page_title: Ismail Matar
hierarchical_section_title: Ismail Matar
caption_attribution_description: Ismail Mattar in a UAE training
context_page_description: Ismail Matar Ibrahim Khamis Al Mukhaini Al Junaibi is an Emirati footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Al Wahda and captains the UAE national team.
  Matar was awarded the Golden Ball at the 2003 World Youth Championships after being voted the tournament's best player even though the UAE only reached the quarter finals. He is best known for leading the UAE to their first ever trophy, the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup, which was held in Abu Dhabi in 2007. Matar scored 5 goals in 5 games, and was named player of the tournament and the top scorer.
context_section_description: Ismail Matar Ibrahim Khamis Al Mukhaini Al Junaibi (Arabic: إسماعيل مطر‎; born 7 April 1983 in Abu Dhabi) is an Emirati footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Al Wahda and captains the UAE national team.
  Matar was awarded the Golden Ball at the 2003 World Youth Championships after being voted the tournament's best player even though the UAE only reached the quarter finals. He is best known for leading the UAE to their first ever trophy, the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup, which was held in Abu Dhabi in 2007. Matar scored 5 goals in 5 games, and was named player of the tournament and the top scorer.
caption: Matar in UAE training in 2014
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