# Shehu Abdullahi

Shehu Usman Abdullahipronunciation (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.

## Club career
### Qadsia SC

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.

### União da Madeira

On 6 June 2015, Shehu joined newly promoted Primeira Liga side C.F. União on a two-year deal.

### Anorthosis Famagusta

On 2 September 2016, Shehu joined Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta on a two-year deal worth for the 20% of the player re-sale fee in other European club.

### Bursaspor

On 24 January 2018, Shehu signed for two and a half years Turkish side Bursaspor for an undisclosed fee.

### Omonia

On 19 September 2020, Shehu signed for the Cyprus First Division side Omonia.

### Levski Sofia

On 16 September 2022, Shehu signed with Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia until the end of the 2022–23 season.

## International career

In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi, invited him to be included in the Nigeria 23-man team for the 2014 African Nations Championship. Shehu earned his first cap on 11 January 2014, in the 1:2 loss against Mali, appearing as a substitute. He helped Nigeria defeat Zimbabwe for a third-place finish by a goal to nil.
He was included in the Nigeria 35-man provisional team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In May 2018 he was named in the Nigeria preliminary 30-man team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, in Russia.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 13 June 2022
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Anorthosis | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Anorthosis | Total | Total | 48 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 4 |
| Bursaspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Bursaspor | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Bursaspor | 2019–20 | 1. Lig | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 4 |
| Bursaspor | Total | Total | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 5 |
| Omonia | 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 |
| Omonia | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Omonia | Total | Total | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 186 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 10 |

### International

    As of match played 16 July 2019
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 |

## Honours
### Club

Qadsia
* Kuwait Emir Cup: 2014–15
* Kuwait Super Cup: 2014
* AFC Cup: 2014
Omonia
* Cypriot First Division: 2020–21
* Cypriot Cup: 2021–22
* Cypriot Super Cup: 2021

### International

Nigeria U23
* African Games bronze medal: 2015
Nigeria Olympic team
* Summer Olympics bronze medal: 2016