Abdussalam Magashy

Abdussalam Magashy

Magashy at AIK in 2023.
Personal information
Full name	Abdussalam Muhammad Magashy [1]
Date of birth	(1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Kano, Nigeria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kalmar FF
Number	21
Youth career
	FC Heart
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Växjö United FC	11	(2)
2018–2019	Kristianstad FC	37	(7)
2020–2022	IFK Värnamo	82	(13)
2023	AIK	15	(2)
2024–	Kalmar FF	38	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 August 2025

Abdussalam Magashy (born 6 April 1998) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kalmar FF.

Career

Magashy started his career in Nigerian club FC Heart. ^[2] In 2018 he moved to Sweden, joining lowly Växjö United. Already after half a season he moved to Division 1 club Kristianstad FC. His breakthrough came in IFK Värnamo, where he participated in back-to-back promotions from the 2020 Division 1 and 2021 Superettan. As Magashy played every game of Värnamo's maiden 2022 Allsvenskan campaign, he caught the attention of bigger clubs. ^{[3] [4]}

Ahead of the 2023 season, Magashy was signed by AIK as a starter. ^[5] As AIK changed managers in the running of the 2023 Allsvenskan, Magashy was benched for the first time in his career. ^[6] He was reportedly discussed as a new signing in several Swedish and Norwegian clubs, ^{[7] [8]} He ended up joining Kalmar FF. ^[9] The 2024 Allsvenskan ended in relegation.

References

1. Abdussalam Magashy at WorldFootball.net
2. "Abdussalam Magashy". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
3. Abdussalam Magashy at Soccerway
4. Kristoffersson, Daniel (10 November 2022). "Avslöjar: Succéspelaren lämnar Värnamo – jagas av toppklubbar". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.
5. Störlinge, Svante (23 November 2022). "Abdussalam Magashy klar för AIK". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.
6. Avdic, Anel (23 August 2023). "Abdussalam Magashy om petningen: "Klart att jag är överraskad"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.
7. Liedbergius, Marcus (24 November 2023). "UPPGIFTER: Norsk klubb intresserade av Magashy" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
8. Iwung, David (1 January 2024). "Panelen: "Magashy hade gjort det bra på IFK:s mittfält"". Norrköpings Tidningar (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.
9. Adolfsson, Kevin (20 February 2024). "Magashy byter AIK mot allsvensk konkurrent". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.