Abdihakim Ali

Abdihakim Ali
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AIK
Number 18
Youth career
Vasalunds Stockholm IF Rinkeby
–2021 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Vasalunds IF 25 (3)
2023– AIK 39 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 July 2026

Abdihakim Ali (born 22 January 2002) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for AIK.

Career

He hails from Rinkeby. Following a period in AIK's academy, he started his senior career in Vasalunds IF. After a successful season in the 2022 Division 1, he was brough back to AIK in 2023.[2] He was a regular starter in the fall of 2023, but played less in the start of the 2024 season.[3]

In April 2024 he experienced being injured just six seconds after entering the pitch as a substitute.[4] It was an achilles tendon injury, and he was stretchered off.[5] Following another injury in the spring of 2025,[6] He finally returned from injury in the summer of 2025.[7][8] He scored a comeback goal in late August against Sirius.[9]

Personal life

For several years following his football debut, he was erroneously referred to in most media as "Abdihakin Ali". On the back of his jerset he wore the name "Hakim".[10]

References

  1. ↑ Abdihakim Ali at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Asp, Viktor (24 January 2023). "Abdihakin Ali om återkomsten: "AIK har lärt mig allt jag kan"" (in Swedish). Fotboll Sthlm. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Nordström, Linn (6 April 2024). "Ali om petningen: "Det har varit jobbigt"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Rahm, Nils (31 March 2026). "Närmar sig comeback efter märkliga skadan". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  5. ↑ de Ron, Fredrik (1 November 2025). "Talar ut om mardrömsskadan: "What the fuck är det som händer?"" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Pearson, Sebastian Hodzic (23 April 2025). "AIK:s besked: Ali i rehab igen" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Asahara, Makoto (3 July 2025). "Abdihakin Ali aktuell att starta mot Halmstad: "Känns riktigt bra"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Sundberg, Tor (29 June 2025). "Ali inför återstarten: "Frågar du mig är jag redo att starta"" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Drömminuter och superbyte räddade AIK: "Jävligt kul att göra mål"" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Edlund, Wilhelm (3 February 2026). "Abdihakin Ali: Jag heter inte Abdihakin Ali". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 April 2026.
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