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Ahmed Abdulla

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Not to be confused withAhmed Abdulla (Maldivian footballer).

Ahmed Abdulla
Abdulla playing for Whitehawk in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Mohamed Abdulla[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-12)12 November 1991(age 32)
Place of birth Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Baresi
Youth career
2001–2008 Arsenal
2008–2011 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 West Ham United 0 (0)
2011 →Swindon Town(loan) 6 (0)
2012 →Dagenham & Redbridge(loan) 4 (0)
2012 Dagenham & Redbridge 1 (0)
2012–2014 Barnet 29 (3)
2014–2015 Whitehawk 25 (1)
2015–2016 Staines Town 38 (2)
2016–2017 Whitehawk 24 (4)
2017 →Metropolitan Police(loan) 1 (0)
2017–2018 Ware 21 (1)
2018 Heybridge Swifts 23 (0)
2018–2019 Concord Rangers 22 (1)
2019 Hayes & Yeading United 3 (0)
2019 Bishop's Stortford 1 (0)
2019 Ware 6 (0)
2019–2021 Whitehawk 21 (12)
2021–2022 Sittingbourne 21 (8)
2022 Bedford 10 (1)
2022 Haywards Heath Town 4 (0)
2022–2023 Barking 28 (11)
2024– FC Baresi 6 (1)
Managerial career
2022 Bedford(caretaker)
2023– Castellón(assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:17, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Ahmed Mohamed Abdulla(Arabic:أحمد عبدالله;born 12 November 1991) is a Saudi Arabian bornfootballerwho plays as a centralmidfielderforFC Baresi.

Early life

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OfSomaliandYemenidescent Abdulla moved toEnfield,London aged eight.[3]He was available for the selection ofSaudi Arabia,YemenandSomalia,but has pledged any future international career to Saudi Arabia.[3]

Playing career

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Having previously played for Arsenal's youth team Abdulla joined West Ham as a sixteen-year-old in 2008.[4]He signed his first professional contract, with West Ham, in the summer of 2011.[5]In August 2011, he signed a loan deal with Swindon Town until January 2012.[4]Abdulla made his debut on 3 September 2011 in a 3–2 home win againstRotherham United.[6]In January 2012, Abdulla joinedDagenham & Redbridgeon-loan.[7]On his return to West Ham he was released by the club but signed a permanent short-term deal, until the end of the 2011–12 season, with Dagenham in March 2012.[8]In May 2012, Abdulla was released by Dagenham due to the expiry of his contract.[9]

On 4 July 2012, Abdulla signed forBarnet.[10]He scored his first goal for Barnet againstSalisbury Cityon 28 September 2013.[11]His second goal was the winner in a 1–0 win atHereford Unitedon 19 October.[12]Abdulla was released at the end of the 2013–14 season, though he was invited back for 2014–15 pre-season training.[13]Abdulla played in pre-season friendlies for Barnet in 2014–15 but instead joinedWhitehawk,[14]followed by a year atStaines Town.Abdullah re-signed for Whitehawk for the start of the 2016–17 season.[15]In March 2017 he was signed on loan byMetropolitan Policemanager Jim Cooper.[16][17]Waresecured his signature on 11 July 2017.[18]He signed forHeybridge Swiftsin February 2018.[19]He left the club in October 2018 in the wake of manager Jody Brown's resignation.[20]Abdulla joinedConcord Rangerson 23 October 2018.[21]He joinedHayes & Yeading Unitedfor the 2019–20 season.[22]After only three appearances,[23]Abdulla joinedBishop's Stortford.[24]This spell was also short-lived, as he re-joinedWareafter only two appearances.[25]Abdulla re-joinedWhitehawkin December 2019,[26]but left the club after the end of the curtailed 2020–2021 season.[27]Abdulla joinedSittingbournefor the 2021–22 season and scored a hat-trick on the first day of the new campaign.[28]In January 2022 he joinedBedford,scoring once in ten games and also taking over as caretaker manager for the final three games of the season.[29][30][31]He joinedHaywards Heath Townfor the 2022–23 season,[32]before joiningBarking.[33]

Coaching career

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In July 2023, Abdulla was appointed byCastellónas assistant to new head coachDick Schreuder,who was his manager atBarnet.[34]

Career statistics

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Club Season League Cup Europe Other* Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United 2011–12 0 0 0 0 – – – – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 – – – – 0 0
Swindon Town(loan) 2011–12 6 0 0 0 – – 1 0 7 0
Total 6 0 0 0 – – 1 0 7 0
Dagenham & Redbridge 2011–12 5 0 2 0 – – – – 7 0
Total 5 0 2 0 – – – – 7 0
Barnet 2012–13 6 0 1 0 – – – – 7 0
2013–14 23 3 2 0 – – 1 0 26 3
Total 29 3 1 0 – – – – 33 3
Career Total 40 3 3 0 – – 1 0 47 3

References

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  1. ^"Premier League Squad Lists 2010/11".Premier League. Archived fromthe originalon 3 September 2010.Retrieved2 August2011.
  2. ^Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012).Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013(43rd ed.). London:Headline.p. 550.ISBN978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ^ab"West Ham striker Ahmed Abdulla wants Saudi Arabia future".tribalfootball.com.Retrieved1 September2011.
  4. ^ab"Abdulla loaned to Robins".whufc.com. Archived fromthe originalon 24 November 2011.Retrieved1 September2011.
  5. ^"Ahmed keen to impress".whufc.com. Archived fromthe originalon 24 November 2011.Retrieved3 September2011.
  6. ^"Swindon 3 – 2 Rotherham".BBC Sport. 3 September 2011.Retrieved3 September2011.
  7. ^"Daggers loan Hammers duo".whufc.com. Archived fromthe originalon 10 January 2012.Retrieved6 January2012.
  8. ^Richards, Joshua (5 March 2012)."Dagenham & Redbridge sign former West Ham midfielder".London24.Retrieved5 March2012.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^"Eight cut loose by Daggers".Sky Sports. 22 May 2012.Retrieved22 May2012.
  10. ^"AND ABDULLA MAKES THE HAT TRICK!".Barnet FC. Archived fromthe originalon 6 July 2012.Retrieved4 July2012.
  11. ^"Barnet 3-1 Salisbury".BBC Sport.
  12. ^"Hereford United 0-1 Barnet".BBC Sport.
  13. ^"2014/15 Retained List – News – Barnet Football Club".barnetfc.com.Archived fromthe originalon 30 November 2020.Retrieved2 April2021.
  14. ^"Another new signing".Archived fromthe originalon 8 August 2014.Retrieved1 August2014.
  15. ^"Whitehawk make six signings".The Argus.22 May 2016.Retrieved26 May2016.
  16. ^"Two Join the Met Police".Pitch Hero Non League. 3 March 2017.Retrieved4 March2017.
  17. ^"Ahmed Abbulla – Metropolitan Police FC 1st XI".pitchero.com.
  18. ^"Another mega signing after Tuesday training plus three more confirmed".Ware FC. 13 July 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 1 August 2017.Retrieved18 July2017.
  19. ^Ahmed Abdulla signs for Swifts as Brown looks to bolster midfield optionsHeybridge Swifts F.C.
  20. ^"Heybridge Swifts appoint Dicks as Manager".North Kent Non League. 4 October 2018.Retrieved17 October2018.
  21. ^@ConcordRangers (23 October 2018)."NEW SIGNING"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  22. ^@HYUFC_Live (18 June 2019)."New signing"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  23. ^"Hayes & Yeading United Football Club – A-Z of Hayes & Yeading United".hyufc.com.
  24. ^"Abdulla signs up".7 September 2019.
  25. ^"Bishop's Stortford | Appearances | Ahmed Abdulla | Football Web Pages".footballwebpages.co.uk.
  26. ^"Non League Today I Hawks Return for Abdulla".nonleague.today.
  27. ^"Abdulla and Hamilton Depart the Hawks".30 March 2021.
  28. ^"Sittingbourne | Appearances | Ahmed Abdulla | Football Web Pages".
  29. ^@realbedford (27 January 2022)."Announcing three new signings for Bedford FC:- Ahmed Abdulla @abss1506- Marvin Hamilton-…"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  30. ^"Ahmed Abdulla Profile | Aylesbury United FC".
  31. ^@realbedford (16 April 2022)."Away at Letchworth today with Ahmed Abdulla as caretaker manager for our last three games.The club would like to…"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  32. ^"Haywards Heath Town | Appearances | Ahmed Abdulla | Football Web Pages".
  33. ^"Ahmed Mohamed Abdulla player stats | Essex Senior Football League".
  34. ^"Dick Schreuder:" He querido unirme al CD Castellón desde el principio "".3 July 2023.
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