Assim Madibo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Assim Madibo

| image = Qatar - Japan, AFC Asian Cup 2019 58 - Assim Madibo.jpg

| caption = Madibo with Qatar at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup

| fullname = Assim Omer Al Haj Madibo{{GSA player|assim-madibo/47157|access-date=14 November 2021}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Doha, Qatar

| height = 1.68 m{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Qatar |publisher=FIFA |page=23 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=22 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218195301/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=18 December 2022 |url-status=live}}

| currentclub = Al-Gharafa

| clubnumber = 4

| position = Midfielder

| youthclubs1 = AJ Auxerre

| youthyears1 = 2007–2014

| youthclubs2 = Aspire Academy

| youthyears2 = 2014–2015

| years1 = 2015–2016

| clubs1 = LASK Linz

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2015–2016

| clubs2 = FC Pasching/LASK Linz II

| caps2 = 4

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2016

| clubs3 = Cultural Leonesa

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016–2024

| clubs4 = Al-Duhail

| caps4 = 80

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2017

| clubs5 = → Eupen (loan)

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018

| clubs6 = → Al-Gharafa (loan)

| caps6 = 7

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2024–

| clubs7 = Al-Gharafa

| caps7 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2014

| nationalteam1 = Qatar U19

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2014

| nationalteam2 = Qatar U21

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2015

| nationalteam3 = Qatar U20

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2016

| nationalteam4 = Qatar U23

| nationalcaps4 = 11

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2017–

| nationalteam5 = Qatar

| nationalcaps5 = 43

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| pcupdate = 7 March 2018

| ntupdate = 10 November 2012

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|QAT}}}}

}}

Assim Omer Al Haj Madibo ({{langx|ar|عاصم ماديبو}}; born 22 October 1996) is a Qatari footballer who plays for Al-Gharafa and the Qatar national team.

Club career

Madibo started his youth football career at French club AJ Auxerre at the age of 11. However, he never lived there.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/assim-madibo/343749/ |title=Assim Madibo |website=Soccerway }}

It was announced that in July 2017 that Madibo was loaned to Belgian First Division A side Eupen from Lekhwiya for a duration of one season.{{cite web|url=http://www.sudinfo.be/1886057/article/2017-07-14/deux-nouveaux-joueurs-qataris-pour-eupen|title=Deux nouveaux joueurs qataris pour Eupen (Two new Qatari players for Eupen)|website=sudinfo.be|language=French|date=14 July 2017|accessdate=16 July 2017}}

International career

Being born in Qatar to a Sudanese family, Madibo was eligible to represent either Qatar or Sudan, of which he chose the former.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} Madibo has represented his country at various age groups. He was a member of Qatar national under-19 football team for 2014 AFC U-19 Championship, and he won the championship. He played in 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup as Qatar national under-20 football team.