Abdul Zubairu

Abdul Zubairu
Personal information
Full name	Abdul Musa Zubairu
Date of birth	3 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Zemplín Michalovce
Number	4
Youth career
	GBS Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2022	AS Trenčín
2022	Zrinjski Mostar
2023	Kolubara
2023–	Zemplín Michalovce
	*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

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

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

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b Abdul Zubairu at Soccerway
^ "ŠK Slovan Bratislava futbal – AS Trenčín | Fortuna liga 21. kolo". SportNet (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ "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.

External links

AS Trenčín official club profile (in Slovak)
Abdul Zubairu at Soccerway
Futbalnet Profile (in Slovak)
Abdul Zubairu at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)

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[trencin-1] "AS Trenčín | Profil hráča | Abdul Zubairu #10". AS Trenčín (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[soccerway-2] 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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