Ali Ibrahim Pelé

Ali Ibrahim (born 1 September 1969), known as Ali Ibrahim Pelé, is a former Ghanaian footballer. He played mainly as a striker, but also appeared as a midfielder.[1]

Not to be confused with Ali Ibrahim.
Ali Ibrahim
Personal information
Full name Ali Ibrahim
Date of birth (1969-09-01) 1 September 1969
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Great Olympics 10 (8)
1990–1994 SG Wattenscheid 09 53 (5)
1994–1995 FC Winterthur 23 (8)
1995–1996 Grasshoppers 24 (6)
1996–1998 De Graafschap 42 (8)
1998 K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen 12 (0)
1998–2000 Gaziantepspor 29 (8)
2000–2001 SC Paderborn 07 5 (0)
2001–2003 Caracas FC
2003–2005 SV Babberich
2005–2006 DSC Zevenaar
National team
1992–1993 Ghana 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Ibrahim started his football career at hometown club Great Olympics before moving to Germany in 1990 to join Bundesliga newcomers SG Wattenscheid 09, staying the four seasons that the club played in the top flight. After relegation, he moved to Swiss club FC Winterthur and Grasshoppers one season later, winning the 1995–96 Nationalliga A.

In 1996, he switched countries again, this time to Dutch club De Graafschap, staying for two seasons. In Netherlands, he gained notoriety after hitting the crossbar when trying a rabona scorpion kick in a match against Ajax.[2] He left the club in 1998 and had a period as a journeyman playing in Belgium for K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen, Gaziantepspor in Turkey, returning to Germany at SC Paderborn 07 and Venezuelan Caracas FC. After his spell in South America, he then returned to Netherlands where he finished his career at amateur football clubs SV Babberich and DSC Zevenaar.

International career

Ibrahim was first called to the Ghana national football team in 1991, but only debuting one year later. He was part of the Ghanaian squad that finished as runners-up in the 1992 African Cup of Nations.

References
  1. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/ibrahimali/1994/
  2. http://www.kentudezenog.nl/ali-ibrahim-1969/
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