Ahmed Abdulla

Ahmed Abdulla
Born	(1991-11-12) November 12, 1991 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Occupation	Professional footballer
Years active	2008–present
Known for	Central midfielder for FC Baresi

Ahmed Mohamed Abdulla (; born 12 November 1991) is a professional footballer from Saudi Arabia who operates primarily as a central midfielder for FC Baresi.

Early life

Born to Somali and Yemeni heritage, Abdulla relocated to Enfield, London, when he was eight years old. With eligibility to represent Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Somalia at the international level, he ultimately committed his allegiance to Saudi Arabia.

Playing career

Beginning his youth career with Arsenal, Abdulla moved to West Ham at sixteen in 2008 and secured his first professional contract in 2011. He spent time on loan at Swindon Town from August 2011 until January 2012, making his debut in a 3–2 victory over Rotherham United. Subsequently, in January 2012, he was loaned to Dagenham & Redbridge before signing a short-term contract with them through the remainder of the 2011–12 season. He was released by the club in May 2012.

On 4 July 2012, Abdulla joined Barnet, where he netted his inaugural goal against Salisbury City in September 2013 and later scored a decisive goal against Hereford United in October. Following his release after the 2013–14 campaign, he participated in Barnet’s pre-season training but then signed with Whitehawk for the 2014–15 season. This was followed by a stint at Staines Town before returning to Whitehawk for the 2016–17 season. In March 2017, he went on loan to Metropolitan Police.

Abdulla was signed by Ware in July 2017; he transferred to Heybridge Swifts in February 2018 but departed in October after the manager resigned. He then moved to Concord Rangers in October 2018 and joined Hayes & Yeading United for the 2019–20 season. After making three appearances there, he switched to Bishop's Stortford and shortly thereafter returned to Ware. In December 2019, Abdulla rejoined Whitehawk but left following the prematurely ended 2020–21 season.

For the 2021–22 season, Abdulla signed with Sittingbourne and impressively scored a hat-trick on the opening day. In January 2022, he transferred to Bedford, where he scored once over ten matches and took on caretaker managerial duties for the final three games of the season. He later played for Haywards Heath Town during the 2022–23 season before moving on to Barking and subsequently joining FC Baresi in 2024.

Coaching career

In July 2023, Abdulla was appointed as assistant coach at CD Castellón, working under head coach Dick Schreuder, who had previously managed him during his time at Barnet F.C..

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other*		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Ham United	2011–12	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	0
Swindon Town (loan)	2011–12	6	0	0	0	–	–	1	0	7	0
	Total	6	0	0	0	–	–	1	0	7	0
Dagenham & Redbridge	2011–12	5	0	2	0	–	–	–	–	7	0
	Total	5	0	2	0	–	–	–	–	7	0
Barnet	2012–13	6	0	1	0	–	–	–	–	7	0
	2013–14	23	3	2	0	–	–	1	0	26	3
	Total	29	3	3	0	–	–	1	0	33	3
Career Total		40	3	5	0	–	–	2	0	47	3

• Other = Football League Trophy, FA Trophy