Shehu Abdullahi
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 March 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Sokoto, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Right back Defensive Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Omonia | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011 | Plateau United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Kano Pillars | ? | (?) |
2014–2015 | Qadsia | 7 | (1) |
2015–2016 | União da Madeira | 28 | (1) |
2016–2018 | Anorthosis | 48 | (3) |
2018–2020 | Bursaspor | 60 | (5) |
2020– | Omonia | 30 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Nigeria U20 | 4 | (0) |
2013 | Nigeria U21 | 2 | (0) |
2014– | Nigeria | 31 | (0) |
2016 | Nigeria Olympic | 5 | (0) |
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Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:30, 16 July 2019 (UTC) |
Shehu Usman Abdullahi (born 12 March 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays for Cypriot First Division side Omonia.
Club career[]
Qadsia SC[]
In July 2014, Abdullahi moved from Kano Pillars, Nigeria to Kuwait Premier League side Qadsia SC in a deal worth $480,000, of which Abdullahi received $330,000 and Kano Pillars $150,000.[1]
União da Madeira[]
On 6 June 2015, Shehu joined newly promoted Primeira Liga side C.F. União on a two-year deal.[2]
Anorthosis Famagusta[]
On 2 September 2016, Shehu joined Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta on a two-year deal worth for the 20% [3][4] of the player re-sale fee in other European club.[5]
Bursaspor[]
On 24 January 2018, Shehu signed for two and a half years Turkish side Bursaspor for an undisclosed fee.[6]
Omonia[]
On 19 September 2020, Shehu signed for the Cyprus First Division side Omonia.
International career[]
In January 2014, Senior team coach Stephen Keshi, invited him to be a part of the Nigeria national football team squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[7] He helped the team to a third-place finish after Nigeria beat Zimbabwe by a goal to nil.[8][9]
He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10]
In May 2018 he was named in Nigeria's preliminary 30-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 11 May 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
União da Madeira | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
Anorthosis | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
2017–18 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
Total | 48 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 56 | 4 | |||||
Bursaspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||||
2019–20 | 1. Lig | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||||
Total | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 60 | 5 | |||||
Omonia | 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
Career total | 166 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 10 |
International[]
- As of match played 16 July 2019[12]
Nigeria | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2014 | 6 | 0 |
2015 | 4 | 0 |
2016 | 6 | 0 |
2017 | 6 | 0 |
2018 | 6 | 0 |
2019 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 31 | 0 |
Honours[]
Club[]
Qadsia
Omonia
International[]
Nigeria U23
- African Games bronze medal: 2015
Nigeria Olympic team
- Summer Olympics bronze medal: 2016
References[]
- ^ "PILLARS GET $150,000 FOR SHEHU ABDULLAHI MOVE". africanfootball.com. africanfootball.com. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Shehu assina por duas épocas" [Shehu signs for two seasons] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 6 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Διώχνει Κρέσπο, παίρνει Σεού και ελπίζει σε κάτι καλό μπροστά, themasport.com
- ^ Ένας χάλκινος Ολυμπιονίκης στην Ανόρθωση (video), reporter.com.cy
- ^ Στην Ανόρθωση ο Abdullah Shehu, Anorthosis Famagusta Official Website
- ^ "Μετεγγραφή Σιεχού στην Μπούρσασπορ". 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Nigeria announce 23-man CHAN squad". goal.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Nigeria win Chan bronze". kickoff.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "CHAN 2014: Eagles win bronze". sunnewsonline.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Shehu Abdullahi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
External links[]
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- Shehu Abdullahi at Soccerway
- Abdullahi SHEHU – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kano
- People from Sokoto
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigeria international footballers
- African Nations Championship players
- 2014 African Nations Championship players
- C.F. União players
- Primeira Liga players
- Association football midfielders
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Nigeria
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Nigeria
- Olympic medalists in football
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Kuwait
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Qadsia SC players
- Kano Pillars F.C. players
- Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
- Cypriot First Division players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- Bursaspor footballers
- Süper Lig players
- Nigerian Professional Football League players
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
- AFC Cup winning players
- Kuwait Premier League players
- Nigeria under-20 international footballers
- AC Omonia players