Ali Mohsen

Personal information
Full name	Ali Mohsen Saad Al-Moraisi
Date of birth	(1940-09-16)16 September 1940
Place of birth	Aden, Colony of Aden
Date of death	26 November 1993(1993-11-26) (aged 53)
Place of death	Sana'a, Yemen
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Al-Ghazal SC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
1958–1966	Zamalek
International career
1961	Egypt
Managerial career
1970–1974	Horseed
1975	South Yemen U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ali Mohsen Al-Moraisi ( Arabic: علي محسن المريسي; 1940 – 1993) was a Yemeni professional footballer who played as a forward. He was the first Yemeni player to play in the Egyptian League, with Zamalek in the 1960s. Mohsen was also the first foreigner to ever finish as top-scorer of the Egyptian League. ^[1]

Mohsen played for Zamalek from 1958 to 1966, he won with the Cairo giants, the Egyptian Premier League in ( 1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65), and the Egypt Cup in ( 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962). While with Zamalek, Mohsen once scored against Real Madrid in 1961, in a 7–1 defeat, while playing for an Egyptian select side with several players from Zamalek, Al Ahly and Al Masry. ^[2]

After retiring from his playing career, he coached Somalia in 1973, and Al-Satra in Southern Yemen, before moving to Johar Al-Rab.^{[ citation needed]} The national stadium in Sana'a is named after the player.^{[ citation needed]} He was appointed councilor for Minister of Youth and Sports until his death in 1994.^{[ citation needed]} The Ali Mohsen Al-Moraisi Tournament has been played annually in his honour since 1992, in cooperation with Aden Football Association.^{[ citation needed]}

Zamalek

• Egyptian Premier League: 1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65
• Egypt Cup: 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62

• Egyptian Premier League Top goalscorers: 1960–61

Horseed

• Somalia League: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74

• Ali Muhesen Stadium
• Ali Muhsin Cup

• Ali Mohsen at National-Football-Teams.com

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