Abdulsamed Abdullahi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Abdulsamed Abdullahi

| image =

| fullname = Abdulsamed Ahmed Abdullahi

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tilburg, Netherlands

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Arsenal Tivat

| clubnumber = 7

| years1 = 2016–2018 | clubs1 = Kozakken Boys | caps1 = 46 | goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = Jong Sparta | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2019–2020 | clubs3 = Den Bosch | caps3 = 19 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2020–2022 | clubs4 = Ergotelis | caps4 = 33 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2023 | clubs5 = TEC | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2023 | clubs6 = Mladost DG | caps6 = 17 | goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2024 | clubs7 = Dečić | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2024– | clubs8 = Arsenal Tivat | caps8 = 24 | goals8 = 9

| nationalyears1 = 2019–

| nationalteam1 = Somalia

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 2 April 2025

| ntupdate = 17 June 2024

}}

Abdulsamed Ahmed Abdullahi ({{langx|so|Cabdulsamed Cahmed Cabdullaahi}}; born 19 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for First Division Montenegro Club Arsenal Tivat in Montenegro. Born in Netherlands, he plays and captains the Somalia national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/tweede-divisie/276147/abdulsamed-abdullahi-het-profbestaan-blijft-in-mijn-hoofd|title=ABDULSAMED ABDULLAHI: ‘HET PROFBESTAAN BLIJFT IN MIJN HOOFD’|publisher=elfvoetbal.nl}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bd.nl/fc-den-bosch/het-avontuur-van-bosschenaar-appie-abdullahi-in-afrika~a089ce2e/|title=et avontuur van Bosschenaar Appie Abdullahi in Afrika|publisher=bd.nl}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.073voetbal.nl/2020/07/08/appie-door-m-side-op-handen-gedragen/|title=Abdullahi door M-Side op handen gedragen|publisher=023voetbal.nl}}{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20230911080113/https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie/de-m-side-is-onverwacht-gastvrij-ook-al-ben-ik-van-de-kutmedia~b5a1b418/|title=De M-side is onverwacht gastvrij, ook al ben ik van de ‘kutmedia’|publisher=volkskrant.nl (Archived)}}

Club career

Abdullahi signed his first professional contract with FC Den Bosch on 9 August 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcdenbosch.nl/abdulsamed-abdullahi-verdient-contract-bij-fc-den-bosch/|title=Abdulsamed Abdullahi verdient contract bij FC Den Bosch|date=August 9, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905223421/https://www.fcdenbosch.nl/abdulsamed-abdullahi-verdient-contract-bij-fc-den-bosch/|url-status=dead}} Abdullahi made his professional debut with Jong PSV on 12 August 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://ca.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/12/netherlands/eerste-divisie/jong-psv/fc-den-bosch/3031682/|title=PSV II vs. Den Bosch - 12 August 2019 - Soccerway|website=ca.soccerway.com}}

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Abdullahi is of Somali descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcdenbosch.nl/appie-zo-mooi-dat-de-m-side-mijn-naam-al-zingt/|title=Appie: 'Zo mooi dat de M-Side mijn naam al zingt'|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905223417/https://www.fcdenbosch.nl/appie-zo-mooi-dat-de-m-side-mijn-naam-al-zingt/|url-status=dead}} Abdullahi represented the Somalia national football team in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Zimbabwe on 5 September 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.interia.pl/fifa-ms/news-el-ms-afryka-somalia-zimbabwe-1-0-0-0,nId,3187253|title=El. MŚ - Afryka: Somalia - Zimbabwe 1-0 (0-0)|website=sport.interia.pl}}