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- Anwar Ali (Punjabi: ਅਨਵਰ ਅਲੀ; born 28 August 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for East Bengal and the India national football team.
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Representing India. SAFF Championship. Winner. 2023 India. *Club domestic league appearances and goals. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024. Anwar Ali (Punjabi: ਅਨਵਰ ਅਲੀ; born 28 August 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for East Bengal and the India national football team.
May 21, 2023 · At the age of 22, Anwar has gone through some tough times in his career, and has emerged as a level-headed youngster who shows his calm in the back-four. However, the young man has faced his demons and has come back fighting in his career.
Aug 28, 2000 · Anwar Ali, 24, from India East Bengal FC, since 2024 Centre-Back Market value: ₹2.4 Cr * Aug 28, 2000 in Punjab, India
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5 days ago · India defender Anwar Ali didn’t have a dream start to his Indian Super League (ISL) season as East Bengal lost to Kerala Blasters on Sunday, but the smile on his face said it all — he was just happy to be on the football field.
- Steep Rise
- Football Over Cricket
- The ‘Big Setback’
- ‘Confused, Upset’
- Ali’s Revival
In 2017, Ali was an integral part of India’s Under-17 World Cup campaign. Although India lost all three group fixtures, he proved his abilities as a strapping centre-back with aerial skills to match. The following year, ISL side Mumbai City FC signed him from Indian Arrows for a whopping 3,000,000 Indian rupees ($39,500) – the biggest amount paid a...
As a child, Ali was a bundle of energy, all he wanted to do was play with the boys from his neighbourhood. He started with cricket but Razzak soon realised he was not much of a cricketer and pushed him into football. At the Dashmesh Sports Academy ground, a stone’s throw away from his house in Adampur, Ali kicked a football for the first time. He h...
Bajaj cannot forget the call he received when Ali was diagnosed with HCM. Ali was a wreck, unaware what HCM meant and how it would affect him. The first person he approached was Bajaj. “The All India Football Federation (AIFF) told him he would never play football again and offered him a coaching job. It was a big setback,” Bajaj told Al Jazeera. “...
In October 2019, Ali was banned from playing football by the AIFF and soon after that, Mumbai City terminated his contract. In March 2020, when India went into COVID lockdown, Ali returned home. Facilities across the country were closed and he had nowhere to train. His father remembers how Ali kept to himself, “really confused and upset”, and he “w...
Bajaj asked Ali to train at Minerva Academy. From furnished hotel rooms, he was now sharing hostel space with six other players. “He looked despondent for the first two weeks, but he soon embraced his new surroundings. He had no airs about him,” Bajaj said. Towards the end of 2020, he first turned out for Techno Swades United FC in the Himachal Foo...
Sep 18, 2024 · Anwar Ali’s football future faces uncertainty as a legal battle unfolds over his controversial move from Mohun Bagan to East Bengal. With the Kolkata Derby approaching, his potential involvement now hinges on the AIFF’s next steps and a crucial NOC.
Jun 15, 2022 · Anwar Ali was definitely one of the biggest gains in the final round of the Asian Cup qualifiers as the brawny centre-back provided solidity to the team’s defence with a remarkable show of...
