# Ahmed Said Ahmed (Axmed Saciid Axmed)

> Ahmed Said Ahmed (born 1998): Finnish-based defender in Somalia's first World Cup qualifying win, 2019.

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## Who is he?

Ahmed Said Ahmed is a professional footballer born on 4 July 1998 who plays as a defender for VJS in Finland and for the Somalia national team ([Wikipedia, Ahmed Said Ahmed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Said_Ahmed)). He holds Finnish citizenship (same source). His brothers include the footballer Abdulkadir Said Ahmed and the politician [Suldaan Said Ahmed](/en/people/suldaan-said-ahmed/) (same source). See [Somalis in Finland](/en/diaspora/finland/).

## Career

He came through VJS's youth academy and joined PK-35 Vantaa in 2015, making ten appearances in Finland's top division, the Veikkausliiga, in 2016 ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Said_Ahmed)). He later played for IF Gnistan, Grankulla IFK, NJS and AC Kajaani before returning to VJS (same source).

On 5 September 2019 he made his debut for Somalia in a 1-0 win over Zimbabwe, Somalia's first ever victory in World Cup qualifying (same source).

## In short

A Finnish-based defender who played in Somalia's first World Cup qualifying win.

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