Mukhtar Abdullah Ali (Arabic: مختار عبد الله علي, born 30 October 1997) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Saudi Arabia national team and for Al-Ettifaq.
[1] In 2008, Ali joined Chelsea at under-11 level from Leyton Orient and progressed through the club's academy system.
[4] On 19 February 2017, Ali made his Vitesse debut in their 1–0 home defeat against Ajax, replacing Marvelous Nakamba in the 84th minute.
[13] However, he pledged his allegiance to the Saudi Arabia national team,[14] and made his senior debut on 7 October 2017 against Jamaica.
This was possibly based on the player's assertion that he was instead born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.