Ahmed Abdulla


Ahmed Mohamed Abdulla, is a Saudi Arabian born footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Whitehawk.

Early life

Of Somali and Yemeni descent Abdulla moved to Enfield, London aged eight. He has pledged any future international career to Saudi Arabia

Football career

Having previously played for Arsenal's youth team Abdulla joined West Ham as a sixteen-year-old in 2008. He signed his first professional contract, with West Ham, in the summer of 2011. In August 2011 he signed a loan deal with Swindon Town until January 2012. Abdulla made his debut on 3 September 2011 in a 3–2 home win against Rotherham United. In January 2012 Abdulla joined Dagenham & Redbridge on-loan. On his return to West Ham he was released by the club but signed a permanent short-term deal, until the end of the 2011–12 season, with Dagenham in March 2012. In May 2012, Abdulla was released by Dagenham due to the expiry of his contract.
On 4 July 2012, Abdulla signed for Barnet. He scored his first goal for Barnet against Salisbury City on 28 September 2013. His second goal was the winner in a 1–0 win at Hereford United on 19 October. Abdulla was released at the end of the 2013–14 season, though he was invited back for 2014–15 pre-season training. Abdulla played in pre-season friendlies for Barnet in 2014–15 but instead joined Whitehawk, followed by a year at Staines Town. Abdullah re-signed for Whitehawk for the start of the 2016–17 season. In March 2017 he was signed on loan by Metropolitan Police manager Jim Cooper. Ware secured his signature on 11 July 2017. He signed for Heybridge Swifts in February 2018. He left the club in October 2018 in the wake of manager Jody Brown's resignation. Abdulla joined Concord Rangers on 23 October 2018. He joined Hayes & Yeading United for the 2019–20 season. After only three appearances, Abdulla joined Bishop's Stortford. This spell was also short-lived, as he re-joined Ware after only two appearances. Abdulla re-joined Whitehawk in December 2019.

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