National team of United Arab Emirates - Squad

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Squad

Coach

Cosmin Olaroiu

Cosmin Olaroiu

Strikers

Richard Akonnor

Richard Akonnor

Left Wing

23

Guilherme Bala

Guilherme Bala

Left Wing

0

Ali Saleh

Ali Saleh

Left Wing

7

Bruno

Bruno

Center Forward

0

Yuri César

Yuri César

Left Wing

0

Ousmane Camara

Ousmane Camara

Center Forward

0

Harib Suhail

Harib Suhail

Left Wing

0

Yahya Al-Ghassani

Yahya Al-Ghassani

Left Wing

20

Midfielders

Abdulla Hamad

Abdulla Hamad

Defensive Midfielder

0

Mohammed Al-Baloushi

Mohammed Al-Baloushi

Attack Midfielder

0

Mamadou Coulibaly

Mamadou Coulibaly

Defensive Midfielder

0

Issam Faiz

Issam Faiz

Attack Midfielder

12

Yahya Nader

Yahya Nader

Defensive Midfielder

15

Nicolás Giménez

Nicolás Giménez

Attack Midfielder

14

Defenders

Bader Abaelaziz

Bader Abaelaziz

Left Defensive

0

Gláuber

Gláuber

Central Defender

0

Sasa Ivkovic

Sasa Ivkovic

Central Defender

6

Khalifa Al-Hammadi

Khalifa Al-Hammadi

Central Defender

0

Leonard Amesimeku

Leonard Amesimeku

Central Defender

3

Marcus Meloni

Marcus Meloni

Right Defensive

16

Mohammed Rabii

Mohammed Rabii

Right Defensive

0

Goalkeepers

Ali Khaseif

Ali Khaseif

Goalkeeper

1

Hamad Al-Meqbaali

Hamad Al-Meqbaali

Goalkeeper

0

Adel Al-Hosani

Adel Al-Hosani

Goalkeeper

17

Trophies & Achievements

Asian Games Silver Medal

Asian Games Bronze Medal

Arabian Gulf Cup

Country

United Arab Emirates

Federation

Asian Football Confederation

Division

First Division

About the Team

United Arab Emirates. The UAE national team is nicknamed 'The White'. Their first match was on March 17, 1972, against Qatar, and they won 1–0. The team is a member of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation, and it is overseen by the UAE Football Association, which was established in 1971. The UAE participated in the World Cup in the 1990 edition in Italy, and the United Arab Emirates finished fourth in the 1992 Asian Cup, as well as achieving second place in 1996 when they hosted the tournament. The UAE won the Arabian Gulf Cup in 2007 and 2013.

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