# Ali Maâloul

Ali Maâloul (Arabic: عَلِيّ مَعْلُول; born 1 January 1990) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Egyptian premier league club Al Ahly and the Tunisia national team.

## Club career

Maâloul started his career with hometown club CS Sfaxien and became their captain from the 2014–15 season. In the 2015–16 season, he became the top scorer in the league with 14 goals in 20 matches, a record for a defender since none has scored more than nine goals in a season. At CS Sfaxien, he wore the number 10 shirt, which is unusual for his position.
On 25 July 2016, Maâloul signed a four-year contract with Al Ahly, becoming one of the Egyptian giants' key players on their way to conquering many tournaments.

## International career

On 6 July 2013, Maâloul made his debut Tunisia in a 1–0 loss to Morocco in the 2014 African Nations Championship qualification phase. He also participated in two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015 and 2017. In the 2015 edition, he played four matches as Tunisia lost in the quarter-finals to hosts Equatorial Guinea in extra time. In the 2017 edition, he played three matches as Tunisia went out again in the quarter-finals, this time to Burkina Faso.
Maâloul also represented Tunisia at the 2016 African Nations Championship, playing three matches. Tunisia continued their quarter-final disappointment by losing to Mali. He also played two matches at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia against England (2–1) and Belgium (5–2).

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 28 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Domestic Cup | Domestic Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| CS Sfaxien | 2008–09 | TLP1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CS Sfaxien | 2009–10 | TLP1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| CS Sfaxien | 2010–11 | TLP1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| CS Sfaxien | 2011–12 | TLP1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 2 |
| CS Sfaxien | 2012–13 | TLP1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| CS Sfaxien | 2013–14 | TLP1 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 13 |
| CS Sfaxien | 2014–15 | TLP1 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 4 |
| CS Sfaxien | 2015–16 | TLP1 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 16 |
| CS Sfaxien | Total | Total | 157 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 205 | 37 |
| Al Ahly | 2015–16 | EPL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Al Ahly | 2016–17 | EPL | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| Al Ahly | 2017–18 | EPL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Al Ahly | 2018–19 | EPL | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 |
| Al Ahly | 2019–20 | EPL | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 9 |
| Al Ahly | 2020–21 | EPL | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| Al Ahly | 2021–22 | EPL | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 9 |
| Al Ahly | 2022–23 | EPL | 25 | 8 | | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 10 |
| Al Ahly | 2023–24 | EPL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Al Ahly | Total | Total | 163 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 74 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 277 | 50 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 320 | 66 | 22 | 1 | 107 | 15 | 32 | 5 | 473 | 87 |

### International

    As of 9 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Tunisia | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2016 | 11 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2020 | 4 | 1 |
| Tunisia | 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| Tunisia | 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| Tunisia | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 90 | 3 |
    As of 12 September 2023
    Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maâloul goal.
List of international goals scored by Ali Maâloul :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 9 October 2020 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | Sudan | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 November 2021 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | Zambia | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 24 March 2023 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | Libya | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |

## Honours

CS Sfaxien
* Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2012–13
* CAF Confederation Cup: 2013
Al Ahly
* Egyptian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Egypt Cup: 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
* Egyptian Super Cup: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2022–23, 2023–24
* CAF Champions League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23 ,2023–24
* CAF Super Cup: 2021 (May), 2021 (Dec)
Individual
* Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 top goalscorer: 2015–16
* CAF Team of the Year: 2017
* FIFA Club World Cup top goalscorer: 2023