| Abdul Halik Hudu | |
| Birth Date: | 2000 3, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Accra, Ghana |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Currentclub: | GIF Sundsvall |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Accra Youth FC |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps1: | 37 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Hammarby |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Frej (loan) |
| Caps3: | 35 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → GIF Sundsvall (loan) |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Lyngby |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | AFC Eskilstuna |
| Caps6: | 54 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | GIF Sundsvall |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16 July 2024 |
| Caps(Goals)1: | --> |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ghana U17 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 March 2018 |
Abdul Halik Hudu (born 19 March 2000), commonly known as Rooney,[2] is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club GIF Sundsvall.
Halik Hudu started his professional football career with Inter Allies in the Ghana Premier League, getting promoted from their feeder club Accra Youth FC.[3]
During his debut season in 2016, Halik Hudu played 19 games and soon established himself as a starter.[4] At the end of the season, he was crowned "Most Promising Player of the Year" in the Ghanaian Premier League,[5] and also got voted as the "Fans' Player of the Season" at Inter Allies.[6]
In early 2017, Halik Hudu went on a two month-trial with Hammarby IF, appearing in friendlies for the Swedish club.[2] He returned to Inter Allies before the start of the season in March,[7] and went on to win the prize as "Man of the Match" in three league games throughout the year.[8] In total, he made 37 competitive appearances for Inter Allies across two full seasons,[9] scoring twice.[4] [10]
In early January 2018, Halik Hudu returned to Hammarby IF for a second trial.[11] On 26 March, a week after his 18th birthday, Halik Hudu completed a permanent transfer to the Allsvenskan club and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.[12] [13] On 23 August, Halik Hudu scored in his competitive debut for Hammarby, a 3–0 away win against Carlstad United in the Svenska Cupen.[14]
In 2019, Halik Hudu went on a season-long loan to IK Frej in Superettan. He played 26 games and scored twice as the club was relegated from the Swedish second division.[15]
On 28 July 2020, Halik Hudu was loaned out to GIF Sundsvall for the remainder of the season, and also signed a one-year extension of his contract with Hammarby.[16]
On 30 May 2021, Halik Hudu won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby IF through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final.[17] [18]
On 16 July 2021, Halik Hudu signed a two-year contract with Lyngby in the second-tier Danish 1st Division.[19] [20] He made his debut for the club on 30 July as a late substitute for Rasmus Thellufsen in a 2–1 away win over Jammerbugt.[21]
On 28 March 2022, Halik Hudu signed a two-year contract with AFC Eskilstuna in Sweden.[22]
On 14 December 2023, Halik Hudu signed with GIF Sundsvall for three seasons.[23]
Halik Hudu has been capped by the Ghana national under-17 team. He also captained his country in an 8–0 victory against Namibia in March 2016.[24]
In 2018, Halik Hudu was called up to the Ghana national under-20 team ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Algeria on 11 May.[25]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Inter Allies | 2016 | Ghanaian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | Ghanaian Premier League | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||||
| Hammarby | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Frej (loan) | 2019 | Superettan | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | Ettan Norra | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2! | 1 | 40 | 4 | ||||
| GIF Sundsvall (loan) | 2020 | Superettan | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Lyngby | 2021–22 | 1st Division | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 96 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 109 | 6 | |||
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