Abu Tommy
{{short description|Sierra Leonean footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name= Abu Tommy
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=y|1989|10|13}}
|birth_place= Sierra Leone
|position= Defender, Midfielder
|years1= -2010/11
|clubs1= Mighty Blackpool F.C.
|years2= 2010/11-2012
|clubs2= FC Sheriff Tiraspol
|caps2= 25
|goals2= 2
|years3= 2012/2013
|clubs3= FC Tiraspol
|caps3= 0
|goals3= 0
|years4= 2013
|clubs4= San Jose Earthquakes
|caps4= 0
|goals4= 0
|clubs5= Atlanta Silverbacks FC
}}
Abu Tommy (Russian: Абу Томми; born 13 October 1989 in Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean retired footballer.
Career
Midway through 2010/11, Tommy signed for Sheriff Tiraspol, the most successful team in Moldova, saying that "Moldova has many opportunities, many games, and there are practically no gaps between them".[http://moldova.sports.md/football/national_division/news/11-03-2011/8876/abu_tommi_my_sozdajom_mnogo_momentov_no_ne_vsegda_mozhem_ih_realizovat/ Абу Томми: «Мы создаём много моментов, но не всегда можем их реализовать»] moldova.sports.md
In 2012, he joined Tiraspol, another Moldovan club, but failed to make an appearance.[https://archive.today/20200307094958/http://oldsite.sierraleonefootball.com/?option=com_content&view=article&id=1140:unhappy-abu-tommy-wants-a-move-out-of-moldova&catid=1:latest-news&fontstyle=f-larger Unhappy Abu Tommy wants a move out of Moldova] oldsite.sierraleonefootball.com (Archived) After that, Tommy joined San Jose Earthquakes in the American top flight but again failed to make an appearance before playing for lower league side Atlanta Silverbacks.
During his professional career, he rubbed oil on himself before games in the belief that God would protect him.
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|abu-tommy/177199}}
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Category:Sierra Leonean men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
Category:Moldovan Super Liga players
Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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