Ali Auglah
Auglah with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Macarthur FC
Number 36
Youth career
Granville Rage
2014–2016 Marconi Stallions
2016–2019 Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Western Sydney Wanderers NPL 37 (18)
2020–2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (0)
2023– Macarthur FC 15 (1)
2023– Northbridge FC 10 (5)
International career‡
2019–2021 Australia U17 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2020

Ali Auglah[2] (born 11 March 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for A-League Men club Macarthur FC. An Australian international, Auglah has represented the Australia national under-17 team.[3][4][5][6]

Club career

Western Sydney Wanderers

Raised in South Western Sydney,[7] Auglah is of Iraqi descent.[8] He began his football career with Marconi Stallions before signing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2016.[9] He was one of eight players to receive financial support by the Wanderers, which covered registration fees, scholarship plaques and professional media training.[10]

Auglah was registered in the senior National Premier Leagues and A-League Youth squad in 2019.[11] He would score 13 league goals in his third season for the club.[12] Auglah was also called into the first-team squad under Carl Robinson,[13] and made his professional debut on 11 January 2020 in a 2–0 away defeat to Wellington Phoenix.[14] He departed the club in 2022.[15]

Macarthur FC

On 12 December 2022, Auglah was announced to have signed with Bulls FC Academy, the reserve side of Macarthur FC.[16] He made his club debut at Campbelltown Sports Stadium on 28 January 2023 in a 2–2 league draw with Western United.[1] Subsequently, he signed his first professional contract on 17 March 2023, committing to a two-year deal with Macarthur.[7]

On 22 September 2023, Auglah scored his first professional goal in the 2023–24 AFC Cup, netting the third goal of a 3–0 opening group match victory over Shan United.[17][18] After accumulating 442 minutes in the A-League,[19] Auglah scored his first league goal, the winning goal in the 93rd-minute of a 1–0 win against Western United.[20][21][22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A. Auglah: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Auglah and Kalac named in Australia's U-17 Men's squad". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Green, Samuel (3 October 2019). "#StrongerAsUS - How the Joeys came up with their own hashtag for FIFA U-17 World Cup™ | Socceroos". Socceroos. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Joeys Auglah and Kalac advance to knockout phase at FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019". Western Sydney Wanderers. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Windon, Jacob (7 November 2019). "Joeys bow out of FIFA U-17 World Cup™ 2019 with defeat to France | Socceroos". Socceroos. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  7. 1 2 "'An exciting young talent': Bulls re-sign Australian youth international". Macarthur FC. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Clarke, George (4 November 2023). "Late Auglah strike helps Macarthur to win over Western". Illawarra Mercury.
  9. ↑ "NPL 1 Preview: Marconi v Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Pepper Money's Youth Academy 2018 Scholars Announced". Western Sydney Wanderers. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Wanderers name Foxtel Y-League squad". Western Sydney Wanderers. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Ali Auglah - Player Statistics". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Ins & Outs: Wanderers v Macarthur". Western Sydney Wanderers. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  14. ↑ Lochrie, Conor (11 January 2020). "Wellington Phoenix vs Western Sydney Wanderers: Player Ratings". FTBL. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Football NSW League One Men's 2022 Season Preview". Football NSW. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  16. ↑ Stavroulakis, Mark (12 December 2022). "Bulls FC Academy prepare for busy 2023 season". NPL NSW Men's. Football NSW. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "Bulls begin AFC Cup in style". Macarthur FC. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  18. ↑ Comito, Matt (21 September 2023). "Exceptional team sheet detail you may have missed in Macarthur's dream AFC Cup debut". keepup.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "Auglah seals dramatic win". Macarthur FC. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  20. ↑ Clarke, George (4 November 2023). "Late Auglah strike helps Macarthur to win over Western". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  21. ↑ Comito, Matt (4 November 2023). "Macarthur's match-winner pays tribute to 'very important' Bulls role model". A-League. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  22. ↑ "First A-League goal for Auglah sees Macarthur edge out Western United to remain undefeated". The Inner Sanctum. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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