# List of international goals scored by Ali Ashfaq

Ali Ashfaq is the top goalscorer of all time for the Maldives national football team, with 57 goals in 90 appearances since his debut in 2003.
On 3 December 2003, Ashfaq scored his debut goal, yet his first hat-trick for Maldives against Mongolia in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier. In September 2013, Ashfaq netted six times against Sri Lanka in 2013 SAFF Championship, thus becoming the only player ever for Maldives to score a double hat-trick. In the same tournament, he netted four goals against Bhutan and became the all-time top scorer of SAFF Championship with 23 goals, surpassing the record previously held by India's Bhaichung Bhutia.

## Goals

    Scores and results list Maldives' goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 3 December 2003 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Mongolia | 1–0 | 12–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 3 December 2003 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Mongolia | 5–0 | 12–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 3 December 2003 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Mongolia | 6–0 | 12–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 3 December 2003 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Mongolia | 8–0 | 12–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 13 October 2004 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Vietnam | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 13 October 2004 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Vietnam | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 7 December 2005 | People's Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Afghanistan | 3–0 | 9–1 | 2005 SAFF Gold Cup |
| 8 | 7 December 2005 | People's Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Afghanistan | 9–1 | 9–1 | 2005 SAFF Gold Cup |
| 9 | 9 December 2005 | People's Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2005 SAFF Gold Cup |
| 10 | 28 October 2007 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Yemen | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 16 April 2009 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Philippines | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 12 | 18 April 2009 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Bhutan | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 13 | 18 April 2009 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Bhutan | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 14 | 7 December 2009 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Afghanistan | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2009 SAFF Championship |
| 15 | 7 December 2009 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Afghanistan | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2009 SAFF Championship |
| 16 | 11 December 2009 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2009 SAFF Championship |
| 17 | 21 March 2011 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Cambodia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 18 | 21 March 2011 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Cambodia | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 19 | 21 March 2011 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Cambodia | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 20 | 22 November 2011 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Seychelles | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 21 | 2 December 2011 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India | Nepal | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2011 SAFF Championship |
| 22 | 6 December 2011 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India | Bangladesh | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2011 SAFF Championship |
| 23 | 27 August 2012 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India | Syria | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2012 Nehru Cup |
| 24 | 14 February 2013 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Pakistan | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 25 | 14 February 2013 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Pakistan | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 26 | 2 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Sri Lanka | 2–0 | 10–0 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
| 27 | 2 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Sri Lanka | 3–0 | 10–0 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
| 28 | 2 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Sri Lanka | 4–0 | 10–0 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
| 29 | 2 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Sri Lanka | 5–0 | 10–0 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
| 30 | 2 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Sri Lanka | 6–0 | 10–0 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
| 31 | 2 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Sri Lanka | 10–0 | 10–0 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
| 32 | 4 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Bhutan | 3–2 | 8–2 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
| 33 | 4 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Bhutan | 4–2 | 8–2 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
| 34 | 4 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Bhutan | 6–2 | 8–2 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
| 35 | 4 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Bhutan | 7–2 | 8–2 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
| 36 | 27 November 2013 | Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles | Seychelles | 1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 37 | 29 November 2013 | Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles | Seychelles | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 38 | 13 May 2014 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Laos | 3–1 | 7–1 | Friendly |
| 39 | 13 May 2014 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Laos | 4–1 | 7–1 | Friendly |
| 40 | 19 May 2014 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Myanmar | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 41 | 21 May 2014 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 42 | 21 May 2014 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Kyrgyzstan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 43 | 8 October 2015 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan | Bhutan | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 44 | 8 October 2015 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan | Bhutan | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 45 | 8 October 2015 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan | Bhutan | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 46 | 24 December 2015 | Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India | Bangladesh | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2015 SAFF Suzuki Cup |
| 47 | 28 December 2015 | Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India | Bangladesh | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2015 SAFF Suzuki Cup |
| 48 | 29 March 2016 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Bhutan | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 49 | 29 March 2016 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Bhutan | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 50 | 6 September 2016 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Laos | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 51 | 6 September 2016 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Laos | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 52 | 10 October 2019 | Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Syria | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 53 | 19 November 2019 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Guam | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 54 | 7 October 2021 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Bangladesh | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2021 SAFF Championship |
| 55 | 10 October 2021 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 SAFF Championship |
| 56 | 13 October 2021 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | India | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2021 SAFF Championship |
| 57 | 9 November 2021 | Racecourse Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka | 4–0 | 4–4 | 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament |

## Statistics

    As of match played 21 March 2023
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 8 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 7 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 16 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 |
| 2013 | 7 | 14 |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 |
| 2015 | 9 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 98 | 58 |