Abdul Zubairu

Abdul Zubairu (born 3 October 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovak Niké liga club Zemplín Michalovce.^[2]

Abdul Zubairu

Personal information
Full name	Abdul Musa Zubairu
Date of birth	(1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria[1]
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Zemplín Michalovce
Number	4
Youth career
	GBS Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	AS Trenčín	130	(4)
2022	Zrinjski Mostar	7	(0)
2023	Kolubara	11	(0)
2023–	Zemplín Michalovce	39	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025

Career

Zubairu made his Fortuna Liga debut for AS Trenčín against Slovan Bratislava on 25 February 2016.^[3]

He played for AS Trenčín 7 consecutive seasons in the Slovak top tier, and in the summer of 2022, he moved to the region of former-Yugoslavia and joined the well-established Bosnian top-tier side HŠK Zrinjski. However, his stay was short, as he moved to Serbia in the following winter break to reinforce FK Kolubara which was struggling in its first-ever season at the top level.^[2]

Style of play

A dynamic and diminutive player, standing at just 1.65 m, Zubairu is known for his energy and ball-winning abilities as a box-to-box midfielder in the centre of the pitch.^[1] He is also capable as a playmaker, and has been likened to N'Golo Kanté.^[4]