Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1987-12-20) 20 December 1987 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
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 [tr] | 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.
Career
Early career in Germany
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. He moved to SSV Ulm in July 2007, to TSG Thannhausen in February 2008 but in November 2008, he was back at SSV Ulm. In May 2009, it was announced Abdullei would leave the club.
Belgium, Luxembourg, and Northern Cyprus
Abdullei scored three goals in four games for K.S.K. Beveren through March 2010. He was fined 100 euros and temporarily suspended for aggressive conduct at Waasland-Beveren, sidelined at home to Dender and traveling to Antwerp. During the 2009–10 Belgian Second Division, he made 11 appearances and scored tree goals.
Abdullei played for F91 Dudelange from 2010 to 2012.
In late September 2012, he moved to German fifth-tier side Borussia Neunkirchen. 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.
Abdullei moved to Luxembourg National Division club UN Käerjéng 97 approaching the end of 2014, He put his first goal past Wiltz in their opener.
Having drawn interest from Küçük Kaymaklı Türk S.K., Cihangir GSK, and Bostancı Bağcıl S.K. halfway through September 2015, the then 27-year old starred as Cihangir put three past Baf Ülkü Yurdu S.K., finally settling on the club in advance of the 2015–16 season.
In winter 2016–17 Abdullei returned to Luxembourg with second-tier side CS Grevenmacher and stayed the following season.
Return to Germany
Abdullei signed for TuS Koblenz, newly relegated to the Oberliga, in summer 2018.
In August 2020, Abdullei returned to Eintracht Trier after 15 years.
References
- ^ Amodou Abdullei at WorldFootball.net
- ^ 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
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen