Abdi Mohamed Ahmed
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdi Mohamed Ahmed | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Kismaayo, Somalia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kismaayo F.C | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mogadishu F.C | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1987 | Mogadishu F.C | 41 | (1) |
| 1978–1988 | Kismaayo F.C | 201 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1979–2002 | Somalia | 55 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:28, 12 April 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 04:28, 12 April 2009 (UTC) | |||
Abdi Mohamed Ahmed (born 30 December 1962), popularly nicknamed AbdiXaaq /ˌæbdiːˈhɑːk/, is a Somali former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent his whole career at Kismaayo F.C in Somalia from 1978 to 1988. He has won 4 Somali championships and 6 Somali Cup Titles. His individual contributions have earned him five consecutive Best Goalkeeper Of Regions Of Somalia awards & captained his club on numerous occasions. Abdi is nicknamed AbdiXaaq due to his formidable presence and influence. Abdi was also known for his skills as a dead-ball specialist, and often took penalties. He was also known for his eccentricity and at times fiery temper, which brought him his fair share of controversies; Abdi Mohamed made his last professional appearance for Kismaayo in 1988 at the National Stadium of Mogadishu by helping his team win the league title by saving a penalty and amazingly scoring the decisive penalty himself. He featured in the Somali National team (16 Regions) squad for 9 years.
Personal life
Abdi Mohamed currently lives in Australia with his family. Abdi wishes to begin football development projects and open a football club in the near future. Abdi is also an active football ambassador for Somalia.
Honours
Kismaayo F.C
- Somali League Championships: 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986
- League Cup: 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987
Individual
- Somali Footballer of the Year: 1980, 1982
- Best Somali Regions Goalkeeper: 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986
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