Azeem Abdulai
Scottish footballer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Azeem Kerr Abdulai | ||
Date of birth | (2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfield | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
Number | 47 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2012 | Jimmy Johnstone Academy | ||
2012–2019 | Celtic | ||
2020–2021 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Swansea City | 10 | (1) |
International career | |||
2023– | Scotland U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 25 August 2024 (UTC) |
Azeem Kerr Abdulai (born 9 December 2002) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Swansea City.
Career
Abdulai was a youth at Celtic and Leicester before starting his senior career with Swansea.[2] On 9 August 2022, Abdulai debuted for Swansea during an EFL Cup loss to Oxford United.[3]
He scored his first goal for Swansea on 13 August 2024 in an EFL Cup tie against Gillingham.[4]
International career
Abdulai was born in Scotland to a Sierra Leonean father and Scottish mother. He has represented Scotland at under-21 international level, making his debut in March 2023.[1]
References
- ^ a b Times, Concord (January 10, 2023). "Dundee Utd, Leyton Orient tracking Sierra Leone starlet | Concord Times Communication".
- ^ "Azeem Abdulai | From being on the same pitch as Neymar to embracing the Swansea Way | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
- ^ Azeem Abdulai at Soccerway
- ^ "Swansea 3-1 Gillingham". BBC. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
External links
- Azeem Abdulai at Soccerway