Ahmed Said Ahmed

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|4|df=y}}

|birth_place = Mogadishu

|height = {{height|m=1.89}}

|position = Defender and midfielder

|currentclub = VJS

|clubnumber = 88

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}

|youthclubs1 = VJS

|youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2016

|youthclubs2 = PK-35 Vantaa

|years1 = 2015–2016

|clubs1 = PK-35 Vantaa

|caps1 = 11

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2017

|clubs2 = IF Gnistan

|caps2 = 4

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2017

|clubs3 = Grankulla IFK

|caps3 = 2

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2018

|clubs4 = NJS

|caps4 = 8

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2019

|clubs5 = AC Kajaani

|caps5 = 0

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2019–

|clubs6 = VJS

|caps6 = 13

|goals6 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2019–

|nationalteam1 = Somalia

|nationalcaps1 = 10

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|club-update = 01:00, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

|ntupdate = 15:45, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

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Ahmed Said Ahmed ({{langx|so|Axmed Siciid}}; born 4 July 1998) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kakkonen club VJS and the Somalia national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vantaansanomat.fi/urheilu/1234841|title=Ahmed Said Ahmed tähtää korkealle – haaveissa pääsy pääsarjaan Englannissa tai Espanjassa|publisher=vantaansanomat.fi|access-date=2023-09-11|archive-date=2023-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223120102/https://www.vantaansanomat.fi/urheilu/1234841|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.karjalainen.fi/urheilu/235997|title=Ahmed Said Ahmed pelaa nyt veljensä kanssa Somalian maajoukkueessa - "Unelmani tuli todeksi"|publisher=karjalainen.fi}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kouvolansanomat.fi/urheilu/3514347|title=Ahmed Said Ahmedin elämän – MyPa-topparista tuli MM-karsintojen myötä "Valtameritähtien" luottopelaaja|publisher=kouvolansanomat.fi}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kouvolansanomat.fi/urheilu/4071495|title=Ahmed Said Ahmedin eroamaan seurasta – Kahden passin jalkapalloilijan mukaan rasismiin törmää jatkuvasti suomalaisillakin kentillä|publisher=kouvolansanomat.fi}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.suomifutis.com/2019/09/kakkosesta-maajoukkueeseen-vantaalaisseuran-pelaaja-oli-tekemassa-mm-karsintahistoriaa/|title=Ahmed Said Ahmed - Suomi Futis article}}

Club career

In 2015, Said Ahmed joined PK-35 Vantaa after playing in VJS's youth academy. Said Ahmed made one appearance for PK-35 in the 2015 Ykkönen, as the club gained promotion to the Veikkausliiga. Ahmed made ten appearances for PK-35 in the 2016 Veikkausliiga, as the club were relegated back to the Ykkönen.{{cite web|url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2016/08/03/said-ahmed-tama-antaa-hyvin-uskoa-tulevaan|title=Said Ahmed: "Tämä antaa hyvin uskoa tulevaan"|publisher=Veikkausliiga|date=3 August 2016|accessdate=13 September 2019|language=fi|archive-date=29 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155238/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2016/08/03/said-ahmed-tama-antaa-hyvin-uskoa-tulevaan|url-status=live}} During the 2017 Ykkönen season, Said Ahmed played for IF Gnistan and Grankulla IFK, making four and two appearances respectively. Ahead of the 2018 season, Said Ahmed signed for Kakkonen club NJS, making eight first team league appearances for the club. On 26 January 2019, Said Ahmed made a solitary appearance for AC Kajaani in a 4–1 Finnish Cup defeat against KTP, before joining VJS.{{cite web|url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/pelaaja/93194?season=2019|title=Ahmed Said Ahmed|publisher=Suomen Palloliitto|accessdate=13 September 2019|language=fi}}

International career

On 5 September 2019, Said Ahmed made his debut for Somalia in a 1–0 win against Zimbabwe, marking Somalia's first ever FIFA World Cup qualification victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23867/Somalia_Zimbabwe.html|title=Somalia vs. Zimbabwe|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=12 September 2019|archive-date=2 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002222119/https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23867/Somalia_Zimbabwe.html|url-status=live}}

Personal life

Ahmed Said Ahmed is the brother of the footballer Abdulkadir 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/pelaaja/93194 |title=Ahmed Said Ahmed |publisher=Football Association of Finland |language=fi |access-date=13 September 2019 |quote=Kansallisuus: Suomi |archive-date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328202202/https://www.palloliitto.fi/pelaaja/93194 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/pelaajat/93194/said-ahmed-ahmed |title=#80 Said Ahmed, Ahmed |publisher=Veikkausliiga |language=fi |access-date=13 September 2019 |quote=Kansalaisuus FI |archive-date=9 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209132303/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/pelaajat/93194/said-ahmed-ahmed |url-status=live }}