Ahmed Thoriq

Ahmed Thoriq
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-04) 4 October 1980
Place of birth Mahibadhoo, Alif Dhaal Atoll, Maldives
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
CHSE
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 New Radiant ? (?)
2006–2007 Mahibadhoo ZJ ? (?)
2007–2009 New Radiant ? (?)
2010–2010 VB Sports ? (2)
2010–2013 New Radiant ? (17)
International career
2003–2013 Maldives 35 (16)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmed Thoriq (born 4 October 1980) is a Maldivian retired professional footballer, nicknamed "Tom".

Biography

He is from the island of Mahibadhoo in Alif Dhaal Atoll.

International career

His first competitive international tournament was the 2003 South Asian Football Federation Championship held in Bangladesh. He made only one appearance in the competition, by replacing Ali Umar as a substitute in their first match where they won 6–0 to Bhutan.[1] He also was the joint top scorer in the 2005 with the fellow national teammates Ali Ashfaq and Ibrahim Fazeel with 3 goals,[2] and 2009 SAFF Championship with Enamul Haque and Channa Ediri Bandanage by scoring a total of 4 goals.[3]

He officially retired from the national team, on 14 February 2013 with the teammate Assad Abdul Ghanee, after the friendly match played between Pakistan at Rasmee Dhandu Stadium. He was awarded with a "golden plaque" by Football Association of Maldives as recognition of his contribution to the national team.[4]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Maldives 2003 4 2
2004 3 1
2005 4 3
2008 5 1
2009 8 4
2011 9 5
2012 1 0
2013 1 0
Total 35 16
Scores and results list Maldives' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thoriq goal.
List of international goals scored by Ahmed Thoriq
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 3 December 2003 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Mongolia 9–0 12–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [6]
2 11–0
3 13 October 2004 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Vietnam 1–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [7]
4 7 December 2005 People's Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  Afghanistan 5–1 9–1 2005 SAFF Gold Cup [8]
5 6–1
6 8–1
7 3 June 2008 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Pakistan 2–0 3–0 2008 SAFF Championship [9]
8 5 December 2009 National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh    Nepal 1–0 1–1 2009 SAFF Championship [10]
9 7 December 2009 National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Afghanistan 1–1 3–1 2009 SAFF Championship [11]
10 9 December 2009 National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  India U23 1–0 2–0 2009 SAFF Championship [12]
11 11 December 2009 National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Sri Lanka 1–0 5–1 2009 SAFF Championship [13]
12 6 August 2011 Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles  Comoros 1–0 2–2 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games [14]
13 22 November 2011 National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Seychelles 1–0 3–0 Friendly [15]
14 2–0
15 6 December 2011 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India  Bangladesh 1–0 3–1 2011 SAFF Championship [16]
16 2–0

Honours

Maldives

References

  1. ^ "South Asian Gold Cup 2003 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)". rsssf. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  2. ^ "South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan)". rsssf. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Maldives 0 - 0 India: India wins on penalties". maldivesoccer.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Assad and Tom retired from national team". maldivesoccer.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Ahmed Thoriq". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Maldives vs. Mongolia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Maldives vs. Vietnam". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Maldives vs. Afghanistan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Maldives vs. Pakistan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Maldives vs. Nepal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Maldives vs. Afghanistan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Maldives vs. India (Olympic)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Maldives vs. Sri Lanka". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Maldives vs. Comoros". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Maldives vs. Seychelles". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Maldives vs. Bangladesh". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2025.


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