# Mohammad Ali (footballer, born 1989)

Daniyal Mohammad Reza Ali Nazari (born 2 September 1989) is a Pakistani former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Denmark, he played for the Pakistan national team. Ali had been praised for his dribbling abilities and commitment on the pitch.

## Early and personal life

Ali was born on 2 September 1989 in Copenhagen, Denmark. His family originate from the city of Quetta in Pakistan.
Mohammad's father Qurban Ali was also a footballer, and was previously persuaded to play for the Pakistan national team.

## Club career
### Early career

Ali started playing around 12–13 years old, in a local team near his home called Brønshøj for fun with his friends. After a match against B93 Copenhagen, he was called by them and joined the club. As 15 years old he signed his first contract with the team. He served as the team captain in the u17 and u19 level in the Danish youth league. Ali helped win the KBU cup final for U19, when B.93 won over Frem by 4–2 in Valby Idrætspark scoring two of the goals.
He made his debut for the B93 senior team at the age of 18 on 23 March 2008 away against Glostrup in a 1–0 victory. In his debut season, Ali played 27 games and scored five goals.

### FC Copenhagen reserves

Mohammad Ali switched to F.C. Copenhagen reserves team in the spring of 2010 amidst the 2009–10 Danish 2nd Divisions. His move costed B.93 the promotion, as B.93 lost the first game in 2010 by 1–2 away in Peter Bangs Vej, with Ali scoring both goals for FCK, and Bashkim Kadrii scoring the lone goal for B.93.

### Køge

With chances of breaking into the senior team bleak, Ali then linked up with Køge in the Danish 1st Division in 2011, where he helped them gain promotion to the Danish SuperLiga until he received an 8-month injury.

### Return to B.93

At the end of autumn 2011, Ali returned to B.93, where he managed to play two games before the winter break.

### Hvidovre

In the spring of 2012, Ali played for Hvidovre, where he scored one goal in 3 matches.

### Avarta

During the 2012 summer break, he signed for BK Avarta in the Danish 2nd division, where he eventually became the club's vice captain.

### Svebolle & Hollbaek

He moved to Svebølle Danish 2nd Division in January 2014. He also had a short stint at Hollbaek the same autumn.

### Return to B.93

In January 2016, Ali moved back to his former club B93 on a one-season deal. He was signed as replacement for the team's top scorer Olcay Senoglu, who had moved to Fremad Amager. At the end of the year, his contract was renewed for an additional season. Ali left the club by the end of 2017.

### Later career

In 2018, he signed for Greve Fodbold, where he was joined by national team fellow goalkeeper Yousuf Butt. He moved to Ishoj in 2019, until signing for Tårnby FF in September 2021. He stayed in the club until his eventual retirement in February 2023.

## International career

He was called in the camps for Danish youth national team at U-17 nor U-19 level, but did not get selected.
He made international debut in 2012 with Pakistan against Singapore, and scored his first goal for the team against Nepal at the 2018 SAFF Championship.

## Career statistics
### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Pakistan | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 2018 | 6 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ali goal.
List of international goals scored by Mohammad Ali :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 4 September 2018 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Nepal | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 SAFF Championship |