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'Ali Abdullah Harib Al Habsi' (, born December 30, 1981 in Muscat, Oman) is an Omani goalkeeper who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers in the FA Premier League.

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Club career

Club Career Stats

International career

Notes and references

External links

Club career

Al-Habsi played three seasons for Norwegian club F.C. Lyn Oslo, and was voted Arab Goalkeeper of the Year and Norwegian Goalkeeper of the Year in 2004. He finished his Lyn career with a third-place finish in the league - his goalkeeping abilities being one of the main reasons behind this good finish.
Bolton Manager Sam Allardyce said: "It is very satisfying to finally sign Ali. We've been monitoring his development for quite some time and I am delighted that he has selected us ahead of a number of other high profile clubs who were keen to sign him."
Ali did not make any first team appearances in his first year at Bolton, though he was on the bench a number of times, and played regularly for the reserve side.
His transfer from Lyn Oslo to Bolton Wanderers in January 2006 is one of those about which the Stevens inquiry report in June 2007 expressed concerns because of the apparent conflict of interest between agent Craig Allardyce, his father Sam Allardyce - the then manager at Bolton - and the club itself^[1].

Club Career Stats

Last update: '11 July 2007'

Season	Team	Country	Division	Apps	Goals
98/99	Al-Midhaibi	align="left"	?	??	??
99/00	Al-Midhaibi	align="left"	?	??	??
00/01	Al-Midhaibi	align="left"	?	??	??
01/02	Al-Midhaibi	align="left"	?	??	??
02/03	Al Nasr	align="left"	1	??	??
2003	F.C. Lyn Oslo	align="left"	1	13	0
2004	F.C. Lyn Oslo	align="left"	1	24	0
2005	F.C. Lyn Oslo	align="left"	1	25	0
05/06	Bolton Wanderers	align="left"	1	0	0
06/07	Bolton Wanderers	align="left"	1	0	0
07/08	Bolton Wanderers	align="left"	1

International career

Ali started playing in his native Oman at the age of seventeen, and joined the ranks of the Oman under-19s squad, before he was spotted by John Burridge in 2001. Due to the difficulty of securing a work permit, he was unable to join the top English league.
He played for Oman in all of their three group matches at the 2004 AFC Asian Cup in China and also made four appearances for the team in their qualifying campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which they exited in the first group stage after finishing second in a group with Japan, India and Singapore. He was also Oman's first-choice goalkeeper at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, appearing in all of their three group matches. [1]

Notes and references

Ali won the best goal keeper award in the Gulf Cup 3 times.

External links

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★ Bolton would lend Chelsea a keeper