Suleiman Abdullahi

Suleiman Abdullahi (born 10 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.

Suleiman Abdullahi
Abdullahi with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-10) 10 December 1996
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
IFK Göteborg
Number 20
Youth career
Gee Lee Academy
2014–2015 El-Kanemi Warriors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Viking FK 2 1 (2)
2015–2016 Viking FK 40 (13)
2016–2019 Eintracht Braunschweig 41 (8)
2018–2019Union Berlin (loan) 19 (2)
2019–2022 Union Berlin 6 (1)
2020–2021Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 16 (2)
2022– IFK Göteborg 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:42, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

Career

Abdullahi was born in Kaduna, Nigeria.[1] He signed a contract for Viking FK in 2015. He made his debut for Viking on 6 April 2015 against Mjøndalen, they lost the game 1–0.[2]

In June 2016, Abdullahi signed a four-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig.[3] In spring 2018 he injured his ankle which kept him out of action until the end of 2017–18 season.[4] In two seasons with Braunschweig he made 41 league appearances scoring 8 goals and making 6 assists.[4]

In August 2018, following Braunschweig's relegation, Abdullahi joined 1. FC Union Berlin on loan for the season. Union Berlin secured an option to sign him permanently until 2022. It was reported he would be able to return to training four to six weeks later as a result of his ankle injury.[4]

On 1 June 2019, 1. FC Union Berlin signed Abdullahi on a permanent transfer following his loan spell at the club.[5]

In August 2020, Abdullahi returned to Eintracht Braunschweig, joining on loan for the 2020–21 season.[6]

On 28 June 2022, Abdullahi signed a contract until the end of 2025 with Swedish club IFK Göteborg.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 May 2021[2][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viking 2015 Eliteserien 27841319
2016 13521156
Total 4013624615
Eintracht Braunschweig 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 131001[lower-alpha 1]0141
2017–18 28710297
Total 4181010438
Union Berlin 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 192102[lower-alpha 1]1223
2019–20 Bundesliga 610061
Total 2531021284
Eintracht Braunschweig 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 16221183
Career total 12226103003113530
  1. Appearance(s) in promotion play-offs

References

  1. Suleiman Abdullahi at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Suleiman Abdullahi". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. "Eintracht Braunschweig verpflichtet Abdullahi". eintracht.com (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  4. "Union leiht Suleiman Abdullahi aus". kicker Online (in German). 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. "UNION BERLIN COMPLETE SIGNING OF SULEIMAN ABDULLAHI". Union Berlin. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  6. "Rückkehr perfekt: Braunschweig holt Abdullahi zurück". kicker (in German). 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  7. "Suleiman är klar!" (in Swedish). Göteborg. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  8. Suleiman Abdullahi at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2022.


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