Ali Al-Gashamy is entering his third season as an assistant coach for the 2021 season, prior to he spent the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons as a graduate assistant coach with the men's program.
Before he began his graduate assistantship, Al-Gashamy, a native of Kristiansand, Norway, spent four seasons in the red and black.
The 2016 season, Al-Gashamy’s final season in the red and black of Gardner-Webb, saw the ‘Dogs go 4-11-1 overall, but Al-Gashamy was impressive, scoring a team-best nine goals and adding three assists to lead the Runnin’ Bulldogs in points with 21. His nine goals were tied for second in the league. He took 36 shots and placed 21 (58.3 percent) on goal, while scoring three game-winning goals – against Davison, VMI and Presbyterian. He was twice named Big South Attacking Player of the Week and finished his senior season by being named Big South First-Team All-Conference to become a four-time All-Big South selection.
In 2015, Al-Gashamy was tied for second on the team with three goals and also recorded two assists for a total of 8 points. He took 30 shots with 10 being on goal and was named Second-Team All-Big South Conference.
In 2014, Al-Gashamy earned North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) University Division All-State team honors. In addition to his NCCSIA honor, he was named All-Big South Conference Second-Team and also earned College Sports Madness Big South Second-Team honors. He ranked 45th nationally in points per match and just outside the top-50 in assists per match with 0.55 per game which placed him 51st overall. He led the Runnin’ Bulldogs with seven goals, six assists and 20 total points.
In 2013, as a redshirt freshman, he finished 33rd nationally in assists per game and 45th in total assists with seven, which was a team-high. He had two assists in a season-opening win against Wofford and scored in four straight matches during the year. He was tabbed the Disney Soccer/NCSAA Player of the Week on Oct. 28 and was also named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week while being selected as the Big South Attacking Player of the Week that same day. Al-Gashamy was named to the NCCSIA University Division All-State and was a First-Team All-Big South Conference selection.
Al-Gashamy received his Bachelors in both Psychology and International Business in 2016 and earned his International MBA from Gardner-Webb’s Godbold School of Business in 2018. He is currently working on a master’s in counseling.
