Hamdan Al Kamali
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hamdan Ismail Mohammed Al Kamali | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Al Wahda | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2007 | Al Wahda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006– | Al Wahda | 40 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | → Lyon (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Valletta (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2009 | United Arab Emirates U20 | 52 | (5) |
| 2008– | United Arab Emirates | 33 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Hamdan Ismail Mohammed Al Kamali (Arabic: حمدان الكمالي; born 2 May 1989) is an Emirati footballer, currently playing as a central defender for Al Wahda, and UAE national team.
Al Kamali began his career with Al Wahda at the age of seven, where he played in the club's youth teams, a physical education teacher at his school was impressed with his talent, who took him to the Al Wahda club in Bani Yas, where he attracted the attention of the Egyptian coach Abdel Fattah coach of the youth teams at that time, Al Wahda signed him after selection by the coach Abdel Fattah. In the 2006–07 season, Al Kamali become a first team player. He made his official debut for the first-team on 12 November 2006 in a 0–1 loss to Al Jazira at the Vice Presidents Cup, where he was sent off after a foul on Toni.
Al Kamali was listed as one of the best 100 young players in the world by the respected Spanish football Magazine 'Don Balon'. He also attracted interest from Lyon; only to have Al Wahda reject the French team's bid for him.
After a long time of negotiations he was officially introduced by the Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas on 28 January 2012, on a 6-month loan with the option of permanent switch.
In July 2014, he joins Valletta Fc on a one-year loan.
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