Abdallahi Mahmoud

Abdallahi Mohamed Mahmoud (born 4 May 2000) is a Mauritanian international footballer who plays for Croatian club Istra 1961, on loan from Deportivo Alaves, and the Mauritania national team as either a central defender or a midfielder.

Club Career

Born in Dar-Naim, Mahmoud started his career with FC Nouadhibou, first playing for their main squad in 2017. On 8 August 2018, after impressing with the under-20 national team in the L'Alcudia International Football Tournament, he signed for La Liga side Deportivo Alaves, being initially assigned to the youth setup.

Midway through the 2018–19 season, Mahmoud started to appear with the reserves in Tercera Division, and contributed with one goal in 12 appearances (play-offs included) as his side achieved promotion to Segunda Division B. On 11 May 2020, he was one of the five B-team players called up to train with the main squad for the remainder of the campaign after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mahmoud made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 27 June 2020, starting in a 1–2 loss at Atletico Madrid.

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