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Hassan Ali
Hassan Ali (born 10 December 1997) is a Somalian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Arsenal youth Academy and the captain of the Somalian national team. He is regarded to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

Early career[edit] Born in Mogadishu ,Ali began his career with local side Horseed FC where he started his career as a right back. Soon after, in 2011, he joined fc Barcelona at the age of 13, and it was there that he was converted into a goalkeeper.

After progressing through the Barcelona youth system, Ali, aged 15 years and 60 days, made his first team debut for Barcelona on 10 February 2013 against Getafe Cf. He was a key figure in Barcelona title victory in the 2012–13 season in the La Liga. He received the Goalkeeper of the Year and Barcelona Player of the Year award, only conceding 32 goals over the course of 40 league matches and keeping 14 clean sheets.

In July 2013 Ali, joined English club Arsenal, signing a five-year deal. In September 2013 Arsenal exercised a contract clause and activated a three year extension to his contract. Ali is under contract until 2019.

international career] Ali was first called up to the Somalian squad in October 2011[26][27] and made his debut the following month in a friendly 0–0 against Ethiopia, making him the youngest goalkeeper to ever play for the Somalian national squad. In September 2011, the Royal Spanish Football Federation made an official request to FIFA for permission to call up Ali for the Spanish national team. He had been granted Spanish nationality earlier in the summer. On 29 October 2013 Ali declared that he wished to play international football for Somalia, sending a letter to the Spanish Football Confederation.

Honours[edit] Horseed FC

Somalian premier league (1): 2010–11

Barcelona FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2011–12

UEFA Super Cup (1):2011-2012

2011–12 Copa del Rey (1): 2011-2012

2011 Supercopa de España (1) 2011-2013

Individual Professional Goalkeeper of the Year (1): 2010–11

Player of the Year (1): 2010–11

Zamora Trophy (1): 2012–13

La Liga Best Goalkeeper (1): 2012-13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Masia