Amodou Abdullei

Amodou Abdullei (born 20 December 1987) is a Nigerian-German professional footballer who plays as a forward for SV Eintracht Trier 05.[1]

Amodou Abdullei
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-12-20) 20 December 1987
Place of birth Kano, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Eintracht Trier
Youth career
Eintracht Trier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2007 Eintracht Trier
2007–2008 SSV Ulm 9 (1)
2008 TSG Thannhausen 2 (0)
2008–2009 SSV Ulm 11 (1)
2010 Beveren 11 (3)
2010–2012 Dudelange 10 (4)
2012–2013 Borussia Neunkirchen
2014 SV Mehring 13 (7)
2014–2015 UN Käerjéng 97 11 (6)
2015–2016 Cihangir GSK 17 (10)
2017–2018 CS Grevenmacher
2018–2020 TuS Koblenz 50 (20)
2020 VfR Aalen 0 (0)
2020– Eintracht Trier 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Early career in Germany

Aged 17 Abdullei left a football academy in Nigeria for Norway before joining German club SV Eintracht Trier 05 where he played in the Under 19 Bundesliga during the 2005–06 season.[2] He moved to SSV Ulm 1846 in July 2007,[3] to TSG Thannhausen in February 2008[4] but in November 2008, he was back at SSV Ulm.[5][6] In May 2009, it was announced Abdullei would leave the club.[7]

Belgium, Luxembourg, and Northern Cyprus

Abdullei scored three goals in four games for K.S.K. Beveren through March 2010.[8] He was fined 100 euros and temporarily suspended for aggressive conduct at Waasland-Beveren,[9] sidelined at home to Dender and traveling to Antwerp.[10] During the 2009–10 Belgian Second Division, he made 11 appearances and scored tree goals.[11]

Abdullei played for F91 Dudelange from 2010[12] to 2012.

In late September 2012, he moved to German fifth-tier side Borussia Neunkirchen.[13] In March 2014, having been without a club for a year and having trained with Blackpool und bei Charlton Athletic in England, he signed with SV Mehring, also of the Oberliga. He scored twice on his debut.[14][15]

Abdullei moved to Luxembourg National Division club UN Käerjéng 97 approaching the end of 2014,[16] He put his first goal past Wiltz in their opener.[17]

Having drawn interest from Küçük Kaymaklı Türk S.K., Cihangir GSK, and Bostancı Bağcıl S.K. halfway through September 2015,[18] the then 27-year old starred as Cihangir put three past Baf Ülkü Yurdu S.K.,[19] finally settling on the club in advance of the 2015–16 season.[20]

In winter 2016–17 Abdullei returned to Luxembourg with second-tier side CS Grevenmacher[21] and stayed the following season.[22]

Return to Germany

Abdullei signed for TuS Koblenz, newly relegated to the Oberliga, in summer 2018.[2]

In August 2020, Abdullei returned to SV Eintracht Trier 05 after 15 years.[23]

References
  1. Amodou Abdullei at WorldFootball.net
  2. Arens, Andreas (30 August 2018). "Abdullei: Tore für Koblenz, Hilfe für Nigeria". fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. "Sportnotizen". Schwäbische Zeitung (in German). 28 July 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. "Das lange Hin und Her hat ein Ende: Amoudou Abdullei geht". Schwäbische Zeitung (in German). 1 February 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. "Ein Ulmer ist auf dem Weg zum Tor des Monats". Schwäbische Zeitung (in German). 5 November 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. "Abdulleis 1:1 beim KSC vielleicht "Tor des Monats"". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 6 November 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  7. "Spatzen trennen sich von Coulibaly und Abdullei". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 25 May 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  8. Centorame, Kevin (13 March 2010). "Lépicier: "Gare à Abdullei"". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  9. Parquet : 1 match de suspension pour Geraerts, 3 pour Chakouri La DH
  10. Centorame, Kevin (8 February 2010). "Parquet : 1 match de suspension pour Geraerts, 3 pour Chakouri". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  11. Amodou Abdullei at Soccerway
  12. Official:AMODOU ABDULLEI moves to Luxembourg All Nigeria Soccer
  13. "Freudenfest für Bidon und Abdullei". Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  14. Weber, Stephen (11 March 2014). "Oberliga: Notlösung mit Durchschlagskraft". 5Vier (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  15. Arens, Andreas (9 March 2014). "SV Mehring: Traum-Einstand für Neuzugang Amodou Abdullei". Wochenspiegel (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  16. "Football / Transfert en BGL Ligue: Käerjéng recrute une vieille connaissance". Luxemburger Wort (in French). 21 December 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  17. Hiégel, Didier (22 February 2015). "Football: Face à Wiltz, Abdullei préserve l'essentiel pour Käerjéng". Luxemburger Wort (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  18. Amodou için kapışıyorlar..! Kıbrıs'ta Arena Spor Kolik
  19. Anı maçı Cihangir’in: 3-0 Kıbrıs Haber
  20. Son gün bereketi Kıbrıs Haber
  21. Hiégel, Didier (1 February 2017). "Les transferts définitifs en Promotion d'Honneur: L'US Esch mise sur l'attaque, Rodange solidifie sa défense". Luxemburger Wort (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  22. Colin, Jean-François (30 June 2017). "Transferts en Promotion d'Honneur: Le CS Grevenmacher fait sa mue". Luxemburger Wort (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  23. "Offensiv-Routinier: Eintracht Trier nimmt Amodou Abdullei unter Vertrag". kicker (in German). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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