Ali al-Habsi
Ali al - Habsi (2011)
Ali Abdullah Harib al - Habsi (Arabic: علي بن عبد الله بن حارب الحبسي, ʿ Alī DMG 'm ʿ al - Habsi Abdullāh 'm Harib; born December 30, 1981 in Muscat ) is an Omani football player who plays in the position of goalkeeper. He currently stands at Wigan Athletic in the Premier League under contract.
Playing career
Al- Midhaibi, Al -Nasr and Lyn Oslo
His career began in the 1.94 m wide al - Habsi in his home in al - Midhabi, where he played from 1998 to 2002. Thereafter, the goalkeeper moved to Al -Nasr and played there for one season. In 2003, al - Habsi joined Lyn Oslo and was the first Omani footballer who played in Europe. Until 2005, he was 62 times in the chest of the Norwegians, before he moved to Bolton in 2005.
Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic
The 2010/11 season spent al - Habsi on loan at Premier League rivals Wigan Athletic, where he was able to prevail as a goalkeeper. After the season he was voted by the fans due to its good performance player of the year by Wigan Athletic. On July 4, 2011 al - Habsi has signed a four -year contract in Wigan.
National
In the Omani national al - Habsi plays since 2001, he has also participated in the Asian Cup in China in 2004. al - Habsi, was elected at the Golf Cup 2007, where he reached the final with the national team of Oman to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. In the Asia Cup in the same year he resigned from the Omani team in the preliminary round. In 2009 he won the Gulf Cup and remained during the whole tournament without conceding a goal.
Achievements
- English Cup Winners: 2013