Ahmed Said Ahmed

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Ahmed Said Ahmed (Somali: Axmed Siciid; born 4 July 1998) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kakkonen club VJS and the Somalia national team.[1][2][3][4][5]

Date of birth (1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Mogadishu, Somalia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
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Ahmed Said Ahmed
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Mogadishu, Somalia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Positions
Team 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)
International career
2019– Somalia 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:00, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:45, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
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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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

Personal life

Ahmed Said Ahmed is the brother of the footballer Abdulkadir Said Ahmed and the politician Suldaan Said Ahmed.[9]

He holds Finnish citizenship.[10][11]

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