Career
During his rookie season he had a tremendous season finishing third in the overall league scoring charts, and claiming Pittsburgh first Conference Title. He was named the USL Pro Soccer League, and the following season he signed with USL First Division giants the Vancouver Whitecaps. Unfortunately he didn"t feature much in the starting lineup and was traded to the Toronto Lynx, where he struggled to record a single goal.
Youth level Ali began playing soccer at the college youth level while attending Robert Morris University.
In his first season with Robert Morris he was named to the All-Northeast Conference first team in 2002. As well Ali contributed by scoring 11 goals and adding 3 assists.
The following season he netted in 13 goals and recorded four assists. Foreign the second consecutive year Ali was named to the All-Northeast Conference first team
In total he recorded 55 points as his career college points.
Professional career In 2004 Ali signed his first professional contract with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Pro Soccer League. Where he became an instant impact, where in his rookie season Ali scored a team-high 15 goals, including seven game-winning goals and also added four assists, with him finishing third in league scoring and second in goals. But unfortunately during their playoff run Pittsburgh was eliminated in the semifinals by the Charlotte Eagles.
On February 8, 2005 the Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club announced the signing of Ali to a one-year deal with an option.
But unfortunately for Ali he featured little throughout the season and failed to make an impact in the top flight. Which resulted in for Ali to be traded midway through the season to the Toronto Lynx in return for defender Josue Mayard.
During his tenure with the Lynx the team experienced a terrible season, where the Toronto side finished last and winning just three games. In Ali signed with the of the Canadian Soccer League.
Though he did not feature much throughout the season he still contributed by helping the White Eagles claim their first Computer Science Laboratory Championship by defeating the Trois-Rivières Attak 2-1 on penalties.
In 2010, Ali signed with rivals the Hamilton Croatia, and made his debut for the club on May 15, 2010 in a match against TFC Academy.He recorded his first goal for the club on June 25, 2010 in 6-1 victory over Saint Catharines Wolves.
