Ahmed Saeed (footballer, born 1980)

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Ahmed Saeed
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Saeed
Date of birth (1980-05-14) 14 May 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Feydhoo, Seenu Atoll, Maldives
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Victory SC
Number 14
Youth career
Feydhoo Victory SC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1999 New Radiant
2000–2004 Victory SC
2005–2006 New Radiant
2007–2009 Victory SC
2010–2011 VB Sports Club
2012 Victory SC
2012– VB Addu FC
International career
???? – Maldives ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmed Saeed (born 14 May 1980) is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Ammaty", who plays as a defender for Victory. He is a member of the Maldives national football team. He is from the island of Feydhoo, Addu Atoll. He was first selected for the under 19 team from Zone 8 (Addu & Fuvahmulah) for a football match to be played with under 19 national team to mark the youth day in 1997. He displayed an outstanding performance and was well noticed. He was immediately selected to the Under 19 national side and New Radiant signed him in the same year. He is known as the best left back born in the country so far.

He was among the key players who helped Maldives to win the first SAFF championship 2008 at Colombo / Male. He was employed with the Maldives Airports Company Ltd.

Since he retired from National and 1st division football, he has been playing football for his island. 2016 has been a busy year for Ahmed Saeed (Ammaty).

Honours

Maldives


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