Mahmood Al Ajmi

Mahmood Al Ajmi

Personal information
Full name	Mahmood Merza Mahdi Ahmed Al Ajmi
Date of birth	8 May 1987 (1987-05-08) (age 24)
Place of birth	Bahrain
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	KF Tirana
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006-2009	Al-Shabab Bahraini Club	?	(?)
2010-2011	Bahrain Riffa Club	?	(?)
2011-	KF Tirana	0	(0)
National team
2011-	Bahrain	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mahmood Merza Mahdi Ahmed Al Ajmi (born 11 November 1987) is a Bahrani football player who currently plays for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga and the Bahrain national team.

Pepsi Tournament

Al Ajmi's exploits include the Channel 4 2006 TV series The Pepsi Max World Challenge. In November 2005, Pepsi and T4 teamed up to find the best 2 amateur footballers in Bahrain, with AlAjmi and Mohamed Ajaj beating thousands of entries. They went on to compete against the best amateur players from 10 other countries. The series was set around the globe with a $100,000 prize for the winning team performing different football challenges involving David Beckham, Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry and Alessandro Nesta. The two Bahraini footballers got the highest points throughout the tournament to lose in the final.

2011 Bahraini uprising

Al Ajmi has joined the hundred of thousand pro-democracy protests in February in the Lulu roundabout. Many Bahraini athletes joined these protests which were aimed at achieving greater political freedom and equality for the majority Shia population. However, when the king of Bahrain declared martial law, Al Ajmi was one of the stars who were targeted. He was banned from playing for his club and the Bahraini National Team. On 23 Jun, Bahrain football federation face a membership freezing on FIFA regarding the interface of politics in football matters. FIFA asked for information of detained and sentenced footballers.

Career

KF Tirana

He was presented to the media on 12 July 2011 along with the other new signings by the club president Refik Halili, where KF Tirana's new kit was unveiled with Al Ajmi chosen to wear the number 10 shirt.^[1][2][3]

References

1. ^ "Tirana, gati për edicionin e ri" (in Albanian). Futbolli Shqiptar. 2011-07-12. http://futbollishqiptar.net/. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 
2. ^ "Tirana, gati për edicionin e ri" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 2011-07-12. http://www.top-channel.tv/artikull.php?id=214909. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 
3. ^ "Halili prezanton blerjet e veres dhe fanellen e re" (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. 2011-07-12. http://albaniasoccer.com/lajme/shqiperi/superliga/5022-tirana-halili-prezanton-blerjet-e-veres-dhe-fanellen-e-re.html. Retrieved 2011-07-13. 

Persondata
Name	Al Ajmi, Mahmood
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Short description	footballer
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