Assim Madibo
Madibo with Qatar at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Assim Omer Al Haj Madibo[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Khartoum, Sudan[2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Wakrah
(on loan from Al-Duhail)
Number 18
Youth career
2014 Aspire Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 LASK Linz 1 (0)
2015–2016 Pasching/LASK Linz II 4 (0)
2016 Cultural Leonesa 1 (0)
2016– Al-Duhail 80 (0)
2017 → Eupen (loan) 0 (0)
2018 → Al-Gharafa (loan) 7 (0)
2024–2025 → Al-Gharafa (loan) 15 (0)
2025– → Al-Wakrah (loan) 9 (0)
International career‡
2014 Qatar U19 5 (0)
2014 Qatar U21 4 (0)
2015 Qatar U20 2 (0)
2016 Qatar U23 11 (0)
2017– Qatar 53 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Qatar
Men's Football
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2019 UAE Team
AFC U-19 Championship
Winner 2014 Myanmar U-19
FIFA Arab Cup
Third place 2021
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 June 2026

Assim Omer Al Haj Madibo (Arabic: عاصم ماديبو; born 22 October 1996) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Wakrah, on loan from Al-Duhail. Born in Sudan, he plays for the Qatar national team.

Club career

Madibo joined the Aspire Academy in Qatar in July 2014.[2]

In January 2015, Madibo joined the senior team of Austrian club LASK Linz. He made his professional league debut against Austria Lustenau on 13 August 2015. In January 2016, he left the club to join Cultural Leonesa.[4]

It was announced that in July 2017 that Madibo was loaned to Belgian First Division A side Eupen from Lekhwiya for the duration of one season.[5]

International career

Madibo has represented Qatar at various age groups. He was a member of the Qatar national under-19 football team for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship, which won the championship. He played in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup for the Qatar national under-20 football team.[citation needed]

Madibo represented Qatar at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which was hosted across the United States, Mexico and Canada.[6] On June 18, Madibo received a red card for a challenge in his team's second group stage match against Canada, which caused a severe leg injury to Canadian midfielder Ismaël Koné; Madibo tackled from behind and kicked Koné's calf, causing a fracture. Madibo later apologised in the dressing room. Qatar went on to lose 6–0.[7]

Honours

Madibo in January 2018

Al-Duhail

  • Qatar Stars League: 2016–17, 2019–20
  • Emir of Qatar Cup: 2019
  • Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2016

Qatar U19

  • AFC U-19 Championship: 2014

Qatar

  • AFC Asian Cup: 2019

References

  1. ^ "Assim Madibo". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Assim Madibo Profile". HEIM:SPIEL Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  3. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Qatar" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Assim Madibo". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "Deux nouveaux joueurs qataris pour Eupen (Two new Qatari players for Eupen)". sudinfo.be (in French). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  6. ^ www.fifa.com https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/teams/qatar/squad. Retrieved 18 June 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ Yomtov, Jon Arnold and Jesse. "Canada's Ismael Kone suffers horrifying injury in World Cup vs. Qatar". USA TODAY. Retrieved 18 June 2026.