Dickson Abiama
{{Short description|Nigerian footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dickson Abiama
| fullname =
| image =
| caption =
| height = 1.84 m{{Kicker}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|11|3}}
| birth_place =
| position = Centre-forward
| currentclub = 1. FC Kaiserslautern
| clubnumber = 27
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017
| youthclubs1 = SpVgg Mögeldorf
| years1 = 2017–2018 | clubs1 = SpVgg Mögeldorf | caps1 = 28 | goals1 = 27
| years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = Quelle Fürth | caps2 = 34 | goals2 = 13
| years3 = 2019–2020 | clubs3 = SC Eltersdorf | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 17
| years4 = 2020–2024 | clubs4 = Greuther Fürth | caps4 = 96 | goals4 = 13
| years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2025 | clubs6 = → TSV 1860 Munich (loan) | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 2
| club-update = 24 May 2025
}}
Dickson Abiama (born 3 November 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for German {{German football updater|Kaisersla}} club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.{{WorldFootball.net}}
Career
Abiama made his debut for Greuther Fürth in the first round of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal on 12 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Branimir Hrgota against fifth-division side RSV Meinerzhagen. He scored two goals in the 113th and 118th minutes to secure a 6–1 win for Fürth after extra time.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/dfb-pokal-2020-2021-1-runde-rsv-meinerzhagen-spvgg-greuther-fuerth/ |title=Germany » DFB-Pokal 2020/2021 » 1. Round » RSV Meinerzhagen – SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1:6 |website=WorldFootball.net |date=12 September 2020 |access-date=20 September 2020}} He made his 2. Bundesliga debut the following week on 20 September, once against coming on as a substitute for Hrgota in the 89th minute of Fürth's home match against VfL Osnabrück, which finished as a 1–1 draw.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/2-bundesliga-2020-2021-spvgg-greuther-fuerth-vfl-osnabrueck/ |title=Germany » 2. Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 1. Round » SpVgg Greuther Fürth – VfL Osnabrück 1:1 |website=WorldFootball.net |date=20 September 2020 |access-date=20 September 2020}}
On 23 May 2021, on the final matchday of the 2. Bundesliga season, Abiama scored the winning goal in the 83rd minute of a 3–2 home victory versus Fortuna Düsseldorf, even as Greuther Fürth only had 10 men on the pitch. Abiama's winner would ultimately prove to be the decisive goal that secured Fürth automatic promotion to the Bundesliga for 2021–22, as the win against Düsseldorf elevated Fürth from third place in the division (the promotion play-off spot), to second.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/soccer/bochum-greuther-furth-promoted-back-to-bundesliga/2021/05/23/6f405ae4-bbe0-11eb-922a-c40c9774bc48_story.html|title=Bochum, Greuther Fürth promoted back to Bundesliga|last=Fahey|first=Ciahán|date=23 May 2021|work=The Washington Post|access-date=23 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://bvbbuzz.com/2021/05/23/vfl-bochum-greuther-furth-promoted-bundesliga/|title=VfL Bochum and Greuther Fürth promoted to the Bundesliga after thrilling final day|last=Bahl|first=Tushar|date=23 May 2021|website=BVB Buzz|access-date=23 May 2021}}
On 2 January 2024, Abiama signed for fellow 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.{{cite web|url=https://fck.de/de/dickson-abiama-wird-ein-roter-teufel/|trans-title=Dickson Abiama becomes a Red Devil|title=DICKSON ABIAMA WIRD EIN ROTER TEUFEL|language=German|website=fck.de|date=2 January 2024|accessdate=2 January 2024}} On 3 February 2025, he was loaned by TSV 1860 Munich in 3. Liga.{{cite web|publisher=TSV 1860 Munich|url=https://www.tsv1860.de/de/Aktuelles_News/8261.htm|title=Viel Tempo auf der AuSSenbahn: Löwen leihen Dickson Abiama aus.|trans-title=Lots of pace on the wing: Lions loan Dickson Abiama.|date=3 February 2025|access-date=3 February 2025|language=de}}
References
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External links
- {{DFB}}
- {{Soccerway}}
- [https://www.bfv.de/spieler/dickson-abiama/01T16K9GTO000000VS54898GVT83G8E8 Dickson Abiama] at Bavarian Football Association
- [https://www.bfv.de/wettbewerbe/meisterschaften/kk-gr-4-n-f/01SJCTPI4K000000VS54898DVV2J9QR4-G SpVgg Mögeldorf 2016–17 season statistics]
- [https://www.bfv.de/wettbewerbe/meisterschaften/kk-gr-4-n-f/0207R8BM70000003VS54898EVTOIL9QR-G SpVgg Mögeldorf 2017–18 season statistics]
{{1. FC Kaiserslautern squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abiama, Dickson}}
Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:SG Quelle Fürth players
Category:SC Eltersdorf players
Category:SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
Category:1. FC Kaiserslautern players
Category:TSV 1860 Munich players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
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