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| Date of birth | (1975-05-16) 16 May 1975 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Geylang International FC (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | Tampines Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Geylang United | 98 | (42) |
| 2005–2007 | Singapore Armed Forces | 83 | (20) |
| 2008–2009 | Geylang United | 63 | (10) |
| 2010–2011 | Woodlands Wellington | ||
| 2011 | Hougang United | ||
| 2012 | Admiralty | ||
| 2013 | Geylang International | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998–2004 | Singapore | 36 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | Geylang International | ||
| 2018 | Matsumoto Yamaga U18 B Team | ||
| 2019– | Geylang International | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mohd Noor Ali is a Singapore former footballer and current head coach.
Throughout his career, Noor Ali played as a midfielderorwinger for Tampines Rovers, Geylang United, SAFFC, Woodlands Wellington and Hougang United in the S.League, as well as Admiralty FC in the NFL Division 2 before hanging up his boots. He returned to club action for Geylang International in the 2013 season during an injury crisis in the 2nd half of the season.[1][2]
Noor Alihelped mastermind one of the greatest shock in Singapore football when he aided Geylang United to the 2001 S.League title. However, the season ended in disaster when they were thrashed 8-0 by Home United in the Singapore Cup final, a match in which Noor Ali was sent off.[3] During this time he started a partnership with Aleksandar Duric when they played together for Geylang United and SAFFC.
Noor Ali was charged by FAS in 2003 with placing bets on S-League games, thus breaching the S-League Players' Code of Conduct, and banned for the season.
Noor Ali captained SAFFC to their 5th league title in 2006, despite losing the last match of the season to former club Geylang United.[4][5]
Noor Ali won the Singapore Cup in 2009 while playing for Geylang United.[6]
Mohd Noor Ali made his international debut for Singapore in 1998 and has not been selected since 2004. In total, he made 36 appearances for the Lions.[7]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | December 20, 2004 | Singapore | Laos | 2-1 | Won | 2002 Tiger Cup |
| 2. | December 22, 2004 | Singapore | Thailand | 1-1 | Draw | 2002 Tiger Cup |
He became the assistant coach for Geylang International FC for the 2017 S.League season.
He became the permanent head coach for The Eagles on 20 June 2017.
He guided Geylang International FC for a fourth-place finish in the 2017 S.League season. It was the first time since 14 years that they finished in the top 4 place.
In January 2018, he left Geylang International FC after he was sent to Matsumoto Yamaga FC for 10-month training stint to have a better experience in coaching. He was replaced by Hirotaka Usui. Noor Ali's stint in Japan proved to be a fruitful one as he guided the Matsumoto Yamaga U-18 ‘B’ team to the Takamado Cup JFA U-18 Football League 2018 Nagano Prefecture title. His side won 11 matches and lost only 3 while scoring 37 goals and only conceding 11 en route to the title.[8] He returned to his position at Geylang after his Yamaga's stint.[9]
Noor Ali's brother, Jamil Ali, is also a former professional footballer. He has four children, with eldest son, Ilhan Noor, also a footballer playing for Geylang International which Noor Ali coached.[10]
In September 2022, Noor Ali was hospitalised for heart palpitations and discovered complications in his heart.[11]
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