Background
His family is descended from the sheikhdom ruled by the Yazidi tribe in Lower Yafa, a historic state in what was then known as the British Aden Protectorate (present-day Yemen).
His family is descended from the sheikhdom ruled by the Yazidi tribe in Lower Yafa, a historic state in what was then known as the British Aden Protectorate (present-day Yemen).
He graduated from Aspire Academy in 2010.
He also plays for Qatar"s Olympic and U-20 teams. He played football for a team in Yemen in his youth years, and was later a student at the acclaimed Aspire Academy in Qatar. He gained Qatari citizenship in July.
His family still lives in Yafa.
He made his first-team debut for First Rate (at Lloyd's) Sadd in 2010. U-20 team He featured in the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification campaign for the Qatar under–20 team
He scored 3 goals in the 5 matches Qatar played, including a brace against Bahrain. Qatar finished at the top of their group, ending the qualification with a loss against Tajikistan.
He played all 3 games and scored a brace against Tunisia.
U-23 team His first appearance was on 5 February 2012 against Oman, in a dramatic match which ended 2–2. In the qualifying campaign for the 2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup, he participated in a warm-up game against the United Arab Emirates.