Ahmed Said Ahmed
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 July 1998 | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender and midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | VJS | ||
Number | 88 | ||
Youth career | |||
VJS | |||
–2016 | PK-35 Vantaa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | PK-35 Vantaa | 11 | (0) |
2017 | IF Gnistan | 4 | (0) |
2017 | Grankulla IFK | 2 | (0) |
2018 | NJS | 8 | (0) |
2019 | AC Kajaani | 0 | (0) |
2019– | VJS | 13 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Somalia | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:00, 12 September 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:45, 3 April 2022 (UTC) |
Ahmed Said Ahmed (Somali: Axmed Siciid; born 4 July 1998) is a Somali international footballer who plays for VJS, as a defender. He also holds Finnish citizenship.[1][2]
Club career
In 2015, Said Ahmed joined PK-35 Vantaa after playing in VJS's youth academy. Said Ahmed made one appearance for PK-35 in the 2015 Ykkönen, as the club gained promotion to the Veikkausliiga. Ahmed made ten appearances for PK-35 in the 2016 Veikkausliiga, as the club were relegated back to the Ykkönen.[3] During the 2017 Ykkönen season, Said Ahmed played for IF Gnistan and Grankulla IFK, making four and two appearances respectively. Ahead of the 2018 season, Said Ahmed signed for Kakkonen club NJS, making eight first team league appearances for the club. On 26 January 2019, Said Ahmed made a solitary appearance for AC Kajaani in a 4–1 Finnish Cup defeat against KTP, before joining VJS.[4]
International career
On 5 September 2019, Said Ahmed made his debut for Somalia in a 1–0 win against Zimbabwe, marking Somalia's first ever FIFA World Cup qualification victory.[5]
Personal life
Ahmed Said Ahmed is the brother of the footballer Abdulkadir Said Ahmed and the politician Suldaan Said Ahmed.[6]
References
- ^ "Ahmed Said Ahmed" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
Kansallisuus: Suomi
- ^ "#80 Said Ahmed, Ahmed" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
Kansalaisuus FI
- ^ "Said Ahmed: "Tämä antaa hyvin uskoa tulevaan"" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Ahmed Said Ahmed" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Somalia vs. Zimbabwe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Suomalainen, Tiina (1 November 2021). "Suldaan Said Ahmedin ykkösnainen on yksinhuoltajaäiti Ramla – kasvatti 11 lasta" (in Finnish). Anna. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
External links
- Ahmed Said Ahmed at Soccerway
- Ahmed Said Ahmed on Twitter
- CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi)
- Articles with short description
- Articles containing Somali-language text
- Soccerway template with ID not in Wikidata
- Twitter username not in Wikidata
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Association football central defenders
- Somalian footballers
- Somalia international footballers
- Somalian Muslims
- Somalian emigrants to Finland
- Naturalized citizens of Finland
- Finnish footballers
- Finnish people of Somali descent
- Veikkausliiga players
- PK-35 Vantaa (men) players
- Ykkönen players
- IF Gnistan players
- Grankulla IFK players
- Kakkonen players
- Sportspeople from Jeddah
- Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura players
- AC Kajaani players
- All stub articles
- Somalian football biography stubs