Abdallahi Mohamed Mahmoud (born 4 May 2000) is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays for Swiss club AC Bellinzona, on loan from Spanish club Deportivo Alavés, and the Mauritania national team as either a central defender or a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdallahi Mohamed Mahmoud[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dar-Naim, Mauritania[2] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Bellinzona (on loan from Alavés) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Nouadhibou | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | FC Nouadhibou | ||
| 2018–2023 | Alavés B | 38 | (2) |
| 2020– | Alavés | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Istra 1961 (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Istra 1961 (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2023– | → Bellinzona (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Mauritania U20 | ||
| 2018– | Mauritania[3] | 23 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | |||
Club career edit
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.[4]
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.[5]
Mahmoud made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 27 June 2020, starting in a 1–2 loss at Atlético Madrid.[6] On 18 August of the following year, moved on loan to Croatian club NK Istra 1961, for one year.[7]
On 8 September 2023, Mahmoud moved to Swiss Challenge League side AC Bellinzona on loan for the 2023–24 season.[8]
International career edit
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.[9] He made his international debut on 8 September, coming on as a late substitute for Abdoulaye Gaye in the 2–0 win.[10]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 5 January 2023[11]
| 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[a] | 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the promotion play-offs.
International edit
- As of 5 January 2023[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | |
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mahmoud goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 June 2022 | Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania |  Sudan |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References edit
- ^ Abdallahi Mahmoud at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Abdallahi Mahmoud" (in French). Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Abdallahi Mahmoud". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "#FFRIM OFFICIEL: Abdallahi Mahmoud signe à Alavés!" [#FFRIM OFFICIAL: Abdallahi Mahmoud signs for Alavés!]. Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (in French). Facebook. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "C.D. Alaves comes back to Ibaia". Deportivo Alavés. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Para Glorioso, Llorente" [To Glorioso, Marcos Llorente] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Abdallahi Mahmoud je novi igrač Istre 1961" [Abdallahi Mahmoud is new player of Istra 1961] (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Abdallahi Mahmoud se marcha al Bellinzona suizo" [Abdallahi Mahmoud moves to Swiss Bellinzona] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Mauritanie: la liste contre le Burkina Faso" [Mauritania: the full list against Burkina Faso] (in French). Afrik Foot. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "CAN 2019: le bel exploit de la Mauritanie" [CAN 2019: the great feat of Mauritania] (in French). 2022. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Abdallahi Mahmoud at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Abdallahi Mahmoud". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
External links edit
- Abdallahi Mahmoud at BDFutbol
- Abdallahi Mahmoud at National-Football-Teams.com
