Abdisalam Ibrahim
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdisalam Abdulkadir Ibrahim | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Mogadishu, Somalia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder , Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
|
Vålerenga | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Øyer-Tretten | |||
| 2002–2005 | Lørenskog | ||
| 2005–2006 | Fjellhamar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Fjellhamar | ||
| 2007–2014 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → NEC (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Strømsgodset (loan) | 38 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Ergotelis (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Veria | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Viking | 24 | (2) |
| 2017– | Vålerenga | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Norway U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Norway U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Norway U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2009 | Norway U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Norway U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Norway U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Norway U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | Norway | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 June 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:46, 14 January 2016 (UTC) |
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Abdisalam Abdulkadir Ibrahim (born 1 May 1991) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Vålerenga as a midfielder.
Born in Somalia, Ibrahim moved to Norway in 1998. He began his football career as a youth in Norway with Øyer-Tretten before eventually moving to Lørenskog, where he played for Fjellhamar. He got his debut for Fjellhamar's senior team in 2006.
In early 2007, Ibrahim signed a four-year deal with Manchester City's youth academy, effective from 1 July 2007. In the spring of 2008, he was on the winning team in the FA Youth Cup final, as Manchester City beat Chelsea 4–2 on aggregate.
Ibrahim played as a midfielder. At the age of 18, his style of play was compared by some at the club to then teammate Patrick Vieira.
Ibrahim made his senior debut starting on 24 January 2010, in the FA Cup game against Scunthorpe United. He was on the bench in the 3–1 defeat to Manchester United in the League Cup semi-final at Old Trafford, as well as the match against Portsmouth at Eastlands on 31 January. On 21 February 2010, he made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Manchester City in a 0–0 draw against Liverpool. Ibrahim was rewarded with a new contract on 7 April 2010, which tied him to the club until 2014. Ibrahim made his League Cup debut and first starting appearance at West Brom on Wednesday, 22 September 2010.
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