Ahmed Said Ahmed
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 July 1998 | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender and midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | VJS | ||
Number | 88 | ||
Youth career | |||
VJS | |||
–2016 | PK-35 Vantaa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | PK-35 Vantaa | 11 | (0) |
2017 | IF Gnistan | 4 | (0) |
2017 | Grankulla IFK | 2 | (0) |
2018 | NJS | 8 | (0) |
2019 | AC Kajaani | 0 | (0) |
2019– | VJS | 13 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019– | Somalia | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:00, 12 September 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:00, 12 September 2019 (UTC) |
Ahmed Said Ahmed (Somali: Axmed Siciid; born 4 July 1998) is a Somali international footballer who plays for VJS, as a defender. He also holds Finnish citizenship.[1][2]
Club career
In 2015, Said Ahmed joined PK-35 Vantaa after playing in VJS's youth academy. Said Ahmed made one appearance for PK-35 in the 2015 Ykkönen, as the club gained promotion to the Veikkausliiga. Ahmed made ten appearances for PK-35 in the 2016 Veikkausliiga, as the club were relegated back to the Ykkönen.[3] During the 2017 Ykkönen season, Said Ahmed played for IF Gnistan and Grankulla IFK, making four and two appearances respectively. Ahead of the 2018 season, Said Ahmed signed for Kakkonen club NJS, making eight first team league appearances for the club. On 26 January 2019, Said Ahmed made a solitary appearance for AC Kajaani in a 4–1 Finnish Cup defeat against KTP, before joining VJS.[4]
International career
On 5 September 2019, Said Ahmed made his debut for Somalia in a 1–0 win against Zimbabwe, marking Somalia's first ever FIFA World Cup qualification victory.[5]
Personal life
Said Ahmed's brother, Suldaan, is a politician in Finnish party Left Alliance.[6]
References
- ^ "Ahmed Said Ahmed" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
Kansallisuus: Suomi
- ^ "#80 Said Ahmed, Ahmed" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
Kansalaisuus FI
- ^ "Said Ahmed: "Tämä antaa hyvin uskoa tulevaan"" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Ahmed Said Ahmed" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Somalia vs. Zimbabwe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Ahmed Said Ahmed iloitsi debyytistään" (in Finnish). PK-35 Vantaa. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
External links
- Ahmed Said Ahmed at Soccerway
- Ahmed Said Ahmed on Twitter
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Association football central defenders
- Somalian footballers
- Somalia international footballers
- Somalian Muslims
- Somalian emigrants to Finland
- Naturalized citizens of Finland
- Finnish footballers
- Finnish people of Somali descent
- Veikkausliiga players
- PK-35 Vantaa players
- Ykkönen players
- IF Gnistan players
- Grankulla IFK players
- Kakkonen players
- Sportspeople from Jeddah
- Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura players
- AC Kajaani players
- Somalian football biography stubs