Azeem Abdulai

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Azeem Abdulai
Personal information
Full name Azeem Kerr Abdulai
Date of birth (2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland [1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back, winger
Team information
Current team
 Leyton Orient
Number 47
Youth career
2009–2012 Jimmy Johnstone Academy
2012–2019 Celtic
2020–2021 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2025 Swansea City 24 (1)
2025– Leyton Orient 2 (3)
International career
2023– Scotland U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Azeem Kerr Abdulai (born 9 December 2002) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, centre-back or winger for League One side Leyton Orient.

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Career

Abdulai was a youth at Celtic and Leicester before starting his senior career with Swansea. [2] On 9 August 2022, Abdulai debuted for Swansea during an EFL Cup loss to Oxford United. [3]

He scored his first goal for Swansea on 13 August 2024 in an EFL Cup tie against Gillingham. [4]

Leyton Orient

On 22 January 2025, Abdulai signed for League One club Leyton Orient on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee. [5] On 28 January, in his second appearance for the club, he scored a first career hat-trick in a 6–2 thrashing of Exeter City. [6]

International career

Abdulai was born in Scotland to a Sierra Leonean father and Scottish mother. He has represented Scotland at under-21 international level, making his debut in March 2023. [1]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City 2022–23 [7] Championship 000010—10
2023–24 [8] Championship701020—100
2024–25 [9] Championship1711021—202
Total241205100312
Leyton Orient 2024–25 [9] League One 2300000023
Career total264205100345

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    References

    1. 1 2 Times, Concord (January 10, 2023). "Dundee Utd, Leyton Orient tracking Sierra Leone starlet | Concord Times Communication".
    2. ↑ "Azeem Abdulai | From being on the same pitch as Neymar to embracing the Swansea Way | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
    3. ↑ Azeem Abdulai at Soccerway
    4. ↑ "Swansea 3-1 Gillingham". BBC. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
    5. ↑ "Orient complete permanent signing of Azeem Abdulai". www.leytonorient.com. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
    6. ↑ "Exeter City 2–6 Leyton Orient: Azeem Abdulai hits hat-trick". BBC Sport. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
    7. ↑ "Games played by Azeem Abdulai in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
    8. ↑ "Games played by Azeem Abdulai in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
    9. 1 2 "Games played by Azeem Abdulai in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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