Abdussalam Magashy

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Abdussalam Magashy
Abdussalam Magashy (AIK-Malmo FF, 2023, cropped).jpg
Magashy at AIK in 2023.
Personal information
Full name Abdussalam Muhammad Magashy [1]
Date of birth (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kano, Nigeria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kalmar FF
Number 21
Youth career
FC Heart
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2025

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

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. 1 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.
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