Abdul Halik Hudu

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Abdul Halik Hudu
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Hudu with Hammarby IF in 2021.
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AFC Eskilstuna
Number 43
Youth career
0000–2015 Accra Youth FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Inter Allies 37 (2)
2018–2021 Hammarby 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Frej (loan) 35 (3)
2020 → Sundsvall (loan) 21 (0)
2021–2022 Lyngby 4 (0)
2022– AFC Eskilstuna 54 (1)
International career‡
2016 Ghana U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2018

Abdul Halik Hudu (born 19 March 2000), commonly known as Rooney, [2] is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club AFC Eskilstuna.

Contents

Club career

Inter Allies

Halik Hudu started his professional football career with Inter Allies in the Ghana Premier League, getting promoted from their feeder club Accra Youth FC. [3]

During his debut season in 2016, Halik Hudu played 19 games and soon established himself as a starter. [4] At the end of the season, he was crowned "Most Promising Player of the Year" in the Ghanaian Premier League, [5] and also got voted as the "Fans' Player of the Season" at Inter Allies. [6]

In early 2017, Halik Hudu went on a two month-trial with Hammarby IF, appearing in friendlies for the Swedish club. [2] He returned to Inter Allies before the start of the season in March, [7] and went on to win the prize as "Man of the Match" in three league games throughout the year. [8] In total, he made 37 competitive appearances for Inter Allies across two full seasons, [9] scoring twice. [4] [10]

Hammarby IF

In early January 2018, Halik Hudu returned to Hammarby IF for a second trial. [11] On 26 March, a week after his 18th birthday, Halik Hudu completed a permanent transfer to the Allsvenskan club and signed a three and a half year-contract. [12] [13] On 23 August, Halik Hudu scored in his competitive debut for Hammarby, a 3–0 away win against Carlstad United in the Svenska Cupen. [14]

In 2019, Halik Hudu went on a season-long loan to IK Frej in Superettan. He played 26 games and scored twice as the club was relegated from the Swedish second division. [15]

On 28 July 2020, Halik Hudu was loaned out to GIF Sundsvall for the remainder of the season, and also signed a one-year extension of his contract with Hammarby. [16]

On 30 May 2021, Halik Hudu won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby IF through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final. [17] [18]

Lyngby

On 16 July 2021, Halik Hudu signed a two-year contract with Lyngby in the second-tier Danish 1st Division. [19] [20] He made his debut for the club on 30 July as a late substitute for Rasmus Thellufsen in a 2–1 away win over Jammerbugt. [21]

AFC Eskilstuna

On 28 March 2022, Halik Hudu signed a two-year contract with AFC Eskilstuna in Sweden. [22]

International career

Halik Hudu has been capped by the Ghana national under-17 team. He also captained his country in an 8–0 victory against Namibia in March 2016. [23]

In 2018, Halik Hudu was called up to the Ghana national under-20 team ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Algeria on 11 May. [24]

Career statistics

As of 27 September 2021 [25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inter Allies 2016 Ghanaian Premier League 15100——151
2017 Ghanaian Premier League22100——221
Total37200——372
Hammarby 2018 Allsvenskan 0010——10
2019 Allsvenskan0000——00
2020 Allsvenskan0000——00
2021 Allsvenskan1040——50
Total1050——60
Frej (loan) 2019 Superettan 26230—2 [lower-alpha 1] 1313
2020 Ettan Norra 9100——91
Total35330—21404
GIF Sundsvall (loan) 2020 Superettan21000——210
Lyngby 2021–22 1st Division 2030——50
Career total96511000211096
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Superettan relegation play-offs

Honours

Hammarby

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 "Abdul-Halik Hudu". Proball Management. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 ""Rooney" besöker Hammarby". Hammarby Fotboll. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Four youth players promoted to Premier League squad". Inter Allies. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Inter Allies Player of the Season: 6 nominated". Inter Allies. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Abdul Halik Hudu wins Most Promising Player of the Year". Inter Allies. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Abdul-Halik Hudu Voted Fans' Player of the Season". Inter Allies. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Abdul-Halik Hudu returns to prepare for season". Inter Allies. March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Abdul Halik Hudu named MVP in Allies draw". Inter Allies. October 23, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Abdul Halik Hudu moves to Hammarby IF". Proball Management. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  10. ↑ "2016/17 Inter Allies goal king chart". Inter Allies. October 24, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Odilon och "Rooney" tillbaka i Hammarby". Hammarby Fotboll. January 7, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Abdul Halik Hudu joins Hammarby IF in Sweden". Inter Allies. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Abdul Halik Hudu skriver på för Hammarby". Hammarby Fotboll. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Bajen skapade nya minnen på Tingvalla". Hammarby Fotboll. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Abdul-Halik Hudu" (in Swedish). SvFF. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "Hudu förlänger kontraktet - och lånas ut" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  17. 1 2 "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  18. ↑ "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "Abdul-Halik Hudu lämnar för Lyngby Boldklub" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  20. ↑ "Lyngby henter spændende midtbanespiller" (in Danish). Lyngby Boldklub. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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  22. ↑ "Välkommen Abdul-Halik Hudu" (Press release) (in Swedish). AFC Eskilstuna. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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  24. ↑ "Black Satellites to outdoor new Ghana jersey in AYC qualifier against Algeria on Friday African Youth Championship (U-20)". Ghana National Football Association. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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