Ali Hanif

Ali Hanif is in his first season as an assistant coach for Illinois State, as of the 2021-22 academic year.

Hanif primarily works with goalkeepers, in addition to work with film analysis and set plays.

Hanif has spent the last two years at MidAmerica Nazarene University (KS) as an assistant coach. Additionally, he has served as the director of goalkeeping at Kansas City Athletics SC (ECNL) and the Kansas ODP as a goalkeeper coach for the past three seasons. In total, Ali has 14-years of coaching experience at various levels of the game in England and the United States.

A native of Manchester, England, he attended Manchester Metropolitan University and gained a Bachelors in Coaching and Sports Development in 2015. Ali holds his USSF C Licence, UEFA C Licence, and FA Goalkeeping Licences.