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Ibrahim Ilyas (Ibraahim Ilyaas Axmed)
Ibrahim Ilyas Ahmed (born 5 March 2000) is a Somali footballer, a midfielder born to Somali refugees in Kenya. He won the Somali First Division with Horseed in 2021, later joined Tanzania's KMC, and made his Somalia debut against Eswatini on 23 March 2022.
Ibrahim IlyasIbraahim Ilyaas Axmed · Ibrahim Ilyas Ahmed
- Lived
- 2000-03-05 to today
- Known as one of
- Sport
- Places
- Muqdisho and Banaadir
- Era
- Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
Who is he?
Ibrahim Ilyas Ahmed is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, born on 5 March 2000 to Somali refugees in Kenya (Wikipedia, Ibrahim Ilyas). Wikipedia lists his current club as KMC in the Tanzanian Premier League (same source).
Career
In 2020 he played for Banaadir at the Inter-State Football Tournament (Wikipedia). In 2021 he signed for Horseed and won the Somali First Division in his first season (same source). He made his Somalia debut on 23 March 2022 in a 3–0 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying defeat to Eswatini (same source).
In short
A Somali league champion with Horseed and a national team midfielder.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Ibrahim Ilyas · en.wikipedia.org
Ibrahim IlyasIbraahim Ilyaas Axmed · Ibrahim Ilyas Ahmed
- Lived
- 2000-03-05 to today
- Known as one of
- Sport
- Places
- Muqdisho and Banaadir
- Era
- Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
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