Bandar Al-Ahbabi
Bandar Mohammed Mohammed Saeed Al-Ahbabi is an Emirati professional association footballer who plays for Al Ain.
Academic career
Bandar began playing football when he was ten years old, where his physical education teacher Ismail helped him enroll for Al Ain FC's youth academy. His future as a professional player was about to end at age 12, when his father withdrew him from the academy because of its influences on his grades. Despite this, his mother persuaded him to play again.International career
On 23 February 2014, Al Ahbabi was called up the first time to the UAE senior team for a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Uzbekistan. He was left out of the starting line-up. On 11 June 2015, he made his debut with the national team in a 3–0 defeat to South Korea, starting the match and wearing the number 21 jersey.Career statistic
Club
;NotesInternational goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 21 March 2019 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 30 August 2019 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| - | - | - | - | - | 4–0 | - |
Honours
Al Ain- Arabian Gulf League: 2011–12, 2017–18, 2021–22
- UAE League Cup: 2021–22
- UAE President's Cup: 2017–18
- AFC Champions League: 2023–24
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2016
- Arabian Gulf Super Cup runner-up: 2018
- FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2018
- AGL Player of the Month: October 2019
- AGL Dream Team: 2018–19
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019
- UAE Pro League The Golden Ball Best Emirati player of the Year: 2021–22