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Ali Ramdan Salama Profile and Player Statistics

Ali Ramdan Salama

First name:	Ali Ramdan
Last name:	Salama
Position:	Defender
Nationality:
Height:	185

Football Career Transfers and Statistics

We are going to show you the list of football clubs and seasons in which Ali Ramdan Salama has played. It includes the total number of appearance (caps), substitution details, goals, yellow and red cards stats.

Competition	Season	Football Club
CAF Confederations Cup	2022/2023	Al-Nasr	4	0	0	0	0
CAF World Cup Qualifiers	2022	Libya	3	0	1	0	0
Friendly International	2022	Libya	1	0	0	0	0
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2021	Libya	1	1	0	0	0
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2019	Libya	1	0	0	1	0
CAF World Cup Qualifiers	2018	Libya	1	0	0	1	1
CAF Champions League	2017	Al Ahli Tripoli	8	1	0	0	0
CAF Confederations Cup	2016	Al Ahli Tripoli	4	0	0	2	0
African Nations Championship	2014	Libya	6	0	0	0	0
Africa Cup of Nations	2012	Libya	3	0	0	0	0

Ali Ramdan Salama has played in the following competitions and football tournaments.

Now showing: All Competitions

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
09/11/2022	Al-Nasr	1 - 1	Rivers United	1-0	H2H	+
			17' C. Madu
			28' M. Chukwu
Abdelsalam Alaqoub 39'		1 - 0
Ceará 46'
Mohammed Alhuthayri 46'
Adel Buhaliqah 46'
Elmahdi Elkout 46'
			57' A. Igbudu
		1 - 1	57' N. Nwagua
			67' J. Onoja
Abdelsalam Alaqoub 85'
Mahmoud Altariqi 85'
			87' M. Ohawume
			87' F. Mohammed
			87' N. Nwagua
			87' B. Sakin
			90' J. Onoja
			90' C. Ekeocha
02/11/2022	Rivers United	5 - 0	Al-Nasr	3-0	H2H	+
			12' Asiyil Almiqasbi
Ebube Gideon Duru 13'		1 - 0
K. Godswill 15'		2 - 0
Ebube Gideon Duru 42'
P. Acquah 44'		3 - 0
			46' Islam Elghannay
			46' Abdelsalam Alaqoub
C. Madu 58'
U. Williams 58'
N. Nwagua 59'
B. Sakin 59'
Ebube Gideon Duru 65'		4 - 0
			65' Khalid Almaryami
			65' Mohammed Alhuthayri
			65' Elmahdi Elkout
			65' Adel Buhaliqah
M. Ohawume 73'		5 - 0
Ebube Gideon Duru 73'
E. Ampiah 73'
			77' A. Djarrar
M. Ohawume 86'
N. Akpesiri 86'
16/10/2022	Al-Nasr	1 - 0	AS Kigali	0-0	H2H	+
			27' J. Akayezu
S. Khelili 38'
Mahmoud Altariqi 38'
			60' J. Akayezu
			60' F. Koné
Hosam Alabani 60'
Islam Elghannay 64'
Abdelsalam Alaqoub 64'
Khalid Almaryami 64'
Ceará 64'
Abdelsalam Alaqoub 70'		1 - 0
			72' O. Niyonzima
			78' F. Mugheni
			78' L. Juma
			78' H. Rugirayabo
			78' H. Man-Ykre
08/10/2022	AS Kigali	0 - 0	Al-Nasr	0-0	H2H	+
			33' Asiyil Almiqasbi
			42' Islam Elghannay
			44' Jumma Akraym
			46' Jumma Akraym
			46' Ziyad Alelwani
F. Koné 46'
H. Man-Ykre 46'
			65' Ceará
			65' Adel Buhaliqah
F. Mugheni 71'
J. Akayezu 71'
J. Ahoyikuye 71'
G. Dusingimana 71'
			76' A. Djarrar
			76' Mohammed Alhuthayri
			90' Sufyan Ramadhan
11/10/2021	Libya	0 - 3	Egypt	0-2	H2H	+
			26' Mohamed El Shenawy
			26' Mohamed Abou Gabal
		0 - 1	40' Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
		0 - 2	45+4' Mostafa Mohamed
Mohamed Al Tubal 46'
Alsanousi Alhadi 46'
			52' Akram Tawfik
Abdalla Sherif 54'
Mohammad Al Muneer 54'
			64' Amr El Solia
			64' Hamdi Fathi
			64' Omar Marmoush
			64' Ramadan Sobhi
Motasem Sabbou 67'
Hamdou Elhouni 67'
Muad Eisa 67'
		0 - 3	72' Ramadan Sobhi
			74' Mahmoud El Wensh
			75' Abdalla El Said
			75' Tarek Hamed
			75' Akram Tawfik
			75' Baher El Mohamady
Faisal Al-Badri 82'
Faisal Al-Badri 85'
Omar Al Khoja 85'
			90+2' Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
07/09/2021	Angola	0 - 1	Libya	0-1	H2H	+
			27' Muaid Ellafi
		0 - 1	43' Omar Al Khoja
Inácio Miguel 46'
João Batxi 46'
Mário Balbúrdia 46'
Zini 46'
			56' Mohammed Alhaddaj Touhami
			61' Hamdou Elhouni
			61' Mohammed Sawlah
Vá 65'
Zito Luvumbo 65'
			69' Omar Al Khoja
			69' Tahir Bin Amir
			69' Mohammad Zubya
			69' Mohamed Al Tubal
			70' Mohammad Zubya
			71' Mohammad Zubya
Fredy 71'
			80' Mohammed Alhaddaj Touhami
			80' Mohammad Al Muneer
Ary Papel 85'
Lépua 85'
01/09/2021	Libya	2 - 1	Gabon	1-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	11' Andre Poko
Ali Salama 28'		1 - 1
			55' Jim Allevinah
			55' Aaron Boupendza
Faisal Al-Badri 58'
			63' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Mohamed Al Tubal 63'
Muad Eisa 63'
Hamdou Elhouni 64'
Alsanousi Alhadi 64'
			70' Denis Bouanga
Sanad Al Warfali 89'		2 - 1
24/03/2019	Libya	1 - 2	South Africa	0-0	H2H	+
			5' I. Maela
Hamdou Elhouni 32'
		0 - 1	49' Percy Tau
Ahmad Benali 65'		1 - 1
Ali Salama 67'
		1 - 2	68' Percy Tau
			80' T. Hlatshwayo
24/09/2017	Etoile du Sahel	2 - 0	Al Ahli Tripoli	1-0	H2H	+
Amr Marei 14'		1 - 0
			20' Sameh Derbali
Mohamed Amine Chermiti 33'
			45' Moath Abood
Amr Marei 47'		2 - 0
			48' Abdulrahman Ramadhan khalleefah
			65' Bader Ahmed
			65' Saleh Al Taher
			70' Mohammed Sawlah
			70' Salem Ablou
R. Bedoui 73'
Z. Boughattas 73'
			78' Muaid Ellafi
			78' Muhanad Madyen
Mohamed Amine Chermiti 79'
Slim Ben Belgacem 79'
Amr Marei 89'
A. Sfaxi 89'
17/09/2017	Al Ahli Tripoli	0 - 0	Etoile du Sahel	0-0	H2H	+
			23' G. Abderrazzak
			23' Hamza Lahmar
			30' M. Konaté
			38' Diogo Acosta
			40' Alkhali Bangoura
Bader Ahmed 44'
Abdulrahman Ramadhan khalleefah 50'
Abdulrahman Ramadhan khalleefah 53'
Saleh Al Taher 53'
Mohamed Al Tarhoni 76'
			77' Alkhali Bangoura
			77' A. Sfaxi
Salem Ablou 77'
Mohammed Sawlah 77'
			90' I. Msakni
			90' Amr Marei
			90+3' A. Sfaxi
09/07/2017	Zamalek	2 - 2	Al Ahli Tripoli	1-1	H2H	+
Basem Morsy 13'		1 - 0
			38' Mohamed Anis Saltou
Mahmoud El Wensh 39'
Mahmoud El Wensh 45+2'
		1 - 1	45+3' Mohamed Al Ghanodi
Ayman Hefny 46'
Mostafa Fathi 46'
Hossam Paulo 46'
Mohamed Magdy 46'
			64' Mohamed Anis Saltou
			64' Saleh Al Taher
Shikabala 66'
S. Ohawuchi 66'
		1 - 2	69' Vivien Mabidé
			71' Abdulrahman Ramadhan khalleefah
			74' Mohamed Al Ghanodi
			74' Mohammed Sawlah
Maarouf Yousef 75'		2 - 2
			80' Sameh Derbali
			80' Vivien Mabidé
			81' Saleh Al Taher
			87' Muaid Ellafi
			87' Muhanad Madyen
Mohamed Nasef 90+5'
30/06/2017	Al Ahli Tripoli	1 - 1	USM Alger	1-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	16' F. Chafaï
Mohamed Anis Saltou 38'		1 - 1
Sameh Derbali 49'
			55' C. Andriamatsinoro
			55' R. Bellahcene
			71' O. Darfalou
			71' Okacha Hamzaoui
Vivien Mabidé 72'
Mohammed Sawlah 72'
Ali Salama 79'
Mahmoud Ramadan 79'
Salem Ablou 80'
Muhanad Madyen 80'
			87' Kadour Beldjilali
			87' Mohamed Benkhemassa
21/06/2017	Al Ahli Tripoli	4 - 2	CAPS United	1-2	H2H	+
Saleh Al Taher 15'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	19' R. Pfumbidzai
			32' Dominic Chungwa
			34' H. Zvirekwi
		1 - 2	42' R. Chitiyo
Saleh Al Taher 46'		2 - 2
Mohamed Al Ghanodi 55'		3 - 2
			62' Dominic Chungwa
			62' A. Kambanje
Muaid Ellafi 63'		4 - 2
			66' M. Muchenje
			66' J. Ngodzo
Saleh Al Taher 67'
Muhanad Madyen 67'
			82' P. Bamusi
			82' C. Kamhapa
Salem Ablou 85'
Bader Ahmed 85'
Mohamed Al Ghanodi 90+3'
Zakaria Al Lafee 90+3'
02/06/2017	CAPS United	2 - 4	Al Ahli Tripoli	0-3	H2H	+
J. Jangano 16'
		0 - 1	17' Sameh Derbali
		0 - 2	19' Salem Ablou
		0 - 3	25' Muaid Ellafi
			42' Moath Abood
K. Nyamupfukudza 46'
C. Munzabwa 46'
			50' Mohamed Anis Saltou
Tafadzwa Rusike 61'
Dominic Chungwa 61'
			67' Salem Ablou
			67' Elmehdi Mohamed Elhouni
		0 - 4	81' Sameh Derbali
			82' Mohamed Anis Saltou
			82' Saleh Al Taher
			86' Muaid Ellafi
			86' Zakaria Al Lafee
R. Pfumbidzai 87'		1 - 4
H. Zvirekwi 90'		2 - 4
23/05/2017	Al Ahli Tripoli	0 - 0	Zamalek	0-0	H2H	+
			15' Tarek Hamed
Moath Abood 39'
Abdulrahman Ramadhan khalleefah 63'
Vivien Mabidé 63'
			68' Ahmed Refaat
			68' S. Ohawuchi
Bader Ahmed 69'
Salem Ablou 75'
Zakaria Al Lafee 75'
			77' Shikabala
			77' Mostafa Fathi
Moath Abood 84'
Mahmoud Ramadan 84'
Muaid Ellafi 86'
			89' Basem Morsy
			89' Hossam Paulo
12/05/2017	USM Alger	3 - 0	Al Ahli Tripoli	2-0	H2H	+
			30' Elmehdi Mohamed Elhouni
F. Chafaï 31'		1 - 0
C. Andriamatsinoro 45+1'		2 - 0
			55' Elmehdi Mohamed Elhouni
			55' Sanad Al Warfali
			70' Mohammed Sawlah
			70' Salem Ablou
Faouzi Bourenane 70'
A. Meziane 70'
			75' Vivien Mabidé
			75' Zakaria Al Lafee
Mohamed Benkablia 76'
O. Darfalou 76'
O. Darfalou 83'		3 - 0
Kadour Beldjilali 87'
R. Bellahcene 87'
11/11/2016	Libya	0 - 1	Tunisia	0-0	H2H	+
Ali Salama 16'
			32' Taha Yassine Khenissi
			46' Ä. Ben-Hatira
			46' Naïm Sliti
Ali Salama 49'
		0 - 1	50' Wahbi Khazri
			58' Ferjani Sassi
Ahmad Benali 59'
Mohamed Al Tubal 59'
Mohamed Anis Saltou 62'
Mohammad Zubya 62'
			62' Chamseddine Dhaouadi
Mohamed El-Munir 74'
Abdelmouin Khamaj 74'
			83' Wahbi Khazri
			83' Saad Bguir
			90+2' Taha Yassine Khenissi
			90+2' Hamdi Harbaoui
24/08/2016	Kawkab Marrakech	2 - 2	Al Ahli Tripoli	1-1	H2H	+
A. Amimi 36'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	38' Fouad Triki Mohamed
			45+1' Moses Orkuma
		1 - 2	47' Mohammed Sawlah
			49' Ali Salama
			51' Sanad Al Warfali
			52' Mohamed Ayad
R. El Ghazoufi 57'
Samba Diallo 57'
A. Chagou 62'		2 - 2
			67' Mohamed Ayad
			67' Firas Giumah Elballuq
			75' Mohamed Eisa Shafrod
			75' Ali Amadou Sanogo
Y. Ayatti 76'
M. Al Idrissi 76'
			90+2' Rabiaa Abubaker
			90+2' Maman Youssoufu
26/07/2016	Al Ahli Tripoli	0 - 1	Etoile du Sahel	0-0	H2H	+
Moses Orkuma 15'
			17' Ammar Jemal
Ali Salama 40'
Mohamed Ayad 41'
			66' Alkhali Bangoura
			66' Y. Amri
		0 - 1	69' Ahmed Akaïchi
Mohammed Sawlah 75'
Muaid Ellafi 75'
Mohamed Ayad 75'
Ali Amadou Sanogo 75'
			79' Y. Amri
			80' Ahmed Akaïchi
			80' Wajdi Kechrida
			82' Wajdi Kechrida
Mohamed Al Ghanodi 84'
Firas Giumah Elballuq 84'
			88' Diogo Acosta
			88' Vakoun Issouf Bayo
16/07/2016	Etoile du Sahel	3 - 0	Al Ahli Tripoli	0-0	H2H	+
Marouene Tej 49'
Alkhali Bangoura 49'
Hamza Lahmar 55'
A. Brigui 57'		1 - 0
R. Bedoui 65'
A. Brigui 68'		2 - 0
			70' Fouad Triki Mohamed
			70' Muaid Ellafi
Ahmed Akaïchi 77'		3 - 0
Ammar Jemal 79'
			80' Ali Amadou Sanogo
			80' Mohamed Ayad
			80' Mohammed Sawlah
			80' Firas Giumah Elballuq
Ahmed Akaïchi 81'
Nidhal Saïed 81'
A. Brigui 88'
D. Michailou 88'
28/06/2016	Al Ahli Tripoli	1 - 2	Kawkab Marrakech	1-1	H2H	+
			20' Jeferson Luiz
			24' A. Chagou
Elmehdi Mohamed Elhouni 33'
		0 - 1	34' M. El Fakih
			37' M. El Zoubairi
Mohamed Al Ghanodi 38'		1 - 1
			57' A. Amimi
			57' R. El Ghazoufi
Muaid Ellafi 59'
Tarik Al Tayib 59'
		1 - 2	64' Jeferson Luiz
Firas Giumah Elballuq 66'
Ali Amadou Sanogo 66'
			71' Jeferson Luiz
			71' Kiki Kouyaté
Zakaria Al Lafee 82'
Mohamed Ayad 82'
			90' Omar El Manssouri
			90' Soufiane Alloudi
01/02/2014	Libya	0 - 0	Ghana	0-0	H2H	+
Faisal Al-Badri 1'		1 - 0
			2' Mishael Akuffo
Muataz Mahde Fadel 3'		2 - 0
			4' Samuel Ainooson
Ahmed Al Maghasi 5'		3 - 0
		3 - 1	6' Asiedu Attobrah
Mohamed Elgadi 7'
		3 - 2	8' Godfred Saka
Abdulsalam Omar 9'
		3 - 3	10' Jackson Owusu
Ahmed El Trbi 11'		4 - 3
			12' Joshua Tijani
Faisal Al-Badri 23'
			62' Sulley Mohammed
			62' Y. Mohammed
Mohamed Al Ghanodi 64'
Abdulsalam Omar 64'
Ahmed Al Alwany 85'
			99' T. Anobaah
			99' Mohammed Abdul Latif
Elmutasem Abushnaf 106'
Muataz Mahde Fadel 106'
			119' Jordan Darko-Opoku
			119' Jackson Owusu
29/01/2014	Zimbabwe	0 - 0	Libya	0-0	H2H	+
Eric Chipeta 1'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	2' Elmutasem Abushnaf
Danny Phiri 3'		2 - 1
		2 - 2	4' Mohamed Al Ghanodi
Simba Nhivi Sithole 5'
			6' Mohamed Mahfud
Peter Moyo 7'
		2 - 3	8' Abdelrahman Fetori
H. Zvirekwi 9'		3 - 3
			10' Ali Salama
Milton Ncube 11'
			12' Motasem Sabbou
Partson Jaure 13'		4 - 3
		4 - 4	14' Mohamed Elgadi
A. Sadiki 15'
		4 - 5	16' Mohamed Nashnush
M. Mambare 52'
D. Ngoma 52'
			60' Ahmed Al Maghasi
			60' Al Musrati
			60' Muataz Mahde Fadel
			60' Elmutasem Abushnaf
Simbarashe Sithole 65'
Simba Nhivi Sithole 65'
			71' Ossama Chtiba
			82' Elmehdi Mohamed Elhouni
			82' Mohamed Mahfud
			90' Elmutasem Abushnaf
			95' Mohamed Nashnush
			119' Mohamed Mahfud
			120+1' Abdelrahman Fetori
26/01/2014	Gabon	1 - 1	Libya	0-0	H2H	+
		0 - 1	1' Faisal Al-Badri
Cyrille Engozo'o Avebe 2'		1 - 1
		1 - 2	3' Mohamed Al Ghanodi
Etienne Djissikadie Mpaga 4'
		1 - 3	5' Elmutasem Abushnaf
Daniel Cousin 6'		2 - 3
		2 - 4	7' Muataz Mahde Fadel
Tatry Sokambi 8'
Franck Engonga Obame 22'
		2 - 5	51' Abdulsalam Omar
			58' Ossama Chtiba
			59' Abdulsalam Omar
			59' Mohamed Al Ghanodi
R. Ntsitsigui 65'
Daniel Cousin 65'
D. Nkoume-Kemba 66'
Etienne Djissikadie Mpaga 66'
Tatry Sokambi 69'
			71' Ossama Chtiba
			71' Muataz Mahde Fadel
			73' Abdelrahman Fetori
Daniel Cousin 75'		3 - 5
			76' Muataz Mahde Fadel
			82' Ahmed Al Maghasi
			82' Elmutasem Abushnaf
Daniel Cousin 90+3'
Samson Mbingui 110'
Knox Ness-Younga 110'
21/01/2014	Congo	2 - 2	Libya	1-0	H2H	+
			25' Mohamed Elgadi
M. Nkounkou 36'		1 - 0
			50' Elmehdi Mohamed Elhouni
			50' Mohamed Anis Saltou
H. Binguila 54'		2 - 0
			68' Elmutasem Abushnaf
			68' Muataz Mahde Fadel
			68' Moaied Abdeslam Algritly
			68' Abdulsalam Omar
		2 - 1	75' Abdulsalam Omar
M. Nkounkou 81'
Charlevy Mabiala 81'
B. Obassi 83'
K. Bidimbou 83'
L. Nkolo 87'
Fagih Tchibota 87'
		2 - 2	90+2' Abdelrahman Fetori
			90+5' Motasem Sabbou
17/01/2014	Ghana	1 - 1	Libya	1-0	H2H	+
Y. Mohammed 6'		1 - 0
Kwabena Adusei 17'
Sulley Mohammed 30'
Kennedy Boateng 30'
Mishael Akuffo 30'
			33' Mohamed Elgadi
T. Anobaah 56'
Mohammed Abdul Latif 56'
			58' Ali Taher Elhadi
			58' Muataz Mahde Fadel
Y. Mohammed 65'
Nuru Suley 71'
		1 - 1	72' Faisal Al-Badri
			76' Elmehdi Mohamed Elhouni
			76' Ahmed Al Maghasi
Stephen Adams 82'
Y. Mohammed 85'
P. De Vries 85'
			87' Mohamed Al Ghanodi
			87' Al Musrati
			90+6' Muataz Mahde Fadel
13/01/2014	Libya	2 - 0	Ethiopia	1-0	H2H	+
Elmutasem Abushnaf 4'		1 - 0
Mohamed Al Ghanodi 20'
Faisal Al-Badri 40'
			43' Asrat Megersa Gobena
			46' D. Fikadu
			46' Abera Fantu
Moaied Abdeslam Algritly 56'
Al Musrati 56'
			61' Behailu Assefa Gobeze
			61' Ephrem Ashamo Merorre
Elmutasem Abushnaf 69'
Abdulsalam Omar 69'
Mohamed Al Ghanodi 77'
Ahmed Al Maghasi 77'
Abdulsalam Omar 83'		2 - 0
			85' Ephrem Ashamo Merorre
			85' Saladin Bargicho
29/01/2012	Libya	2 - 1	Senegal	1-1	H2H	+
Ihaab Boussefi 5'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	11' Deme N'Diaye
			13' Omar Daf
			40' Kader Mangane
Muhammad Al Maghrabi 45+2'
			46' Demba Ba
			46' Papiss Cissé
			53' Deme N'Diaye
Mohammad Al Sinaani 59'
Marwaan Mabrouk 59'
Abubaker Suiueinei 62'
Abdallah Al Sharif 62'
Abdulaziz Belreesh 68'
Rabiaa Abubaker 68'
			68' Mamadou Niang
			68' Moussa Sow
			75' Deme N'Diaye
			75' Issiar Dia
Ihaab Boussefi 84'		2 - 1
25/01/2012	Libya	2 - 2	Zambia	1-1	H2H	+
Ahmed Sa'ad 5'		1 - 0
Walid Mhadeb 18'
Ihaab Boussefi 18'
			26' E. Mayuka
		1 - 1	29' E. Mayuka
			31' Francis Kasonde
			31' Collins Mbesuma
Ahmed Sa'ad 48'		2 - 1
			53' C. Lungu
			53' Davies Nkausu
		2 - 2	54' Christopher Katongo
Rabiaa Abubaker 73'
Abdulaziz Belreesh 73'
			74' Collins Mbesuma
			74' Felix Katongo
Abubaker Suiueinei 77'
Abdallah Al Sharif 77'
21/01/2012	Equatorial Guinea	1 - 0	Libya	0-0	H2H	+
			54' Marwaan Mabrouk
			54' Ihaab Boussefi
Randy 62'
			67' Walid Mhadeb
			67' Abdallah Al Sharif
Lolo 69'
Narcisse Ekanga 69'
			72' Ahmed Sa'ad
			72' Mohammad Al Sinaani
			72' Abubaker Suiueinei
Thierry Fidjeu 74'
Rodolfo Bodipo 74'
			82' Abubaker Suiueinei
Rodolfo Bodipo 85'
Daniel Ekedo 85'
Javier Balboa 87'		1 - 0
			90+4' Abdallah Al Sharif

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