| Shehu Abdullahi | |
| Full Name: | Shehu Usman Abdullahi |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Sokoto, Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder, defender |
| Currentclub: | Kano Pillars |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Plateau United |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Kano Pillars |
| Caps1: | ? |
| Goals1: | ? |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Qadsia |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | União da Madeira |
| Caps3: | 28 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Anorthosis |
| Caps4: | 48 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Bursaspor |
| Caps5: | 60 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Omonia |
| Caps6: | 50 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | Levski Sofia |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Kano Pillars |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam2: | Nigeria U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam4: | Nigeria Olympic |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014–2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Nigeria |
| Nationalcaps3: | 37 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 1 December 2022 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 13:30, 16 July 2019 (UTC) |
Shehu Usman Abdullahi (born 12 March 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and defender for Nigeria Premier Football League team Kano Pillars.
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.[1]
On 6 June 2015, Shehu joined newly promoted Primeira Liga side C.F. União on a two-year deal.[2]
On 2 September 2016, Shehu joined Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta on a two-year deal worth for the 20% [3] [4] of the player re-sale fee in other European club.[5]
On 24 January 2018, Shehu signed for two and a half years Turkish side Bursaspor for an undisclosed fee.[6]
On 19 September 2020, Shehu signed for the Cyprus First Division side Omonia.
On 16 September 2022, Shehu signed with Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia until the end of the 2022–23 season.[7]
In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited him to be included in the Nigeria 23-man team for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[8] Shehu earned his first cap on 11 January 2014, in the 1:2 loss against Mali, appearing as a substitute.[9] He helped Nigeria defeat Zimbabwe for a third-place finish by a goal to nil.[10] [11]
He was included in the Nigeria 35-man provisional team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[12]
In May 2018 he was named in the Nigeria preliminary 30-man team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, in Russia.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| União da Madeira | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Anorthosis | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 56 | 4 | ||||||
| Bursaspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||||
| 2019–20 | 1. Lig | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 60 | 5 | ||||||
| Omonia | 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 186 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 10 | |||
| 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 | |
Qadsia
Omonia
Nigeria U23
Nigeria Olympic team