Ibrahim Shiyam


Ibrahim "Dhona" Shiyam is a Maldivian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed "Dhona".

Club career

Shiyam started his career at Victory [Sports Club] in 2001 and was nominated for the Haveeru [Sports Awards (football)|Haveeru footballer of the year] award in his debut season. He continued playing for Victory until moving to Club Valencia in 2009, but also played a season at Island FC in the year 2004.
He then moved to New Radiant for the 2010 season and after spending a couple of seasons at the club, he signed to VB Sports Club. His contract with VB did not last long, he moved to Maziya after appealing to terminate his contract with VB before the 2012 season started, without playing a single game.

International career

Shiyam represented Maldives national [football team|Maldives] in FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

Personal life

Shiyam is the younger brother of former Maldives national football team captain Mohamed Nizam.