Fahad Ishmail | |
Fullname: | Fahad Abdisamed Ishmail |
Birth Date: | 2 September 1996 |
Birth Place: | Golweyn, Somalia |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 2013–2015 |
Youthclubs1: | Sheffield United |
Clubs1: | Boston United |
Years2: | 2017 |
Clubs2: | FK Minija |
Caps2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2018 |
Clubs3: | Jonava |
Caps3: | 11 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
Nationalteam1: | Somalia |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 00:00, 14 September 2019 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 00:00, 14 September 2019 (UTC) |
Fahad Abdisamed Ishmail (Somali: Fahad Xabdusamed Ismaciil; born 2 September 1996) is a Somali footballer who last played as a midfielder for Jonava.
Born in Golweyn, Somalia, Ishmail joined English club Sheffield United as a youth player in 2013.[1] Following his release in 2015, Ishmail played for Boston United, as well as spending time in Norway, playing on trial for Ullern IF.[2] [3] In 2017, Ishmail joined Lithuanian club FK Minija, making five appearances for the club, before signing for Jonava in January 2018, making 11 A Lyga appearances.[4]
On 5 September 2019, Ishmail made his debut for Somalia in a 1–0 win against Zimbabwe, marking Somalia's first ever FIFA World Cup qualification victory.[5]