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Shehu Unman Abdullahi (born 12 March 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Bursaspor.
Club career
Qadsia SC
In July 2014, Abdullahi moved from Kano Pillars to Kuwait Premier League side Qadsia SC in a deal worth $480,000, of which Abdullahi received $330,000 and Kano Pillars $150,000.
União da Madeira
On 6 June 2015, Shehu joined newly promoted Primeira Liga side C.F. União on a two-year deal.
Anorthosis Famagusta
On 2 September 2016, Shehu joined Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta on a two-year deal worth for the 20%of the player re-sale fee in other European club.
International career
In January 2014, Senior team coach Stephen Keshi, invited him to be a part of the Nigeria national football team squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. He helped the team to a third-place finish after Nigeria beat Zimbabwe by a goal to nil.
He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In May 2018 he was named in Nigeria’s preliminary 30-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 16 July 2019
| Nigeria | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- AFC Cup: 2014
- Kuwait Emir Cup: 2014-15
- Kuwait Super Cup: 2014-15
International
Nigeria Olympic
- Rio olympic games 2016 bronze medal
Nigeria U23 national team
- Africa games 2015 bronze medal
