Salim Abdalla
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salim Yusuf Abdallah | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanduyi, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010 | Bukembe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Ligi Ndogo | ||
| 2013 | Sofapaka | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Posta Rangers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Posta Rangers | 22 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | AFC Leopards | 67 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Nairobi City Stars | 27 | (3) |
| 2020–2023 | Nairobi City Stars | 52 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2023 | |||
Salim Yusuf "Shittu" Abdallah, is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kenyan Premier League side Nairobi City Stars. He formerly previously played for Bukembe Academy, Ligi Ndogo, Sofapaka, Posta Rangers, and AFC Leopards.
Salim joined lower-tier side Ligi Ndogo in 2011, after being scouted from Bungoma-based Bukembe Academy. At the end of the year 2012, he moved to Premier League side Sofapaka[1][2] on a four-year contract. He was then sent on loan[3] to Posta Rangers at the start of the year 2013. The loan move was later made permanent.
In 2017, Salim joined AFC Leopards on a two-year deal.[4][5][6] Upon expiry of that contract, he was handed a three-year deal[7][8] but after only six months he was released by the club.[9]
He joined Nairobi City Stars in August 2019, for a season[10] after the arrival of Bosnian UEFA Pro coach Sanjin Alagic. He extended his stay[11] at the club for a further two years after the team gained promotion to the Kenyan Premier League. He left at the end of the 2021–22 FKF Premier League season.[12][13]
After eight months out, he returned to Nairobi City Stars during the mid-transfer window in February 2023[14] to boost the club's defense line.