Ismail Abdul-Latif

There is something I deeply admire about athletes who become legends within their own borders, and Ismail Abdullatif is exactly that. Bahrain's all-time top scorer is a title that needs no embellishment, earned in a small nation where every goal carries outsized weight. Captaining Al-Khaldiya and leading the national line, he is the kind of dependable elder figure a team builds itself around. He may be invisible to Japanese fans, but to Bahraini kids he is a poster on the wall. I would rather celebrate a genuine local hero than another globally marketed name.

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Name (English)

Ismail Abdul-Latif

Name (Japanese)

イスマイール・アブドゥラティフ

Reading

いすまいーる・あぶどぅらてぃふ

Born

September 11, 1986 (age 40)

Origin

Al-Muharraq, Muharraq Governorate, Bahrain

Height

182 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Tiger

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail%20Abdullatif
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%96%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%95
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q527718

Tags

• Muharraq Governorate
• association football player

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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