Abdussalam Magashy

Abdussalam Magashy (born 6 April 1998) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kalmar FF.

Abdussalam Magashy

Magashy at AIK in 2023.
Personal information
Full name	Abdussalam Muhammad Magashy[1]
Date of birth	(1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Kano, Nigeria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kalmar FF
Number	21
Youth career
	FC Heart
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Växjö United FC	11	(2)
2018–2019	Kristianstad FC	37	(7)
2020–2022	IFK Värnamo	82	(13)
2023	AIK	15	(2)
2024–	Kalmar FF	38	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 August 2025

Career

Magashy started his career in Nigerian club FC Heart.^[2] In 2018 he moved to Sweden, joining lowly Växjö United. Already after half a season he moved to Division 1 club Kristianstad FC. His breakthrough came in IFK Värnamo, where he participated in back-to-back promotions from the 2020 Division 1 and 2021 Superettan. As Magashy played every game of Värnamo's maiden 2022 Allsvenskan campaign, he caught the attention of bigger clubs.^[3][4]

Ahead of the 2023 season, Magashy was signed by AIK as a starter.^[5] As AIK changed managers in the running of the 2023 Allsvenskan, Magashy was benched for the first time in his career.^[6] He was reportedly discussed as a new signing in several Swedish and Norwegian clubs,^[7][8] He ended up joining Kalmar FF.^[9] The 2024 Allsvenskan ended in relegation.