Ali Momin

{{short description|Bruneian footballer and executive}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}

{{Malay name|Ali|Momin}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ali Haji Momin

| fullname = Mohammad Ali bin Haji Momin

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|2|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Brunei

| height =

| position = Defender, midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1996–1999

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| clubs1 = Brunei

| years2 = 2000–2004

| caps2 =

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| clubs2 = DPMM

| nationalyears1 = 1997–2002

| nationalcaps1 = 13+

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalteam1 = Brunei

| club-update = 3 July 2023

| ntupdate = 3 July 2023

| image = Ali Momin - 53689758542.jpg

| caption = Ali in 2024

| manageryears1 = 2012–

| managerclubs1 = DPMM (team manager)

}}

Mohammad Ali bin Haji Momin (born 6 February 1973) is a retired Bruneian footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.{{cite web|title=Ali Momin's Memories With DPMM FC|url=http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Mar08/080308/nite42.htm|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|date=8 March 2008|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080525174653/http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Mar08/080308/nite42.htm|archivedate=25 May 2008|accessdate=22 July 2022}}{{cite web |title=DPMM FC into Pepsi Cup final|url=http://www.e-borneo.com/cgi-bin/np/viewnews.cgi?category=2&id=996130519|date=26 July 2001|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=27 May 2016}} Once part of the Brunei M-League representative team, he is currently the team manager of DPMM FC.{{cite web |title=Doa Kesyukuran ceremony marks DPMM FC's 20th anniversary|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/doa-kesyukuran-ceremony-marks-dpmm-fcs-20th-anniversary/|date=28 January 2020|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=28 January 2020}}

Club career

Ali was a squad member of the Brunei team playing in the Malaysian leagues from 1996 to 1999.{{cite web|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19960828-1.2.78.10|title=Ticket Booth|publisher=The New Paper|date=28 August 1996|accessdate=3 July 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19971130&id=G_1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_RQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2903,4614005&hl=en|title=Brunei and Perlis in Cup semifinals|via=Google News Archive Search|date=30 November 1997|publisher=New Straits Times|accessdate=27 May 2016}} On his final season with the Wasps, Brunei won the Malaysian Cup.{{cite web|title=Bothwell eager to relive 1999 glory|url=http://bruneitimes.com.bn/sports-national/2010/10/09/bothwell-eager-relive-1999-glory|date=9 October 2010|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=27 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819222228/http://bruneitimes.com.bn/sports-national/2010/10/09/bothwell-eager-relive-1999-glory|archive-date=19 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

Afterwards, Ali played for DPMM FC, a team founded by Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah where he is one of its founding members.{{cite web |title=Brunei Invitational Cup (Brunei) 2002|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei-invit02.html|date=3 October 2002|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=27 July 2016}}{{cite web |title=DPMM FC:History|url=http://www.eteamz.com/dpmmfc/news/index.cfm?cat=95436|date=|publisher=DPMM FC|accessdate=27 July 2016}} Serving as captain, DPMM FC became one of the strongest teams in the country, winning the B-League championship in 2002 and 2004. After retirement, he stayed on with DPMM as backroom staff and eventually became the team manager from 2012.{{cite web|title=Club manager explains reason for late call up|url=http://bt.com.bn/2012/09/19/club-manager-explains-reason-late-call|date=19 September 2012|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=27 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821152459/http://bt.com.bn/2012/09/19/club-manager-explains-reason-late-call|archive-date=21 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

International career

Ali played every match for the national team at the 20th SEA Games held in his country.{{cite web |title=South East Asian Games 1999 Details (Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sea99-det.html|date=26 April 2002|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=28 January 2020}} He was also ever-present for Brunei at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification round and the 2002 World Cup qualifying.

Honours

= Team =

;Brunei FA

;DPMM FC

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{{See also|Orders, decorations, and medals of Brunei}}

  • 50px Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) – (1999){{cite web |title=National Heroes receive Meritorious Service Medals|url=https://www.information.gov.bn/Publication%20listsPDF/Brunei%20Darussalam%20Newsletter/BDN%20DEC%201999_final.pdf#page=4|date=1 December 1999|publisher=Brunei Darussalam Newsletter|accessdate=21 September 2022}}

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