Suleiman Abdullahi

Suleiman Abdullahi

Abdullahi with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Suleiman Abdullahi
Date of birth	(1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	IFK Göteborg
Number	20
Youth career
	Gee Lee Academy
2014–2015	El-Kanemi Warriors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Viking FK 2	1	(2)
2015–2016	Viking FK	40	(13)
2016–2019	Eintracht Braunschweig	41	(8)
2018–2019	→ Union Berlin (loan)	19	(2)
2019–2022	Union Berlin	6	(1)
2020–2021	→ Eintracht Braunschweig (loan)	16	(2)
2022–	IFK Göteborg	19	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:32, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Suleiman Abdullahi (born 10 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.

Career

Abdullahi was born in Kaduna, Nigeria.^[1] He signed a contract for Viking FK in 2015. He made his debut for Viking on 6 April 2015 against Mjøndalen, they lost the game 1–0.^[2]

In June 2016, Abdullahi signed a four-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig.^[3] In spring 2018 he injured his ankle which kept him out of action until the end of 2017–18 season.^[4] In two seasons with Braunschweig he made 41 league appearances scoring 8 goals and making 6 assists.^[4]

In August 2018, following Braunschweig's relegation, Abdullahi joined 1. FC Union Berlin on loan for the season. Union Berlin secured an option to sign him permanently until 2022. It was reported he would be able to return to training four to six weeks later as a result of his ankle injury.^[4]

On 1 June 2019, 1. FC Union Berlin signed Abdullahi on a permanent transfer following his loan spell at the club.^[5]

In August 2020, Abdullahi returned to Eintracht Braunschweig, joining on loan for the 2020–21 season.^[6]

On 28 June 2022, Abdullahi signed a contract until the end of 2025 with Swedish club IFK Göteborg.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 May 2021^[2][8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Viking	2015	Eliteserien	27	8	4	1	—		–		31	9
	2016		13	5	2	1	—		–		15	6
	Total		40	13	6	2	—		—		46	15
Eintracht Braunschweig	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	13	1	0	0	—		1[a]	0	14	1
	2017–18		28	7	1	0	—		—		29	7
	Total		41	8	1	0	—		1	0	43	8
Union Berlin	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	19	2	1	0	—		2[a]	1	22	3
	2019–20	Bundesliga	6	1	0	0	—		—		6	1
	Total		25	3	1	0	—		2	1	28	4
Eintracht Braunschweig	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	16	2	2	1	—		—		18	3
Career total			122	26	10	3	0	0	3	1	135	30

1. Appearance(s) in promotion play-offs

References

1. Suleiman Abdullahi at WorldFootball.net
2. "Suleiman Abdullahi". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
3. "Eintracht Braunschweig verpflichtet Abdullahi". eintracht.com (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
4. "Union leiht Suleiman Abdullahi aus". kicker Online (in German). 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
5. "UNION BERLIN COMPLETE SIGNING OF SULEIMAN ABDULLAHI". Union Berlin. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
6. "Rückkehr perfekt: Braunschweig holt Abdullahi zurück". kicker (in German). 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
7. "Suleiman är klar!" (in Swedish). Göteborg. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
8. Suleiman Abdullahi at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

External links

• #20 Suleiman Abdullahi at ifkdb.com