Ibrahim Said | |
Fullname: | Ibrahim Muhammad Said |
Birth Date: | 15 June 2002 |
Birth Place: | Kano, Nigeria |
Position: | Winger |
Currentclub: | Viborg |
Clubnumber: | 8 |
Youthclubs1: | Dabo Babes Academy |
Youthyears2: | 2020–2021 |
Youthclubs2: | Viborg |
Years1: | 2020– |
Caps1: | 83 |
Goals1: | 9 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Nigeria U-17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Club-Update: | 28 May 2024 |
Ibrahim Muhammad Said (born 15 June 2002 in Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a winger for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF.
A product of Dabo Babes Academy in Nigeria, Said made a name for himself in football Europe after his good performance at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Although he had bids from other clubs, among others Club Brugge and İstanbul Başakşehir[1] and according to medias, also by English clubs Liverpool and Manchester City,[2] he ended up in Denmark. 18-year old Said, who was described by Nigerian media as the new Victor Moses, ended up signing a 4-year deal with Danish 1st Division club Viborg FF on 21 October 2021.[3]
After a few games for Viborg's U-19 side, Said got his official debut in the Danish 1st Division on 16 April 2021 against Esbjerg fB.[4] Said started on the bench, before replacing Davit Skhirtladze in the 86th minute. Said made a total of three appearances and scored one goal in that season, helping Viborg with promotion to the Danish Superliga for the 2021-22 season.
Said got his debut in the Danish Superliga against FC Nordsjælland on 18 July 2021.[5]
In August 2022, Said and Viborg teammate Alassana Jatta were unable to travel to England for the club's UEFA Europa Conference League play-off against West Ham United due to English entry rules for non-EU citizens after Brexit.[6]
In 2019, he participated in the U-17 World Cup for Nigeria, where he played all four matches, and made himself especially noticeable when he scored a hat-trick in the team's 3–2 victory over Ecuador.[7]