Suleiman Abdullahi (born 10 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a striker. He last played for

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club

IFK Göteborg Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or Blåvitt, is a Swedish professional Football team, football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it ...

Career

Abdullahi was born in

Kaduna Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade center and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern state ...

, Nigeria. He signed a contract for

Viking FK Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, ...

in 2015. He made his debut for Viking on 6 April 2015 against

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, they lost the game 1–0. In June 2016, Abdullahi signed a four-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...

. In spring 2018 he injured his ankle which kept him out of action until the end of 2017–18 season. In two seasons with Braunschweig he made 41 league appearances scoring 8 goals and making 6 assists. In August 2018, following Braunschweig's relegation, Abdullahi joined

1. FC Union Berlin 1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as Union Berlin (), is a professional German football club based in Berlin. The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweide was founded. During the Co ...

on loan for the season. Union Berlin secured an option to sign him permanently until 2022. It was reported he would be able to return to training four to six weeks later as a result of his ankle injury. On 1 June 2019,

signed Abdullahi on a permanent transfer following his loan spell at the club. In August 2020, Abdullahi returned to Eintracht Braunschweig, joining on loan for the 2020–21 season. On 28 June 2022, Abdullahi signed a contract until the end of 2025 with Swedish club

. On 10 February 2025, Abdullahi left

after mutually agreeing to terminate the contract.

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* 1996 births Living people Footballers from Kaduna Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football forwards El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. players Viking FK players Eintracht Braunschweig players 1. FC Union Berlin players IFK Göteborg players Nigeria Professional Football League players Eliteserien players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Allsvenskan players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub