Haji Abdikadir

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Haji Abdikadir
Personal information
Full name Haji Abdikadir
Date of birth (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Baidoa, Somalia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Athlone Town
Number 15
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Louisville Cardinals 43 (4)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Derby City Rovers 8 (1)
2021 San Diego Loyal 6 (0)
2022 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0 (0)
2023– Athlone Town 20 (1)
International career‡
2022– Somalia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2022

Haji Abdikadir (born 15 October 1998) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Athlone Town and the Somalia national team. [1]

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Career

Youth

Abdikadir was born in Baidoa, Somalia, before his family came to the United States when he was eight years old. Abdikadir briefly lived in Florida for three months before settling in Louisville, Kentucky. Abdikadir went on play high school soccer at Louisville Collegiate School, where he was named 2016–2017 All-USA Player of the Year honors and also Gatorade Kentucky player of the year. [2]

In 2017, Abdikadir played with USL PDL side Derby City Rovers, making eight appearances and scoring a single goal. [3]

College

In 2018, Abdikadir attended the University of Louisville to play college soccer. During his three seasons with the Cardinals, including an extended 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Abdikadir made 43 appearances, scoring four goals and tallying three assists. [4]

Professional

On 24 July 2021, it was announced Abdikadir had signed for USL Championship side San Diego Loyal. [2] He made his professional debut five days later, starting for San Diego in a 2–1 loss to Tacoma Defiance. [5]

On 23 February 2022, Abdikadir's rights were traded to Colorado Springs Switchbacks in exchange for Thomas Amang. [6] Two months later, both sides mutually agreed to terminate his deal with the club.

International

In March 2022, Abdikadir was called up to the Somalia national team. [7] He debuted with Somalia in a 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Eswatini on 23 March 2022. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Best High School Soccer Player in America". louisville.com.
  2. 1 2 Loyal, San Diego (July 24, 2021). "San Diego Loyal Signs Midfielder Haji Abdikadir and Forward Chase Boone". San Diego Loyal SC.
  3. ↑ "Derby City Rovers - 2017 Regular Season - Statistics". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. ↑ "Haji Abdikadir - Men's Soccer". University of Louisville Athletics.
  5. ↑ "Tacoma Defiance vs. San Diego Loyal - July 29, 2021 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  6. ↑ USLChampionship com Staff (February 23, 2022). "SD Loyal Acquires Thomas Amang in Trade with Switchbacks". USL Championship.
  7. ↑ nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY- (March 23, 2022). "International Call-Ups, USMNT Alumni, and Two Big Rivalries | Championship News & Notes, Week 3". USL Championship.
  8. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Somalia vs. Eswatini". www.national-football-teams.com.
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