| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2005-01-05)5 January 2005 (age 21) | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Elfsborg | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Inter Allies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Elfsborg | 34 | (7) |
| 2025 | →Molde (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 | |||
Jalal Abdullai (born 5 January 2005) is a Ghanaian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forAllsvenskan clubElfsborg.
Abdullai was brought from Ghanaian clubInter Allies to Sweden in the spring of 2023. Originally training with the U19 team ofIF Elfsborg, he was rather quickly promoted to training with the senior team. In July 2023 Elfsborg decided to buy Abdullai.[2][3] In April 2024,Expressen named Abdullai as the 5th best teenager ofAllsvenskan, calling him an "uncut diamond".[4][5]
His first goal for Elfsborg came in September 2023; a late, deciding goal in a 1–0 victory overHalmstad. He was also sent off in the same game.[6] In May 2024, he was noted for celebrating towards the opposing team's fans, also being yellow-carded for lifting his jersey.[7] In July 2024, he scored after 22 seconds againstMjällby.[8]
During the2024–25 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, Abdullai made his debut in continental football, and scored againstRijeka andPafos.[9][10] Amid transfer rumours in the summer window of 2024, Abdullai penned a new contract with Elfsborg lasting until 2028.[11][12] However, in the spring of 2025 he was sent on loan to the Norwegian clubMolde FK.[13]