Abdulkadir Said Ahmed

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|name = Abdulkadir Said Ahmed

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|fullname = Abdulkadir Said Ahmed

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|7|17|df=y}}

|birth_place = Mogadishu, Somalia

|height = 1.86 m

|position = Midfielder

|currentclub = Futura

|clubnumber = 6

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017

|youthclubs1 = PK-35 Vantaa

|years1 = 2017

|clubs1 = Palloseura Kemi Kings

|caps1 = 7

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2017

|clubs2 = KTP

|caps2 = 5

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2018

|clubs3 = PK Keski-Uusimaa

|caps3 = 8

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2019

|clubs4 = VJS

|caps4 = 12

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2020

|clubs5 = Espoo

|caps5 = 13

|goals5 = 1

|years6 = 2021

|clubs6 = NJS

|caps6 = 18

|goals6 = 0

|years7 = 2022–2023

|clubs7 = VJS

|caps7 = 22

|goals7 = 0

|years8 = 2023–

|clubs8 = Futura

|caps8 = 6

|goals8 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2019–

|nationalteam1 = Somalia

|nationalcaps1 = 3

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|club-update = 26 October 2023

|ntupdate = 00:00, 12 December 2019 (UTC)

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Abdulkadir Said Ahmed (born 17 July 1999) is a Somali footballer who plays as a midfielder for Finnish club Futura and the Somalia national team.{{Soccerway|abdulkadir-said-ahmed/493930}}

Club career

In 2017, Ahmed began his career with Palloseura Kemi Kings. Later that year, Ahmed signed for Kakkonen club KTP, making five appearances in the 2017 season. For the 2018 season, Ahmed joined PK Keski-Uusimaa, making eight league appearances for the club. Ahead of the 2019 season, Ahmed joined VJS.{{NFT player|pid=76401|accessdate=12 December 2019}}

International career

On 7 December 2019, Ahmed made his debut for Somalia in a 0–0 draw against Djibouti in the 2019 CECAFA Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24676/Djibouti_Somalia.html|title=Djibouti vs. Somalia|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=12 December 2019|archive-date=19 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119004524/https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24676/Djibouti_Somalia.html|url-status=live}}

Personal life

Abdulkadir Said Ahmed is the brother of the footballer Ahmed Said Ahmed and the politician Suldaan Said Ahmed.{{cite web|url=https://anna.fi/ihmiset-ja-suhteet/ihmissuhteet/suldaan-said-ahmed|title=Suldaan Said Ahmedin ykkösnainen on yksinhuoltajaäiti Ramla – kasvatti 11 lasta|last=Suomalainen|first=Tiina|publisher=Anna|date=1 November 2021|access-date=4 January 2022|language=fi|archive-date=18 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218083025/https://anna.fi/ihmiset-ja-suhteet/ihmissuhteet/suldaan-said-ahmed|url-status=live}}

He holds Finnish citizenship.