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 21)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland [1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfield
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 47
Youth career
2009–2012 Jimmy Johnstone Academy
2012–2019 Celtic
2020–2021 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Swansea City 11 (1)
International career
2023– Scotland U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Azeem Kerr Abdulai (born 9 December 2002) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Swansea City.

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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]

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City 2022–23 [5] Championship 000010—10
2023–24 [6] Championship701020—100
2024–25 [7] Championship310021—52
Career total101105100162

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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. ↑ "Games played by Azeem Abdulai in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
    6. ↑ "Games played by Azeem Abdulai in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
    7. ↑ "Games played by Azeem Abdulai in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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