| Ahmed Abdullahi | |
| Birth Date: | 19 June 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Nasarawa, Nigeria |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Sunderland |
| Clubnumber: | 29 |
| Youthclubs1: | HB Academy Abuja |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Jong Gent |
| Caps1: | 38 |
| Goals1: | 21 |
| Years2: | 2024 |
| Clubs2: | Gent |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Sunderland |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 25 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 16:14, 24 February 2023 (UTC) |
Ahmed Abdullahi (born 19 June 2004) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Sunderland.
In 2021, Abdullahi went on trial with French side Olympique de Marseille and German side Borussia Dortmund, with Belgian side Gent also showing interest.[1] He went on to sign for the latter, despite interest from a number of other clubs across Europe.[2] [3]
On 30 August 2024, Abdullahi signed a four-year contract with Sunderland.[4]
Abdullahi was called up to the Nigerian under-20 side for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[5] He had to forego his salary for a month at club side Gent to play in the tournament, as the Belgian club did not view the under-20 competition as important enough to miss training sessions for.[6] He received a red card in the first game against Senegal; a second yellow for dangerous play.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gent | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jong Gent | 2023–24 | Eerste Nationale | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21 | |
| Gent | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jong Gent | 2022–23 | Eerste Nationale | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 40 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 21 | |||