KHALID JUMAAN ALI
Footballer/ Coach
Language: English, Kiswahili, French.
I am a professional football player with over 15 years of experience. I have currently made it my goal to nurture talents by sharing my all-time career experience with the younger generation by helping them advance and improve skills
EXPERIENCE
2008: I joined ASPIRE ACADEMY in Doha, QATAR which is the biggest football academy in the world after successfully been selected over 400,000 kids all over Kenya. I got to the final among over 50kids with professional coaches from Spain who saw my talent and chose me to be among the best 3 to join the academy. I met kids from all over Africa in the academy from power football countries like Nigerian and Cameroon and through my determination I became top scorer in the academy in 2011. Had opportunity to play against big club academies in the world likes of Barca youth, Valencia etc.
2012: we won the biggest youth academy in the world in SPAIN called MEDITERRANEAN INTERNATIONAL CUP (MIC) and defeated teams like Brazil U19, with world class facilities
2013: signed my first professional contract at 18years in BELGIUM with KAS EUPEN FC
for 2 seasons.
2015: join AFC LEOPARDS FC one of the biggest club in the country,
2017 -2019: KCB FOOTBALL CLUB
2020 -2022: MATHARE UNITED CLUB
2023: SOFAPAKA FC
2024: Currently on going international coaching online certificate EFL & CAF D.
ACHIEVEMENT
2011: Best scorer in the academy
2012: won Mediterranean cup
2013: First pro contract in Belgium
2015: Youngest best player in AFC leopard club
2015: Runners-up Cecafa international club tournament in Sudan.
I believe with my experience I have all it takes to nurture talent in the country and I aspire to be the best young coach and in future a National Team coach.