Denis Abdulahi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Denis Abdulahi | ||
Date of birth | 22 May 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Kosovska Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfield | ||
Youth career | |||
Hakunilan Riento | |||
Vantaa Akatemia | |||
AC Allianssi | |||
HJK | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Viikingit | 35 | (5) |
2010–2012 | Örebro | 7 | (0) |
2011 | → Víkingur (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2012 | → VPS (loan) | 30 | (0) |
2013 | Viikingit | 10 | (0) |
2014 | MYPA | 31 | (6) |
2015 | VPS | 16 | (0) |
International career | |||
2010–2011 | Finland U21 | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2017 (UTC) |
Denis Abdulahi (born 22 May 1990) is a former professional football player from Finland. His natural position was defense midfield, but he could play in other positions too. He retired after the 2015 season, at the age of 25.[1]
Early life
[edit]He was born on 22 May 1990 in Kosovska Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia.
Career
[edit]FC Viikingit
[edit]On 16 May 2009, Abdulahi made his senior debut for the second-tier club. He showed immediate success in midfield. During the start year of 2010, he also made his international debut for Finland's U21 team.
Örebro SK
[edit]On 30 July 2010, Örebro SK announced that they had signed Abdulahi on a long-term contract.[2] The lad had a trial with the club in the mid of June 2010 and the club decided to sign him after making a good trial. While signing for Örebro SK, he was described as a dynamic defense midfielder with great working capacity and much potential.
Vikingur Reykjavik
[edit]In the 2011 season Denis played against Knattspyrnufelag Vesturbæjar in the Visa Cup. Denis was sent off for head butting Arnar Smarason (AKA Kaiser) who was wearing a buff on the pitch. He received a 2 match ban[3] for the incident.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 1 September 2024.[4]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Viikingit | 2009 | Ykkönen | 21 | 3 | – | – | – | 21 | 3 | |||
2010 | Ykkönen | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||||
Total | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||
Örebro | 2010 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
2011 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Víkingur Reykjavik (loan) | 2011 | Úrvalsdeild | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
VPS (loan) | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 36 | 0 | |
Viikingit | 2013 | Ykkönen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
MYPA | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 40 | 7 |
VPS | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
Career total | 139 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 159 | 12 |
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ^ Entinen VPS-pelaaja lopetti uransa vain 25-vuotiaana – avautui lajin nurjasta puolesta: ”Lopettaminen oli elämäni paras päätös”, suomifutis.com 22 May 2018
- ^ Mattisson, Linus (31 July 2010). "Abdulahi klar för ÖSK". Nerikes Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "Tveir í bann". RÚV (in Icelandic). 31 May 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Denis Abdulahi stats, Finnish FA
External links
[edit]- Denis Abdulahi at Soccerway
- Footballers from Mitrovica, Kosovo
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Örebro SK players
- Vaasan Palloseura players
- Allsvenskan players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Finnish people of Albanian descent
- Kosovan emigrants to Finland
- FC Viikingit players
- Finnish people of Kosovan descent
- Ykkönen players
- Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players