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Abdisalam Ibrahim (Cabdisalaam Ibraahim)
Abdisalam Abdulkadir Ibrahim (born 1 May 1991) is a Somali-born Norwegian footballer who played in midfield. He moved to Norway in 1998, joined Manchester City in 2007 and played in the Premier League in 2010. He won the Norwegian league with Strømsgodset in 2013 and played one friendly for Norway's senior team in 2014.
Abdisalam IbrahimCabdisalaam Ibraahim · Abdisalam Abdulkadir Ibrahim
- Lived
- 1991-05-01 to today
- Known as one of
- Sport
- Places
- Burco and Togdheer
- Era
- Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
Who is he?
Abdisalam Abdulkadir Ibrahim is a footballer who played as a midfielder (Wikipedia, Abdisalam Ibrahim). He was born in Somalia and has represented Norway (same source). Wikipedia lists him among people from Burao (same source). See sport in Somalia.
Early career
He was born on 1 May 1991 and moved to Norway in 1998 (Wikipedia). He played youth football at Øyer-Tretten and then at Fjellhamar in Lørenskog (same source). He made his senior debut for Fjellhamar in 2006 (same source). See Somalis in Norway.
Manchester City
He joined Manchester City on 1 July 2007 (Wikipedia). In 2008 he won the FA Youth Cup with City, who beat Chelsea 4–2 on aggregate (same source). He made his senior debut in an FA Cup match against Scunthorpe United on 24 January 2010 (same source). His Premier League debut came on 21 February 2010, as a substitute against Liverpool (same source).
He went on loan to Scunthorpe United in 2011 and to NEC in the Netherlands in 2011–12, where he scored once in the Eredivisie (same source). City released him on 22 January 2014 (same source).
Strømsgodset and the league title
He spent parts of 2012 and 2013 on loan at Strømsgodset (Wikipedia). In 2013 he played 17 matches as the club won the Norwegian top division, his first title as a professional (same source).
Greece, Norway, Cyprus and Italy
In January 2014 he joined Olympiacos and was loaned to Ergotelis (Wikipedia). In 2015 he signed for Veria (same source). He returned to Norway with Viking in 2016 and Vålerenga in 2017 (same source). He joined Pafos in Cyprus in 2019 and Bisceglie in Italy's Serie C in 2021 (same source). Wikipedia lists his last club as Ullensaker/Kisa (same source).
Norway and Somalia
He played for Norway at every youth level from under-15 to under-21 (Wikipedia). He made his senior debut on 15 January 2014, in a 2–1 friendly win away to Moldova (same source). Because he has not played a competitive match for Norway, Wikipedia says he may still be eligible for Somalia (same source).
In short
A Somali-born Norwegian midfielder who played for Manchester City and won the Norwegian league in 2013.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Abdisalam Ibrahim · en.wikipedia.org
Abdisalam IbrahimCabdisalaam Ibraahim · Abdisalam Abdulkadir Ibrahim
- Lived
- 1991-05-01 to today
- Known as one of
- Sport
- Places
- Burco and Togdheer
- Era
- Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
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