Ahmed Said Ahmed Explained

Ahmed Said Ahmed
Birth Date:	4 July 1998
Birth Place:	Mogadishu
Position:	Defender and midfielder
Currentclub:	VJS
Clubnumber:	88
Youthclubs1:	VJS
Youthyears2:	–2016
Youthclubs2:	PK-35 Vantaa
Years1:	2015–2016
Clubs1:	PK-35 Vantaa
Caps1:	11
Goals1:	0
Years2:	2017
Clubs2:	IF Gnistan
Caps2:	4
Goals2:	0
Years3:	2017
Clubs3:	Grankulla IFK
Caps3:	2
Goals3:	0
Years4:	2018
Clubs4:	NJS
Caps4:	8
Goals4:	0
Years5:	2019
Clubs5:	AC Kajaani
Caps5:	0
Goals5:	0
Years6:	2019–
Clubs6:	VJS
Caps6:	13
Goals6:	0
Nationalyears1:	2019–
Nationalteam1:	Somalia
Nationalcaps1:	10
Nationalgoals1:	0
Club-Update:	01:00, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
Ntupdate:	15:45, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Ahmed Said Ahmed (Somali: Axmed Siciid; born 4 July 1998) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kakkonen club VJS and the Somalia national team.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Club career

In 2015, Said Ahmed joined PK-35 Vantaa after playing in VJS's youth academy. Said Ahmed made one appearance for PK-35 in the 2015 Ykkönen, as the club gained promotion to the Veikkausliiga. Ahmed made ten appearances for PK-35 in the 2016 Veikkausliiga, as the club were relegated back to the Ykkönen.^[6] During the 2017 Ykkönen season, Said Ahmed played for IF Gnistan and Grankulla IFK, making four and two appearances respectively. Ahead of the 2018 season, Said Ahmed signed for Kakkonen club NJS, making eight first team league appearances for the club. On 26 January 2019, Said Ahmed made a solitary appearance for AC Kajaani in a 4–1 Finnish Cup defeat against KTP, before joining VJS.^[7]

International career

On 5 September 2019, Said Ahmed made his debut for Somalia in a 1–0 win against Zimbabwe, marking Somalia's first ever FIFA World Cup qualification victory.^[8]

Personal life

Ahmed Said Ahmed is the brother of the footballer Abdulkadir Said Ahmed and the politician Suldaan Said Ahmed.^[9]

He holds Finnish citizenship.^{[10] [11]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ahmed Said Ahmed tähtää korkealle – haaveissa pääsy pääsarjaan Englannissa tai Espanjassa. vantaansanomat.fi. 2023-09-11. 2023-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20231223120102/https://www.vantaansanomat.fi/urheilu/1234841. live.
2. Web site: Ahmed Said Ahmed pelaa nyt veljensä kanssa Somalian maajoukkueessa - "Unelmani tuli todeksi". karjalainen.fi.
3. Web site: Ahmed Said Ahmedin elämän – MyPa-topparista tuli MM-karsintojen myötä "Valtameritähtien" luottopelaaja. kouvolansanomat.fi.
4. Web site: Ahmed Said Ahmedin eroamaan seurasta – Kahden passin jalkapalloilijan mukaan rasismiin törmää jatkuvasti suomalaisillakin kentillä. kouvolansanomat.fi.
5. Web site: Ahmed Said Ahmed - Suomi Futis article.
6. Web site: Said Ahmed: "Tämä antaa hyvin uskoa tulevaan". Veikkausliiga. 3 August 2016. 13 September 2019. fi. 29 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155238/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2016/08/03/said-ahmed-tama-antaa-hyvin-uskoa-tulevaan. live.
7. Web site: Ahmed Said Ahmed. Suomen Palloliitto. 13 September 2019. fi.
8. Web site: Somalia vs. Zimbabwe. National Football Teams. 12 September 2019. 2 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002222119/https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23867/Somalia_Zimbabwe.html. live.
9. Web site: Suldaan Said Ahmedin ykkösnainen on yksinhuoltajaäiti Ramla – kasvatti 11 lasta. Suomalainen. Tiina. Anna. 1 November 2021. 4 January 2022. fi. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218083025/https://anna.fi/ihmiset-ja-suhteet/ihmissuhteet/suldaan-said-ahmed. live.
10. Web site: Ahmed Said Ahmed . . fi . 13 September 2019 . Kansallisuus: Suomi . 28 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190328202202/https://www.palloliitto.fi/pelaaja/93194 . dead .
11. Web site: #80 Said Ahmed, Ahmed . . fi . 13 September 2019 . Kansalaisuus FI . 9 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190209132303/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/pelaajat/93194/said-ahmed-ahmed . live .