Shehu Abdullahi
Shehu Unman Abdullahi (born 12 March 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Bursaspor.[4]
Abdullahi in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 12 March 1993||
Place of birth | Sokoto, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender[3] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bursaspor | ||
Number | 12 | ||
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 Famagusta | 48 | (3) |
2018– | Bursaspor | 27 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Nigeria U20 | 4 | (0) |
2013 | Nigeria U21 | 2 | (0) |
2014– | Nigeria | 31 | (0) |
2016 | Nigeria Olympic | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 June 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:30, 16 July 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Qadsia SC
In July 2014, Abdullahi moved from Kano Pillars to Kuwait Premier League side Qadsia SC in a deal worth $480,000, of which Abdullahi received $330,000 and Kano Pillars $150,000.[5]
União da Madeira
On 6 June 2015, Shehu joined newly promoted Primeira Liga side C.F. União on a two-year deal.[6]
Anorthosis Famagusta
On 2 September 2016, Shehu joined Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta on a two-year deal worth for the 20% [7][8] of the player re-sale fee in other European club.[9]
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.[10] He helped the team to a third-place finish after Nigeria beat Zimbabwe by a goal to nil.[11][12]
He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[13]
In May 2018 he was named in Nigeria’s preliminary 30-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[14]
Career statistics
Honours
International
Nigeria Olympic
- Rio olympic games 2016 bronze medal
Nigeria U23 national team
- Africa games 2015 bronze medal
References
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- Abdullahi SHEHU. Fifa.com (1 July 2016). Retrieved on 18 August 2016.
- "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Keshi names Chan squad". kickoffnigeria.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- Έκλεισε και ο Abdullahi Shehu!, anorthosis24.net
- "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
- "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-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 June 2018.