Liban Abdi
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| Liban Abdi | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | October 5, 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Burco, Somaila | |
| Playing position | Midfielder, Attacking midfielder, | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Ferencváros (On loan from Sheffield United) |
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| Number | 7 | |
| Youth career | ||
| Vålerenga Skeid Sheffield United |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004– 2008– |
Sheffield United →Ferencváros (loan) |
0 (0) 8 (5) |
| National team | ||
| 2008 | Somalia | 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Liban Abdi (born 5 October 1988 in Burco, Somalia) is an Somali international footballer, who is currently playing for Ferencvárosi Torna Club in the Hungarian Second Division, on loan from Sheffield United of England. Althoung he was born in Somalia, he spent most of his childhood in Oslo, Norway where he attended both primary and secondary school.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Sheffield United
Liban is the first Somali to be awarded a professional football contract at Sheffield United after impressing with United's Academy. After spells with Newport Pagnell and Buckingham Town, he was picked up by United when he moved to Sheffield, thanks to assistance of the Football Unites, Racism Divides' Programme.
Having signed a two year contract in the summer of 2008 he was loaned out to the Blades sister club Ferencváros for the following season to gain first team experience.[1]
[edit] External links
- Ferencvárosi TC profile (Hungarian)
[edit] References
- ^ "Blades Youngster's Switch". sufc.co.uk. 2008-06-24. http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1333565,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-13.
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