Ali Auglah

Ali Auglah (born 11 March 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player last played as a winger for A-League Men club Macarthur FC.

Early life
Auglah was born on 11 March 2002 at Auburn Hospital in the western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales to Iraqi parents, who came to Australia as refugees in 1998. Auglah was raised in Granville and began playing football at the age of five with his two older brothers. He joined National Premier Leagues (NPL) club Marconi in their under-12s before signing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2016 after impressing Wanderers' head of youth Ian Crook in his under-13s Grand Final.

Club career
After signing for the Wanderers in late-2016, Auglah was one of eight players to receive financial support by the Wanderers, which covered registration fees, scholarship plaques and professional media training. He was registered in the senior National Premier Leagues and A-League Youth squad in 2019.

Auglah was also called into the first-team squad under Carl Robinson, and made his professional debut on 11 January 2020 in a 2–0 away defeat to Wellington Phoenix. He departed the club in 2022, moving to Iraq for a career break from football.

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

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. After accumulating 442 minutes in the A-League by 4 November, Auglah scored his first league goal, the winning goal in the 93rd-minute of a 1–0 win against Western United.

Auglah scored his third goal of the season in the 93rd minute of a 3–0 victory over Cebu in the final group match of the AFC Cup on 14 December. Macarthur FC finished top of the group, allowing them to advance to the knockout round in February 2024.

International career
Born in Auburn, New South Wales, Auglah represented the Australian national under-17 team in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.