Ibrahim Shiyam

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Ibrahim Shiyam
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Shiyam
Date of birth (1982-02-03) 3 February 1982 (age 42) [1]
Place of birth Thoddoo, Maldives
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2003 Victory
2004 Island FC
2005–2008 Victory
2009 Valencia
2010–2011 New Radiant
2012–2014 Maziya
2015–201x BG Sports
201x–2018 Valencia
International career
2002–20xx Maldives
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ibrahim Shiyam (born 3 February 1982) is a Maldivian former footballer. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "Dhona" or "Kuda Thoddoo".

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Club career

Shiyam started his career at Victory Sports Club in 2001 and was nominated for the Haveeru footballer of the year award in his debut season. [3] He continued playing for Victory until moving to Club Valencia in 2009, but also played a season at Island FC in the year 2004.

He then moved to New Radiant for the 2010 season and after spending a couple of seasons at the club, he signed to VB Sports Club. [4] His contract with VB did not last long, he moved to Maziya after appealing to terminate his contract with VB before the 2012 season started, without playing a single game. [5]

International career

Shiyam represented Maldives in FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

Personal life

Shiyam is the younger brother of former Maldives national football team captain Mohamed Nizam. [3]

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References

  1. "Ibrahim Shiyam". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. "Ibrahim 'Dhona' Shiyam". National-Football-Teams.com.
  3. 1 2 "Very Promising". Haveeru Online (Dhivehi). 6 November 2002. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. "Kuda Thoddu & Kalhey to VB, Asadhulla to Maziya". Haveeru Online (Dhivehi). 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  5. "Kuda Thoddu to Maziya". Haveeru Online (Dhivehi). 26 March 2012. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.