Ali Imran bin Alimi (born 2 February 1998) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a centre-back. Ali Imran was born in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan but raised in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. He began his football career in 2013 at Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail in Bandar Penawar, Johor where he studied for 3 years and continued his career development at Malaysia Pahang Sports School in Gambang, Pahang, graduating with a Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia at the end of 2015. Club career Youth As soon as he graduated from Malaysia Pahang Sports School, Ali Imran signed with Felda United U21 team in 2016 to compete in the President Cup Malaysia. In the 2016 Sukma Games in Sarawak, Ali Imran was one of the players representing the Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur football team. The team struggled their way up to the finals only to be defeated by the back-to-back Sukma Football champion, Perak with a 2–0 score. Felda United Few months through the season in 2017, the former head coach of Felda United, B. Sathianathan, promoted Ali Imran alongside Danial Amier Norhisham, to the first-team squad where he was initially registered with the number 31 jersey. He had to train among senior players which are more experienced and professional. Stepping into his second season with the team in 2018, he registered with his lucky number, the number 5. He made his debut for Felda United in the Malaysia Cup on 9 September 2017 in a game against Perak. In that match, he came on as a substitute for Azriddin Rosli, and Felda lost 1–2. On 27 July 2018, Ali made his first league appearance for Felda United, starting the game in the final match of 2018 Malaysia Premier League, where the team became champions of the league. In the 2019 Super League, Ali made his first appearance of the season on 3 March 2019 on the last minute of the game against Petaling Jaya City, as a substitute for Jocinei Schad. Sarawak United Moving into 2020, Ali Imran signed a contract with a reformed club from East of Malaysia, Sarawak United, that is currently playing for the second division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Premier League. Ali Imran decided to shake things up by ditching his favourite number 5 and chose to have the number 24 on his jersey. He made his first appearance for Sarawak United in their first Premier