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Abdul Zubairu

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Abdul Zubairu
Personal information
Full name Abdul Musa Zubairu
Date of birth (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Zemplín Michalovce
Number 4
Youth career
GBS Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 AS Trenčín 130 (4)
2022 Zrinjski Mostar 7 (0)
2023 Kolubara 11 (0)
2023– Zemplín Michalovce 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2024

Abdul Zubairu (born 3 October 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovak Niké liga club Zemplín Michalovce.[2]

Career

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Zubairu made his Fortuna Liga debut for AS Trenčín against Slovan Bratislava on 25 February 2016.[3]

He played for AS Trenčín 7 consecutive seasons in the Slovak top tier, and in the summer of 2022, he moved to the region of former-Yugoslavia and joined the well-established Bosnian top-tier side HŠK Zrinjski. However, his stay was short, as he moved to Serbia in the following winter break to reinforce FK Kolubara which was struggling in its first-ever season at the top level.[2]

Style of play

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A dynamic and diminutive player, standing at just 1.65 m, Zubairu is known for his energy and ball-winning abilities as a box-to-box midfielder in the centre of the pitch.[1] He is also capable as a playmaker, and has been likened to N'Golo Kanté.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "AS Trenčín | Profil hráča | Abdul Zubairu #10". AS Trenčín (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b Abdul Zubairu at Soccerway
  3. ^ "ŠK Slovan Bratislava futbal – AS Trenčín | Fortuna liga 21. kolo". SportNet (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Ajax Linked with Nigerian 'Wonderkid' Abdul Zubairu". Fox Sports Africa. 8 August 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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