Idrus_Abdulahi
Idrus Abdulahi
Soccer player
Idrus Shaban Abdulahi (born 22 September 2003) is a professional soccer player who last played as a midfielder for A-League Men club Melbourne City. Born in Ethiopia, he represented Australia at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Idrus Shaban Abdulahi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-09-22) 22 September 2003 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Ethiopia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brunswick City | |||
| Melbourne City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Melbourne City NPL | 18 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Melbourne City | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Australia U17 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2019 | |||
Born in Ethiopia among seven siblings, Abdulahi's family settled as refugees in Melbourne, Australia in 2010. He joined his first football club with Brunswick City in their under-10s, where he would stay for two years before being signed by Melbourne City Youth.[3] Abdulahi attended Maribyrnong College during his high school years and continued training at Brunswick despite being under contract with Melbourne City.[4]
Melbourne City
After sitting on the bench for most of the 2018–19 season with Melbourne City,[5] Abdulahi made his debut at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on 26 April 2019 in a 5–0 rout of Central Coast Mariners, replacing Dario Vidošić in the 81st minute.[6] Although he missed the record by eight days, Abdulahi became the second youngest debutant in A-League history, aged 15 years and 220 days, behind Teeboy Kamara who made his maiden appearance aged 15 years and 212 days.[7][8] On 9 September, Abdulahi signed on a two-year scholarship contract with Melbourne City, finishing the season with one league appearance.[9]
On 2 October 2019, Abdulahi was selected in the Joeys squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[10] He played in all of the Joeys' Group B games, playing the full 90 minutes against Hungary and Nigeria as they progressed to the Knockout stage.[11] He started in their Round of 16 clash with France on 7 November 2019, losing 4-0 and being eliminated from the competition.[12]
- "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- "Idrus Abdulahi". Melbourne City FC. 21 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- Lynch, Joey (24 June 2020). "Idrus Abdulahi on settling in Australia, Joeys stardom and Black Lives Matter". ESPN. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- Lynch, Michael (27 April 2019). "Teen record-breaker Abdulahi still pinching himself after City debut". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- Davutovic, David (23 October 2018). "Melbourne City's Idrus Abdulahi on track to set a new record as the youngest A-League debutant". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- "A-League Report: City 5-0 Central Coast". Melbourne City. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- Davutovic, David (27 April 2019). "Refugee Idrus Abdulahi smashes Melbourne City's youngest A-League debutant record in dazzling display". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- Sirianos, Athos (27 April 2019). "'I thought I was dreaming': Ethiopia-born teenager Idrus Abdulahi is Melbourne City's latest A-League starlet". The Football Sack. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- "Melbourne City Bolsters Youth Ranks Offering Scholarships for the 2019/20 season to Talented Youngsters". Melbourne City. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- Idrus Abdulahi at Soccerway
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