| Abdallahi Mahmoud | |
| Fullname: | Abdallahi Mohamed Mahmoud |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 2000[1] |
| Birth Place: | Dar-Naim, Mauritania |
| Height: | 1.87m |
| Position: | Centre back, midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Al-Arabi |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Nouadhibou |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | FC Nouadhibou |
| Years2: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Alavés B |
| Caps2: | 38 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Alavés |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Istra 1961 (loan) |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Istra 1961 (loan) |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | → Bellinzona (loan) |
| Caps6: | 21 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Al-Arabi |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mauritania U20 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam2: | Mauritania |
| Nationalcaps2: | 23 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 5 September 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 27 September 2022 |
Abdallahi Mohamed Mahmoud (born 4 May 2000) is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as either a central defender or a midfielder for Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi and the Mauritania national team.
Born in Dar-Naim, Mahmoud started his career with FC Nouadhibou, first playing for their main squad in 2017. On 8 August 2018, after impressing with the under-20 national team in the L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament, he signed for La Liga side Deportivo Alavés, being initially assigned to the youth setup.[2]
Midway through the 2018–19 season, Mahmoud started to appear with the reserves in Tercera División, and contributed with one goal in 12 appearances (play-offs included) as his side achieved promotion to Segunda División B. On 11 May 2020, he was one of the five B-team players called up to train with the main squad for the remainder of the campaign after the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Mahmoud made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 27 June 2020, starting in a 1–2 loss at Atlético Madrid.[4] On 18 August of the following year, moved on loan to Croatian club NK Istra 1961, for one year.[5]
On 8 September 2023, Mahmoud moved to Swiss Challenge League side AC Bellinzona on loan for the 2023–24 season.[6]
In September 2024, Mahmoud signed for Kuwait Premier League club Al-Arabi.[7]
After representing Mauritania at under-20 level in the 2018 COTIF tournament, Mahmoud was first called up for the full side on 27 August 2018, for a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Burkina Faso.[8] He made his international debut on 8 September, coming on as a late substitute for Abdoulaye Gaye in the 2–0 win.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Alavés B | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 8 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |||
| Alavés | 2019–20 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Istra 1961 (loan) | 2021–22 | Prva liga | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| Istra 1961 (loan) | 2022–23 | Prva liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 70 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 5 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 23 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mahmoud goal.