McKeal Abdullah
Personal information
Full name McKeal Aroon Abdullah[1]
Date of birth (2005-07-07) 7 July 2005[2]
Place of birth Nottingham
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mansfield Town
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Mansfield Town 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:25, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

McKeal Aroon Abdullah (Urdu: مکیل ہارون عبداللہ; born 7 July 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Mansfield Town.

Club career

The 2022–23 season saw Abdullah score twenty-five goals across all competitions for the Mansfield Town Under-19s team, winning the Academy Player of the Year award,[3] and being awarded a first professional contract.[4]

On 8 August 2023, he made his senior debut as a late substitute in a 2–0 EFL Cup First Round victory over Grimsby Town,[5] making his league debut in similar circumstances four days later against Morecambe.[6]

International career

Abdullah is eligible to play for Pakistan due to his heritage. In November 2023, the Pakistan Football Federation contacted Abdullah, along with Adil Nabi and Mohammad Fazal for the next international window.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mansfield Town 2023–24[8] League Two 1000102[lower-alpha 1]040
Career total 1000102040
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "SQUAD LIST 2023/24 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  2. ↑ McKeal Abdullah at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  3. ↑ @mansfieldtownfc (2 May 2023). "💫 Forward McKeal Abdullah is our 2022/23 Academy Player of the Season. McKeal's parents Steph and Aroon Abdullah collect the award on his behalf. #Stags 🟡🔵 | @MTFCAcademy" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "Six under-19s sign professional contracts". www.mansfieldtown.net. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mansfield Town 2–0 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Mansfield Town 3–0 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Pakistan Likely to Get Exciting New Diaspora Footballers for Next Fixtures". 26 November 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Games played by McKeal Abdullah in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
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