Ali Ashfaq

Ali Ashfaq is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a forward for New Radiant and the Maldives. Nicknamed "Man of Steel", he is regarded as one of the best players in the South Asian region, and the greatest Maldivian footballer of all time. A prolific and individualistic goalscorer, he is a free-kick specialist and a clinical finisher. His trademark style of scoring is beating the defenders and rounding off the keeper to score. He is considered as the best Maldivian footballer ever, most notably when he was named as the "World's 2nd best top goal scorer" in 2013 by IFFHS, and the "AFC best goal-scorer of XXI century" after 2023, with 476 top-level goals. He is the player with most pokers scored in XXI Century. He was also named as South Asia's Best Player in 2014 by a sports website called eultimate goal.