Cisse Aadan Abshir

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Cisse Aadan Abshir
Personal information
Date of birth	June 1, 1986 (1986-06-01) (age 23)
Place of birth	Mogadishu, Somalia
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Striker, Second striker, Attacking midfielder,
Club information
Current club	Eidsvold Turn
Number	8
Youth career
1997–1998 1999–2002	Midnimo Elman
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2004 2004 2004–2005 2006–2007 2008 2009–present	Elman Simba SC Pietà Hotspurs Lillestrøm B Lillestrøm Eidsvold Turn	60 (40)[citation needed] 20 (13)[citation needed] 19 (11)[citation needed] 00 0(0) 010 0(4)[citation needed]
National team2
2003–present	Somalia	29 (18)[citation needed]
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 10, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of August 10, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Cisse Aadan Abshir (born June 1, 1986) is a Somali football striker who currently plays for Norwegian side Eidsvold Turn. He is the captain of the Somalia national team.

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Born in Mogadishu, at a young age he was playing with Somali top club Elman FC. After a spell in Tanzanian football with Simba SC, and in Malta with Pietà Hotspurs,^[1] Abshir travelled to Norway in 2006 as a refugee. He continued to play amateur football for Lillestrøm SK with the club's B teams in the lower leagues. After he received his work permit in 2007, he signed a 2-year contract with the senior club.^[2] However, he did not play a single Norwegian Premier League game.^[3] In February 2009 Cisse transferred to division two club Eidsvold Turn.

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