# Abdi Mohamed Ahmed 'AbdiXaaq' (Cabdi Maxamed Axmed)

> Abdi Mohamed Ahmed 'AbdiXaaq' (born 1962): Kismaayo FC goalkeeper, Somali Footballer of the Year 1980 and 1982.

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## Who is he?

Abdi [Mohamed Ahmed](/en/people/skinz/), nicknamed AbdiXaaq, is a Somali former footballer born on 30 December 1962 who played as a goalkeeper ([Wikipedia, Abdi Mohamed Ahmed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdi_Mohamed_Ahmed)). He played his whole career for Kismaayo FC, from 1978 to 1988 (same source). See [Lower Juba](/en/regions/lower-juba/).

## Career

With Kismaayo he won the Somali league in 1981, 1982, 1985 and 1986, and the cup in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1987 ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdi_Mohamed_Ahmed)). He was named Somali Footballer of the Year in 1980 and 1982, and best goalkeeper of the regions five times (same source). He was known for taking free kicks and penalties (same source).

In his last match, in 1988 at the National Stadium in Mogadishu, he saved a penalty and scored the deciding penalty himself to win the league for Kismaayo (same source). He played for the Somali national team for nine years (same source).

## Later life

He lives in Australia with his family and works as a football ambassador for Somalia ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdi_Mohamed_Ahmed)). See [Somalis in Australia](/en/diaspora/australia/).

## In short

A Kismaayo goalkeeper who won four league titles in the 1980s and was twice Somali Footballer of the Year.

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