Azeem Abdulai
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.jpg) Abdulai in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Azeem Kerr Abdulai | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leyton Orient | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Jimmy Johnstone Academy | ||
| 2012–2019 | Celtic | ||
| 2020–2021 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Swansea City | 24 | (1) |
| 2025– | Leyton Orient | 56 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Scotland U21 | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:22, 18 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:20, 24 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Azeem Kerr Abdulai (born 9 December 2002) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, centre-back or winger for EFL League One side Leyton Orient.
Leyton Orient
Abdulai was a youth at Celtic and Leicester before starting his senior career with Swansea.[2] On 9 August 2022, Abdulai debuted for Swansea during an EFL Cup loss to Oxford United.[3]
He scored his first goal for Swansea on 13 August 2024 in an EFL Cup tie against Gillingham.[4]
On 22 January 2025, Abdulai signed for League One club Leyton Orient on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.[5] On 28 January, in his second appearance for the club, he scored a first career hat-trick in a 6–2 thrashing of Exeter City.[6]
International career
Abdulai was born in Scotland to a Sierra Leonean father and Scottish mother. He has represented Scotland at under-21 international level, making his debut in March 2023.[1]