Ahmed Abdulla
Saudi Arabian footballer
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Ahmed Mohamed Abdulla (Arabic: أحمد عبدالله; born 12 November 1991) is a Saudi Arabian football coach and former professional footballer who is currently assistant manager at NEC.
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Abdulla playing for West Ham | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Mohamed Abdulla[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
NEC (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Arsenal | ||
| 2008–2011 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Barnet | 29 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Whitehawk | 25 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Staines Town | 38 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Whitehawk | 24 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Metropolitan Police (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ware | 21 | (1) |
| 2018 | Heybridge Swifts | 23 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Concord Rangers | 22 | (1) |
| 2019 | Hayes & Yeading United | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Bishop's Stortford | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Ware | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Whitehawk | 21 | (12) |
| 2021–2022 | Sittingbourne | 21 | (8) |
| 2022 | Bedford | 10 | (1) |
| 2022 | Haywards Heath Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Barking | 28 | (11) |
| 2024–2025 | FC Baresi | 24 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | Bedford (caretaker) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Castellón (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | NEC (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:28, 19 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Playing career
Having previously played for Arsenal's youth team Abdulla joined West Ham as a sixteen-year-old in 2008.[4] He signed his first professional contract, with West Ham, in the summer of 2011.[5] In August 2011, he signed a loan deal with Swindon Town until January 2012.[4] Abdulla made his debut on 3 September 2011 in a 3–2 home win against Rotherham United.[6] In January 2012, Abdulla joined Dagenham & Redbridge on-loan.[7] On his return to West Ham he was released by the club but signed a permanent short-term deal, until the end of the 2011–12 season, with Dagenham in March 2012.[8] In May 2012, Abdulla was released by Dagenham due to the expiry of his contract.[9]
On 4 July 2012, Abdulla signed for Barnet.[10] He scored his first goal for Barnet against Salisbury City on 28 September 2013.[11] His second goal was the winner in a 1–0 win at Hereford United on 19 October.[12] Abdulla was released at the end of the 2013–14 season, though he was invited back for 2014–15 pre-season training.[13] Abdulla played in pre-season friendlies for Barnet in 2014–15 but instead joined Whitehawk,[14] followed by a year at Staines Town. Abdullah re-signed for Whitehawk for the start of the 2016–17 season.[15] In March 2017 he was signed on loan by Metropolitan Police manager Jim Cooper.[16][17] Ware secured his signature on 11 July 2017.[18] He signed for Heybridge Swifts in February 2018.[19] He left the club in October 2018 in the wake of manager Jody Brown's resignation.[20] Abdulla joined Concord Rangers on 23 October 2018.[21] He joined Hayes & Yeading United for the 2019–20 season.[22] After only three appearances,[23] Abdulla joined Bishop's Stortford.[24] This spell was also short-lived, as he re-joined Ware after only two appearances.[25] Abdulla re-joined Whitehawk in December 2019,[26] but left the club after the end of the curtailed 2020–2021 season.[27] Abdulla joined Sittingbourne for the 2021–22 season and scored a hat-trick on the first day of the new campaign.[28] In January 2022 he joined Bedford, scoring once in ten games and also taking over as caretaker manager for the final three games of the season.[29][30][31] He joined Haywards Heath Town for the 2022–23 season,[32] before joining Barking.[33] In 2024, he joined Eastern Counties Football League team FC Baresi.[34]
Coaching career
In July 2023, Abdulla was appointed by Castellón as assistant to new head coach Dick Schreuder, who was his manager at Barnet.[35]
In September 2024, Abdulla was appointed as technical advisor at Zimbabwe Division One club Scottland. They won each of their last ten games to win promotion to the Premier Division.[36]
He again linked up with Schreuder as assistant at NEC in May 2025.[37]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other* | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Barnet | 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
| Total | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 3 | |
| Career Total | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
- Other = Football League Trophy, FA Trophy
