Azeem Abdulai

Azeem Kerr Abdulai is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, centre-back or winger for side Leyton Orient.

Career

Abdulai was a youth at Celtic and Leicester before starting his senior career with Swansea. On 9 August 2022, Abdulai debuted for Swansea during an EFL Cup loss to Oxford United.
He scored his first goal for Swansea on 13 August 2024 in an EFL Cup tie against Gillingham.

On 22 January 2025, Abdulai signed for League One club Leyton Orient on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 28 January, in his second appearance for the club, he scored a first career hat-trick in a 6–2 thrashing of Exeter City.

Abdulai was born in Scotland to a Sierra Leonean father and Scottish mother. He has represented Scotland at under-21 international level, making his debut in March 2023.