Abdul Halik Hudu
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 19 March 2000||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | GIF Sundsvall | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Accra Youth FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Inter Allies | 37 | (2) |
2018–2021 | Hammarby | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Frej (loan) | 35 | (3) |
2020 | → GIF Sundsvall (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Lyngby | 4 | (0) |
2022–2023 | AFC Eskilstuna | 54 | (1) |
2024– | GIF Sundsvall | 29 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Ghana U17 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2018 |
Abdul Halik Hudu (born 19 March 2000), commonly known as Rooney,[2] is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club GIF Sundsvall.
Club career
[edit]Inter Allies
[edit]Halik Hudu started his professional football career with Inter Allies in the Ghana Premier League, getting promoted from their feeder club Accra Youth FC.[3]
During his debut season in 2016, Halik Hudu played 19 games and soon established himself as a starter.[4] At the end of the season, he was crowned "Most Promising Player of the Year" in the Ghanaian Premier League,[5] and also got voted as the "Fans' Player of the Season" at Inter Allies.[6]
In early 2017, Halik Hudu went on a two month-trial with Hammarby IF, appearing in friendlies for the Swedish club.[2] He returned to Inter Allies before the start of the season in March,[7] and went on to win the prize as "Man of the Match" in three league games throughout the year.[8] In total, he made 37 competitive appearances for Inter Allies across two full seasons,[9] scoring twice.[4][10]
Hammarby IF
[edit]In early January 2018, Halik Hudu returned to Hammarby IF for a second trial.[11] On 26 March, a week after his 18th birthday, Halik Hudu completed a permanent transfer to the Allsvenskan club and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.[12][13] On 23 August, Halik Hudu scored in his competitive debut for Hammarby, a 3–0 away win against Carlstad United in the Svenska Cupen.[14]
In 2019, Halik Hudu went on a season-long loan to IK Frej in Superettan. He played 26 games and scored twice as the club was relegated from the Swedish second division.[15]
On 28 July 2020, Halik Hudu was loaned out to GIF Sundsvall for the remainder of the season, and also signed a one-year extension of his contract with Hammarby.[16]
On 30 May 2021, Halik Hudu won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby IF through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final.[17][18]
Lyngby
[edit]On 16 July 2021, Halik Hudu signed a two-year contract with Lyngby in the second-tier Danish 1st Division.[19][20] He made his debut for the club on 30 July as a late substitute for Rasmus Thellufsen in a 2–1 away win over Jammerbugt.[21]
AFC Eskilstuna
[edit]On 28 March 2022, Halik Hudu signed a two-year contract with AFC Eskilstuna in Sweden.[22]
Return to GIF Sundsvall
[edit]On 14 December 2023, Halik Hudu signed with GIF Sundsvall for three seasons.[23]
International career
[edit]Halik Hudu has been capped by the Ghana national under-17 team. He also captained his country in an 8–0 victory against Namibia in March 2016.[24]
In 2018, Halik Hudu was called up to the Ghana national under-20 team ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Algeria on 11 May.[25]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 27 September 2021[26]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Inter Allies | 2016 | Ghanaian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
2017 | Ghanaian Premier League | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
Total | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
Hammarby | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2019 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2020 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2021 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
Frej (loan) | 2019 | Superettan | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
2020 | Ettan Norra | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
Total | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 40 | 4 | |||
GIF Sundsvall (loan) | 2020 | Superettan | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
Lyngby | 2021–22 | 1st Division | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Career total | 96 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 109 | 6 |
- ^ Appearances in the Superettan relegation play-offs
Honours
[edit]Hammarby
Individual
- Most Promising Player of the Year in the Ghanaian Premier League: 2016[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Abdul-Halik Hudu". Proball Management. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ a b ""Rooney" besöker Hammarby". Hammarby Fotboll. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Four youth players promoted to Premier League squad". Inter Allies. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Inter Allies Player of the Season: 6 nominated". Inter Allies. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Abdul Halik Hudu wins Most Promising Player of the Year". Inter Allies. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Abdul-Halik Hudu Voted Fans' Player of the Season". Inter Allies. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Abdul-Halik Hudu returns to prepare for season". Inter Allies. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Abdul Halik Hudu named MVP in Allies draw". Inter Allies. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Abdul Halik Hudu moves to Hammarby IF". Proball Management. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "2016/17 Inter Allies goal king chart". Inter Allies. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Odilon och "Rooney" tillbaka i Hammarby". Hammarby Fotboll. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Abdul Halik Hudu joins Hammarby IF in Sweden". Inter Allies. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Abdul Halik Hudu skriver på för Hammarby". Hammarby Fotboll. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Bajen skapade nya minnen på Tingvalla". Hammarby Fotboll. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Abdul-Halik Hudu" (in Swedish). SvFF. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Hudu förlänger kontraktet - och lånas ut" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Abdul-Halik Hudu lämnar för Lyngby Boldklub" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Lyngby henter spændende midtbanespiller" (in Danish). Lyngby Boldklub. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Jammerbugt vs. Lyngby - 30 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Välkommen Abdul-Halik Hudu" (Press release) (in Swedish). AFC Eskilstuna. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Abdul Halik Hudu klar för GIF Sundsvall!" [Abdul Halik Hudu ready for GIF Sundsvall!] (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Abdul-Halik Hudu captains and scores for Ghana U17". Inter Allies. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Black Satellites to outdoor new Ghana jersey in AYC qualifier against Algeria on Friday African Youth Championship (U-20)". Ghana National Football Association. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Ghana - A. Hudu - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Abdul Halik Hudu at Soccerway.com
- Abdul Halik Hudu at WorldFootball.net
- Abdul Halik Hudu at FBref.com
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Accra
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- International Allies F.C. players
- Hammarby Fotboll players
- IK Frej players
- GIF Sundsvall players
- Lyngby Boldklub players
- AFC Eskilstuna players
- Allsvenskan players
- Superettan players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen