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)
