Azeem Abdulai Explained

Azeem Abdulai
Fullname:Azeem Kerr Abdulai
Birth Date:9 December 2002
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Height:1.83m
Currentclub:Swansea City
Clubnumber:47
Position:Midfield
Youthyears1:2009–2012
Youthclubs1:Jimmy Johnstone Academy
Youthyears2:2012–2019
Youthclubs2:Celtic
Youthyears3:2020–2021
Youthclubs3:Leicester City
Years1:2021–
Caps1:9
Goals1:1
Nationalyears1:2023–
Nationalteam1:Scotland U21
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:17:04, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Azeem Kerr Abdulai (born 9 December 2002) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for 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.

He scored his first goal for Swansea on 13 August 2024 in an EFL Cup tie against Gillingham.[3]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dundee Utd, Leyton Orient tracking Sierra Leone starlet | Concord Times Communication. Concord. Times. January 10, 2023.
  2. Web site: Azeem Abdulai | From being on the same pitch as Neymar to embracing the Swansea Way | Swansea. www.swanseacity.com.
  3. News: Swansea 3-1 Gillingham. . 13 August 2024. 17 August 2024.