Hamad Almeqbaali receives the Golden Glove for Best Goalkeeper.
Abu Dhabi: Shabab Al Ahli dominated the 2024–25 UAE Pro League Awards at Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental on Saturday, with Sardar Azmoum claiming the Golden Ball for Best Player and Hamad Almeqbaali taking the Golden Glove for Best Goalkeeper.
Azmoum edged out Mehdi Ghayedi (Kalba) and Caio Lucas (Sharjah) for the top individual prize after a stellar season leading Shabab Al Ahli’s attack. Almeqbaali, meanwhile, topped a strong goalkeeping field that included Ali Khaseif (Al Jazira) and Adel Alhosani (Sharjah).
Shabab Al Ahli’s dominance continued as Paulo Sousa was named Best Coach, and Guilherme Da Silva won the Golden Boy award for the best U23 player.
Other notable winners included:
Best Goal: Nabil Fekir (Al Jazira)
Fans’ Player of the Year: Mohamed Elneny (Al Jazira)
Golden Shoe – ADNOC Pro League: Laba Kodjo (Al Ain, 20 goals)
Golden Shoe – ADIB Cup: Ramon Mierez (Al Jazira, 5 goals)
Silver Shoe – Pro League U23: Mansoor Saeed Al Menhali (Al Wahda)
Al Ain won the Fans League award, while Al Jazira took the Professional Excellence in Club Licensing.
The Dream Team for the season featured:
Hamad Almeqbaali (Shabab Al Ahli), Marcos Meloni (Sharjah), Mohamed Elneny (Al Jazira), Lucas Pimenta (Al Wahda), Ali Saleh (Al Wasl), Mehdi Ghayedi (Kalba), Caio Lucas (Sharjah), Fabio Lima (Al Wasl), Sardar Azmoum (Shabab Al Ahli), Laba Kodjo (Al Ain), and Guilherme Da Silva (Shabab Al Ahli).
From playing on the pitch to analysing it from the press box, Satish has spent over three decades living and breathing sport. A cricketer-turned-journalist, he has covered three Cricket World Cups, the 2025 Champions Trophy, countless IPL seasons, F1 races, horse racing classics, and tennis in Dubai. Cricket is his home ground, but he sees himself as an all-rounder - breaking stories, building pages, going live on podcasts, and interviewing legends across every corner of the sporting world. Satish started on the back pages, and earned his way to the front, now leading the sports team at Gulf News, where he has spent 25 years navigating the fast-evolving game of journalism. Whether it’s a Super-Over thriller or a behind-the-scenes story, he aims to bring insight, energy, and a fan’s heart to every piece. Because like sport, journalism is about showing up, learning every day, and giving it everything.
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