Full name Alli Amisu Abdullahi Current team Bishop's Stortford Playing position | Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria Name Alli Abdullahi | |
Date of birth (1991-05-15) 15 May 1991 (age 24) | ||
Alli Abdullahi (born May 15, 1991 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for English club Peckham Town. Abdullahi is a powerful central midfielder, yet proficient in both attacking and defensive midfield. With a strong athletic build and extremely agile, he is able to cover the pitch with plenty gusto. He has endless energy, is quick and gritty. Abdullahi has an extraordinary ability to climb for headers and extremely effective in the air. He shows sharp tackling and responsible distribution.
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Early life
Alli Abdullahi displayed talent and interest in football at an early age. His first club was Dallas F.C. in Lagos who witnessed him playing for his primary school's team. Other teams, he played for were Santos F.C. and Agama United F.C. He captained his secondary school's football team, when he caught the attention of Spartan F.C. He was then signed by Larry F.C. Where he represented Ogun State in competitions. Abdullahi spent most of his youth development at F.C. Ebeidei where he learned the technical aspects of football.
Playing career
Ali Abdullahi moved to England in 2007 where he caught the attention of many local teams, due to his unique style. He began his English football career at Peckham Town F.C. as an attacking midfielder. He then moved to Dulwich Hamlet F.C.
After which he signed with Bishop's Stortford F.C. in the season 2009–2010. Abdullahi displayed strength in central midfield and the team assigned him this position. He made 102 appearances for the Blues before being signed abroad.
In 2012, he trialed with the Polish club, Widzew Łódź, while they were on tour in Tunisia.
From the season 2013–2014, he was signed by the Asian club Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and helped his team celebrate league champions, as well as their win of the Federation Cup. Along with his team, he took part in India's 2014 IFA Shield tournament in Kolkata. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club were runners-up beaten by penalty shootouts in the final against Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata).
In 2015, he returned to England.