Ahmed Abdulla
Ahmed Mohamed Abdulla (Arabic: أحمد عبدالله), (born 12 November 1991) is a Saudi Arabian born footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Whitehawk.
 Abdulla playing for Whitehawk in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Mohamed Abdulla[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Whitehawk | ||
| 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– | Whitehawk | 21 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Of Somali and Yemeni descent Abdulla moved to Enfield, London aged eight.[3] He has pledged any future international career to Saudi Arabia [3]
Football career
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 against Rotherham United.[6] In January 2012 Abdulla joined Dagenham & Redbridge on-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 for Barnet.[10] He scored his first goal for Barnet against Salisbury City on 28 September 2013.[11] His second goal was the winner in a 1–0 win at Hereford United on 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 joined Whitehawk,[14] followed by a year at Staines Town. Abdullah re-signed for Whitehawk for the start of the 2016–17 season.[15] In March 2017 he was signed on loan by Metropolitan Police manager Jim Cooper.[16][17] Ware secured his signature on 11 July 2017.[18] He signed for Heybridge Swifts in February 2018.[19] He left the club in October 2018 in the wake of manager Jody Brown's resignation.[20] Abdulla joined Concord Rangers on 23 October 2018.[21] He joined Hayes & Yeading United for the 2019–20 season.[22] After only three appearances,[23] Abdulla joined Bishop's Stortford.[24] This spell was also short-lived, as he re-joined Ware after only two appearances.[25][26] Abdulla re-joined Whitehawk in December 2019.[27]
Career statistics
| 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 | |
- Other = Football League Trophy, FA Trophy
References
- "Premier League Squad Lists 2010/11". Premier League. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 550. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- "West Ham striker Ahmed Abdulla wants Saudi Arabia future". www.tribalfootball.com. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- "Abdulla loaned to Robins". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- "Ahmed keen to impress". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- "Swindon 3 – 2 Rotherham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- "Daggers loan Hammers duo". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- Richards, Joshua (5 March 2012). "Dagenham & Redbridge sign former West Ham midfielder". London24. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- "Eight cut loose by Daggers". Sky Sports. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- "AND ABDULLA MAKES THE HAT TRICK!". Barnet FC. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- Barnet 3 – 1 Salisbury
- Hereford 0 – 1 Barnet
- 2014/15 retained list
- Another new signing
- "Whitehawk make six signings". The Argus. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- "Two Join the Met Police". Pitch Hero Non League. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- Ahmed Abdulla - 1st XI
- "Another mega signing after Tuesday training plus three more confirmed". Ware FC. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- Ahmed Abdulla signs for Swifts as Brown looks to bolster midfield options Heybridge Swifts F.C.
- "Heybridge Swifts appoint Dicks as Manager". North Kent Non League. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- Hawks Return for Abdulla
External links
- Ahmed Abdulla at Soccerbase
