Most goals scored in a football (soccer) Asian Cup tournament by an individual

Most goals scored in a football (soccer) Asian Cup tournament by an individual
Who
Almoez Ali
What
9 total number
Where
United Arab Emirates
When
01 February 2019

The most goal scored in an AFC Asian Cup tournament by a player is 9, achieved by Almoez Ali (Qatar, b. Sudan) in 2019. He surpassed Ali Daei’s record of eight from 1996 with the opening goal of the 2019 final against Japan, which Qatar won 3–1.

During Qatar’s group match against North Korea on 13 January, Ali scored four times, equalling the single-game record at the Asian Cup.