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Ali Mohamed

Ali Mohamed is a Nigerien footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maccabi Haifa and the Niger national team.

born 1995Midfielder for Maccabi HaifaPlaying for the Niger national teamRacist abuse at Beitar Jerusalem

Born: 7 October 1995, Niamey
Occupation: association football player

Ali Mohamed was born in 1995 in Niamey

Ali Mohamed was born on 7 October 1995. His late father was a Muslim and his mother a Christian, and he describes himself as a devout Christian. His brother Dixon Mohamed is also a footballer.

He began his career at AS FAN in Niger and played for its senior team at 17. In 2013 he joined the Bordeaux youth department and trained at times with the reserve team. He first played for Niger on 6 September 2013, against Burkina Faso.

In 2015 he moved to Israel and signed with Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla. In 2016 he joined Maccabi Netanya, which won Liga Leumit in 2016-17. In 2019 he signed with Beitar Jerusalem, where a group of fans called La Familia targeted him over his name and he faced racist abuse, and the club owner Moshe Hogeg backed him.

In 2021 he signed with Maccabi Haifa and won the Israeli Premier League in 2021-22 and 2022-23. In August 2022 Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked approved temporary residency status in Israel for him for 1 year.