Shehu Usman Abdullahi (born 12 March 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and defender.
 Shehu with Nigeria in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shehu Usman Abdullahi | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Sokoto, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011 | Plateau United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Kano Pillars | ? | (?) |
| 2014–2015 | Qadsia | 7 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | União da Madeira | 28 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Anorthosis | 48 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Bursaspor | 60 | (5) |
| 2020–2022 | Omonia | 50 | (0) |
| 2022 | Levski Sofia | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Nigeria U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Nigeria U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Nigeria | 37 | (0) |
| 2016 | Nigeria Olympic | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:30, 16 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Qadsia SC
In July 2014, Abdullahi moved from Kano Pillars to Kuwait Premier League side Qadsia SC in a deal worth $480,000, of which Abdullahi received $330,000 and Kano Pillars $150,000.[1]
União da Madeira
On 6 June 2015, Shehu joined newly promoted Primeira Liga side C.F. União on a two-year deal.[2]
Anorthosis Famagusta
On 2 September 2016, Shehu joined Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta on a two-year deal worth for the 20% [3][4] of the player re-sale fee in other European club.[5]
Bursaspor
On 24 January 2018, Shehu signed for two and a half years Turkish side Bursaspor for an undisclosed fee.[6]
Omonia
On 19 September 2020, Shehu signed for the Cyprus First Division side Omonia.
Levski Sofia
On 16 September 2022, Shehu signed with Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia until the end of the 2022–23 season.[7]
International career
In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited him to be included in the Nigeria 23-man team for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[8] Shehu earned his first cap on 11 January 2014, in the 1:2 loss against Mali, appearing as a substitute.[9] He helped Nigeria defeat Zimbabwe for a third-place finish by a goal to nil.[10][11]
He was included in the Nigeria 35-man provisional team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[12]
In May 2018 he was named in the Nigeria preliminary 30-man team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, in Russia.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 June 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| União da Madeira | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Anorthosis | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 56 | 4 | |||||
| Bursaspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | 1. Lig | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 60 | 5 | |||||
| Omonia | 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 186 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 10 | ||
International
- As of match played 16 July 2019[14]
| Nigeria | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 0 |
Honours
Club
Qadsia
Omonia
International
Nigeria U23
- African Games bronze medal: 2015
Nigeria Olympic team
- Summer Olympics bronze medal: 2016
References
External links
- Shehu Abdullahi at Soccerway
- Abdullahi SHEHU – FIFA competition record (archived)