SOCCER PLAYER

Ali Ashfaq

1985 - Today

Ali Ashfaq

Ali Ashfaq (Dhivehi: އަލީ އަޝްފާގު; born 6 September 1985) is a Maldivian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed "Man of Steel" (Dhivehi: ދަގަނޑޭ, romanized: Dhagandey), he is regarded as one of the best players in the South Asian region. A prolific and individualistic goalscorer, he is a free-kick specialist and a clinical finisher. His trademark style of scoring is beating the defenders and rounding off the keeper to score. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Ali Ashfaq is the 10,588th most popular soccer player (down from 8,281st in 2024), the 11th most popular biography from Maldives (down from 10th in 2019) and the most popular Maldivan Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ali Ashfaq ranks 10,588 out of 21,273. Before him are Franck Dumas, Matty Cash, Frank McLintock, Koji Maeda, Wendel Geraldo, and Pablo Barrios. After him are Ivica Križanac, Steve Cook, Mitsuhiro Kawamoto, André André, Manu del Moral, and Carlos Fernandes.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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Franck Dumas
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 10,595
Matty Cash
1997 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 10,596
Frank McLintock
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 10,597
Koji Maeda
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 10,598
Wendel Geraldo
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 10,599
Pablo Barrios
2003 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 10,600
Ali Ashfaq
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 10,601
Ivica Križanac
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 10,602
Steve Cook
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 10,603
Mitsuhiro Kawamoto
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 10,604
André André
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 10,605
Manu del Moral
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 10,606
Carlos Fernandes
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 10,607

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Ali Ashfaq ranks 602. Before him are Georgios Printezis, Margaret Berger, Robert Iler, Cal Crutchlow, Ewa Sonnet, and Dominick Cruz. After him are Masahiko Inoha, Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan, Olga Seryabkina, Kim Brennan, Vlatko Ilievski, and Luol Deng.

Others Born in 1985

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Georgios Printezis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 596
Margaret Berger
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 597
Robert Iler
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 598
Cal Crutchlow
RACING DRIVER
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 599
Ewa Sonnet
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 600
Dominick Cruz
MARTIAL ARTS
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 601
Ali Ashfaq
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 602
Masahiko Inoha
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 603
Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan
POLITICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 604
Olga Seryabkina
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 605
Kim Brennan
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 606
Vlatko Ilievski
SINGER
1985 - 2018
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 607
Luol Deng
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 608