Idrus Abdulahi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Idrus Shaban Abdulahi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Ethiopia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brunswick City | |||
| Melbourne City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Melbourne City NPL | 18 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Melbourne City | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Australia U-17 | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2019 | |||
Idrus Shaban Abdulahi (born 22 September 2003) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Melbourne City FC in the A-League.[2]
Club career[]
Melbourne City[]
Abdulahi made his City debut as a second-half substitute in the final game of the 2018–19 season against Central Coast Mariners, replacing Dario Vidosic in the 81st minute.[3] In doing so, he became Melbourne City's youngest ever player at the age of 15 years, 7 months and 4 days.
On 9 September 2019, Abdulahi signed a two-year scholarship deal with the club.[4]
International career[]
On 2 October 2019, Abdulahi was selected in the Joeys squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5] He played in all of the Joeys' Group B games, playing the full 90 minutes against Hungary and Nigeria as they progressed to the Knockout stage.[6] He started in their Round of 16 clash with France on 7 November 2019, losing 4-0 and being eliminated from the competition.[7]
References[]
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Idrus Abdulahi". Melbourne City FC. 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Harrison double leads City's five-goal rout of Central Coast". Hyundai A-League. 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Melbourne City Bolsters Youth Ranks Offering Scholarships for the 2019/20 season to Talented Youngsters". Melbourne City FC. 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Joeys' World Cup squad named". FTBL.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 - News - Ecuador survive late Australia charge - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
- ^ "Joeys' World Cup ends at hands of France". FTBL.
External links[]
- Idrus Abdulahi at Soccerway
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Australian soccer players
- Association football midfielders
- Melbourne City FC players
- A-League Men players
- National Premier Leagues players
- Australian people of Somali descent
- Ethiopian emigrants to Australia
- Australian soccer midfielder stubs