External links
- Profile at the Wigan Athletic F.C. website
- Abdi Sharif – UEFA competition record ( archive )
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdulrahman Mohamoud Sharif [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 2001 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Qoryoley, Somalia [2] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Connah's Quay Nomads | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Wigan Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2025 | Aberystwyth Town | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Connah's Quay Nomads | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Somalia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:57, 24 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:58, 1 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Abdulrahman Mohamoud Sharif (born 1 January 2001) is a Somali footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cymru Premier club Connah's Quay Nomads and the Somalia national team.
Abdulrahman Mohamoud Sharif was born in Somalia on 1 January 2001 before he emigrated to the United Kingdom with his family in 2004. [3] He grew up in Toxteth with his nine older brothers. [4]
Sharif spent his youth with the Academy at Liverpool, spending three years training with the club before he joined officially at the age of nine. [5] He turned professional at Anfield in July 2019. [6] He suffered an Anterior cruciate ligament injury and was given a one-year contract extension to allow him the opportunity to recover. [7] [8]
He spent a year unattached and then joined Wigan Athletic following a successful trial in the summer of 2022. [3] [9] He scored goals in friendlies against Hyde United and Alvechurch during his trial spell. [10] He made his senior debut for the club on the last day of the 2022–23 season, in a 0–0 draw with Rotherham United at the DW Stadium. [11] This made him the first Somali to play in the EFL Championship. [12] [13]
He joined National League North club AFC Telford United on loan on 25 November 2023. [14] He returned to Wigan in the new year. [15]
He was released by Wigan at the end of the 2023–24 season. [16]
On 10 January 2025, Sharif joined Cymru Premier club Aberystwyth Town. [17]
On 2 July 2025, following Aberystwyth's relegation to the Cymru South, Sharif joined Cymru Premier club Connah's Quay Nomads. [18]
Sharif was called up to represent Somalia for the first time in October 2023. [19]
A central midfielder, he earned praise from Liverpool coach Steven Gerrard for his stamina. [20] He can also play at right-back and was a centre-forward in his youth. [6] [21]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Wigan Athletic | 2022–23 [22] | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023–24 [23] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| AFC Telford United (loan) | 2022–23 [1] | National League North | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
