian-cup-qualification/indonesia/oman/651555/ | title= INDONESIA VS. OMAN 1 - 2 | publisher= soccerway.com}}</ref> But Oman failed to qualify for the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/international/asia/asian-cup-qualification/2011-qatar/qualifying-round/r7022/ | title= ASIAN CUP QUALIFICATION 2011 | publisher= soccerway.com}}</ref>

He made four appearances in the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] but failed to score a single goal. He again helped his team to qualify for the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]] by finishing at the top of the Group A.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.afcasiancup.com/qualification-schedule/en/ | title= ASIAN CUP QUALIFICATION 2015 | publisher= afcasiancup.com | access-date= 2014-03-27 | archive-date= 2014-03-15 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140315073754/http://www.afcasiancup.com/qualification-schedule/en/ | url-status= dead }}</ref>

===FIFA World Cup Qualification===
Ismail has made seven appearances in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] and fifteen in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].

He scored two goals in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]], one in a 1-0 win over [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/03/26/asia/wc-qualifying-asia/thailand/oman/537199/ | title= THAILAND VS. OMAN 0 - 1 | publisher= soccerway.com}}</ref> and another in a 1-1 draw against [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/06/14/asia/wc-qualifying-asia/bahrain/oman/537232/ | title= BAHRAIN VS. OMAN 1 - 1 | publisher= soccerway.com}}</ref>

He scored two goals in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]], one in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|second round of FIFA World Cup qualification]] in a 2-0 win over [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/07/23/asia/wc-qualifying-asia/oman/myanmar/1100673/?ICID=PL_MS_15 | title= OMAN VS. MYANMAR 2 - 0 | publisher= soccerway.com}}</ref> and another in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round|fourth round of FIFA World Cup qualification]] in a 1-0 win over [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257777/match=300191860/index.html | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130608004045/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257777/match=300191860/index.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= June 8, 2013 | title= Oman VS Iraq 1-0 Match Report | publisher= fifa.com}}</ref> Oman entered the last game of group play with a chance to qualify for at least the playoff-round, but a 1-0 loss to Jordan eliminated them from contention.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257777/match=300191847/index.html | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130609055501/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257777/match=300191847/index.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= June 9, 2013 | title= Jordan VS Oman 1-0 Match Report | publisher= fifa.com}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Division
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental<ref group=lower-alpha>Includes appearances in the [[AFC Cup]]</ref>
!colspan="2"|Other<ref group=lower-alpha>Includes appearances in the [[GCC Champions League]] and Club Friendlies</ref>
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Muscat Club|Muscat]]
|[[2005–06 Omani League|2005-06]]
|rowspan="1"|[[Omani League]]
||11||2||2||2||0||0||0||0||13||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!11!!2!!2!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!13!!4
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Al-Shamal Sports Club|Al-Shamal]]
|[[2006–07 Qatar Stars League|2006–07]]
|rowspan="1"|[[Qatar Stars League]]
||20||12||0||0||0||0||0||0||20||12
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!20!!12!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!20!!12
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Umm Salal SC|Umm Salal]]
|[[2007–08 Qatar Stars League|2007–08]]
|rowspan="1"|[[Qatar Stars League]]
||17||6||2||2||0||0||0||0||19||8
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!17!!6!!2!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!19!!8
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]]
|[[2008–09 Kuwaiti Premier League|2008–09]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Kuwaiti Premier League]]
||-||4||-||5||-||3||-||0||-||9
|-
|[[2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League|2009–10]]
||-||13||-||7||-||0||-||3||-||26
|-
|[[2010–11 Kuwaiti Premier League|2010–11]]
||-||7||-||3||7||2||-||0||-||12
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!-!!24!!-!!15!!-!!5!!-!!3!!-!!47
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Kazma Sporting Club|Kazma]]
|[[2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League|2011–12]]
|rowspan="1"|[[Kuwaiti Premier League]]
||-||8||-||9||5||1||0||1||-||19
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!-!!8!!-!!9!!5!!1!!0!!1!!-!!19
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah)|Al-Faisaly]]
|[[2012–13 Saudi Professional League|2012–13]]
|rowspan="1"|[[Saudi Professional League]]
||26||7||3||1||0||0||2||1||31||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!26!!7!!3!!1!!0!!0!!2!!1!!31!!9
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Al-Nasr SC (Kuwait)|Al-Nasr]]
|[[2013–14 Kuwaiti Premier League|2013–14]]
|rowspan="1"|[[Kuwaiti Premier League]]
||-||9||0||0||0||0||0||0||-||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!-!!9!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!-!!9
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!-!!99!!-!!21!!15!!8!!-!!4!!284!!132
|}
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

===International===
:''Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first.''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ajmi-intl.html Ismail Sulaiman Ashoor Al-Ajmi - International Appearances]</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 28 December 2005 || [[Surakul Stadium]], [[Phuket Province|Phuket]], [[Thailand]] || {{fb|LAT}} || '''1'''–1 || 1-2 || [[2005 King's Cup]]
|-
| 2 || 1 March 2006 || [[Royal Oman Police Stadium]], [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Oman]] || {{fb|Jordan}} || '''2'''–0 || 3–0 || [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| 3 || 16 August 2006 || [[Jinnah Sports Stadium]], [[Islamabad]], [[Pakistan]] || {{fb|Pakistan}} || '''4'''–1 || 4–1 || [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| 4 || 6 September 2006 || [[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]], [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Oman]] || {{fb|Pakistan}} || '''3'''–0 ||align=left| 5–0 || [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| 5 || 11 October 2006 || [[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]], [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Oman]] || {{fb|United Arab Emirates}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–1 || [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| 6 || 28 June 2007 || [[Singapore]], [[Singapore]] || {{fb|PRK}} || '''2'''–2 || (P)2-2 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 7 || 21 November 2007 || [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Oman]] || {{fb|Kenya}} || '''1'''–0 || 2-2 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 8 || 26 March 2008 || [[Rajamangala Stadium]], [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] || {{fb|Thailand}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 9 || 14 June 2008 || [[Bahrain National Stadium]], [[Riffa]], [[Bahrain]] || {{fb|Bahrain}} || '''1'''–1 || 1–1 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 10 || 10 September 2008 || [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Oman]] || {{fb|Zimbabwe}} || '''2'''–1 || 3–2 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 11 || 6 January 2010 || [[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium]], [[Tanah Abang]], [[Indonesia]] || {{fb|Indonesia}} || '''2'''–1 || 2–1 || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| 12 || 23 July 2011 || [[Seeb Stadium]], [[Seeb, Oman|Seeb]], [[Oman]] || {{fb|Myanmar}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–0 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 13 || 23 February 2012 || [[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]], [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Oman]] || {{fb|India}} || '''2'''–0 || 5–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 14 || 23 February 2012 || [[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]], [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Oman]] || {{fb|India}} || '''3'''–0 || 5–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 15 || 4 June 2013 || [[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]], [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Oman]] || {{fb|Iraq}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Kuwait SC'''
* [[AFC Cup]]: [[2009 AFC Cup|2009]]
* [[Kuwait Federation Cup]]: [[2009–10 Kuwaiti Federation Cup|2009–10]]

'''Kazma'''
* Kuwait Federation Cup runner-up: [[2011–12 Kuwaiti Federation Cup|2011–12]]
* [[Kuwait Emir Cup]] runner-up: [[2011–12 Kuwait Emir Cup|2012]]
* [[Kuwait Super Cup]] runner-up: 2011

'''Individual'''
* [[Omani League]] top scorer: [[2005–06 Omani League|2005–06]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIFA player|182881|Ismail Al Ajmi}}
* {{Soccerway|ismail-sulaiman-al-ajmi/69577|Ismail Al Ajmi}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140726074534/http://www.goal.com/en-au/people/oman/16572/ismail-al-ajmi Ismail Al Ajmi] at Goal.com
* {{Goalzz|21885|Ismael Sulaiman Alajmi}}

{{Oman squad 2007 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Kuwaiti Premier League top scorers}}

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