Amodou Abdullei
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 December 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria[1] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
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) |
2020–2021 | Eintracht Trier | 7 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Amodou Abdullei (born 20 December 1987) is a Nigerian-German former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]
Career
[edit]Early career in Germany
[edit]Aged 17 Abdullei left a football academy in Nigeria for Norway before joining German club Eintracht Trier where he played in the Under 19 Bundesliga during the 2005–06 season.[2] He moved to SSV Ulm 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
[edit]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 [tr], 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
[edit]Abdullei signed for TuS Koblenz, newly relegated to the Oberliga, in summer 2018.[2]
In August 2020, Abdullei returned to Eintracht Trier after 15 years.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Amodou Abdullei at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Arens, Andreas (30 August 2018). "Abdullei: Tore für Koblenz, Hilfe für Nigeria". fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Sportnotizen". Schwäbische Zeitung (in German). 28 July 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Das lange Hin und Her hat ein Ende: Amoudou Abdullei geht". Schwäbische Zeitung (in German). 1 February 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Ein Ulmer ist auf dem Weg zum Tor des Monats". Schwäbische Zeitung (in German). 5 November 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Abdulleis 1:1 beim KSC vielleicht "Tor des Monats"". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 6 November 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Spatzen trennen sich von Coulibaly und Abdullei". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 25 May 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Centorame, Kevin (13 March 2010). "Lépicier: "Gare à Abdullei"". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Parquet : 1 match de suspension pour Geraerts, 3 pour Chakouri La DH
- ^ Centorame, Kevin (8 February 2010). "Parquet : 1 match de suspension pour Geraerts, 3 pour Chakouri". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Amodou Abdullei at Soccerway
- ^ Official:AMODOU ABDULLEI moves to Luxembourg All Nigeria Soccer
- ^ "Freudenfest für Bidon und Abdullei". Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Weber, Stephen (11 March 2014). "Oberliga: Notlösung mit Durchschlagskraft". 5Vier (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Arens, Andreas (9 March 2014). "SV Mehring: Traum-Einstand für Neuzugang Amodou Abdullei". Wochenspiegel (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Football / Transfert en BGL Ligue: Käerjéng recrute une vieille connaissance". Luxemburger Wort (in French). 21 December 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Hiégel, Didier (22 February 2015). "Football: Face à Wiltz, Abdullei préserve l'essentiel pour Käerjéng". Luxemburger Wort (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Amodou için kapışıyorlar..! Kıbrıs'ta Arena Spor Kolik
- ^ Anı maçı Cihangir’in: 3-0 Kıbrıs Haber
- ^ Son gün bereketi Kıbrıs Haber
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Offensiv-Routinier: Eintracht Trier nimmt Amodou Abdullei unter Vertrag". kicker (in German). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- Living people
- 1987 births
- Nigerian men's footballers
- German men's footballers
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Luxembourg Division of Honour players
- Regionalliga players
- SV Eintracht Trier 05 players
- SSV Ulm 1846 players
- TSG Thannhausen players
- K.S.K. Beveren players
- F91 Dudelange players
- Borussia Neunkirchen players
- UN Käerjéng 97 players
- CS Grevenmacher players
- TuS Koblenz players
- VfR Aalen players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg
- Expatriate men's footballers in Northern Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Footballers from Kano
- 21st-century German sportsmen