# Bandar Al-Ahbabi

Bandar Mohammed Mohammed Saeed Al-Ahbabi (Arabic:بندر محمد محمد سعيد الأحبابي) (born 9 July 1990) is an Emirati professional association footballer who plays for Al Ain.

## Academic career

Bandar began playing football when he was ten years old, where his physical education teacher Ismail helped him enroll for Al Ain FC's youth academy. His future as a professional player was about to end at age 12, when his father withdrew him from the academy because of its influences on his grades. Despite this, his mother persuaded him to play again.

## International career

On 23 February 2014, Al Ahbabi was called up the first time to the UAE senior team for a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Uzbekistan. He was left out of the starting line-up. On 11 June 2015, he made his debut with the national team in a 3–0 defeat to South Korea, starting the match and wearing the number 21 jersey.

## Career statistic
### Club

    As of 28 September 2023
| Club | Season | League | League | League | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | UPC | UPC | UPC | ACL | ACL | ACL | Other | Other | Other | Total | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists |
| Al Ain |
| Al Ain | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Ain | 2010–11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | 4 |
| Al Ain | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Ain | Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | 4 |
| Al Dhafra (loan) |
| Al Dhafra (loan) | 2012–13 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | 7 |
| Al Dhafra (loan) | 2013–14 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | 13 |
| Al Dhafra (loan) | Total | 41 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 11 | 20 |
| Baniyas |
| Baniyas | 2014–15 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | 6 |
| Baniyas | 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| Baniyas | 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Baniyas | Total | 45 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 64 | 6 | 9 |
| Al Ain |
| Al Ain | 2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | 6 |
| Al Ain | 2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| Al Ain | 2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 1 |
| Al Ain | 2019–20 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | 13 |
| Al Ain | 2020–21 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | 4 |
| Al Ain | 2021–22 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | 7 |
| Al Ain | 2022–23 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 8 |
| Al Ain | 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Ain | Total | 133 | 8 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 9 | 45 |
| Career total | Career total | 230 | 19 | 48 | 52 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 337 | 29 | 78 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Four Appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, two appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

### International goals

    Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 21 March 2019 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 30 August 2019 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | Dominican Republic | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |

## Honours

Al Ain
* Arabian Gulf League: 2011–12, 2017–18, 2021–22
* UAE League Cup: 2021–22
* UAE President's Cup: 2017–18
* AFC Champions League: 2023-24
* AFC Champions League runner-up: 2016
* Arabian Gulf Super Cup runner-up: 2018
* FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2018
Individual
* AGL Player of the Month: October 2019
* AGL Dream Team: 2018–19
* AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019
* UAE Pro League The Golden Ball Best Emirati player of the Year: 2021–22 (UAE Pro League Season awards)