Ahmed Deen

Ahmed Deen

Personal information
Full name	Ahmed Nuru Deen
Date of birth	(1985-06-30) 30 June 1985
Place of birth	Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Aveley
Youth career
2002–2004	Leicester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Peterborough United	5	(0)
2004–2005	→ Hornchurch (loan)	?	(?)
2005–2006	Aldershot Town	11	(0)
2006–2007	St Albans City	15	(0)
2007–2008	Bishop's Stortford	24	(4)
2008–2009	Macclesfield Town	28	(0)
2009–2010	Barnet	16	(1)
2010–2011	Hayes & Yeading United	14	(1)
2011	Dulwich Hamlet	10	(0)
2011	Cambridge City	?	(?)
2011–2012	Thurrock	19	(2)
2012–2014	Dulwich Hamlet	63	(1)
201?–	Aveley	?	(?)
International career‡
2007–?	Sierra Leone	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 21 March 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:52, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Ahmed Nuru Deen (born 30 June 1985) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a left back for Aveley. He has played for the Sierra Leone national team.

Deen made his senior debut for Sierra Leone on 24 March 2007 against Togo in a 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier played in Freetown.

Family background

Deen grew up in Freetown, and later moved to England where he started his football career.

Club career

Ahmed Deen arrived at the Moss Rose in the summer of 2008 from fellow League one club Peterborough United. He was once on the books as a trainee at Leicester City. He enjoyed spells with a variety of non-League teams, including Bishop's Stortford in the Conference South. He was released by Macclesfield Town at the end of the 2008–09 season, and signed with Barnet in August on a short-term deal. After some impressive performances he signed a two-year deal in September, linking up with his cousin Albert Jarrett. He scored his first goal, a free-kick, for Barnet in a 3–1 away win against Northampton Town on 4 September 2009. Deen was due to sign for Dover Athletic on loan in March 2010 but this deal was called off as the Bees already had Daniel Leach and Joe Tabiri on loan at Dover, and a third would have breached league rules. Deen was released by Barnet at the end of the 2009–10 season.

Deen joined Hayes & Yeading United in August 2010, teaming up once again with former Barnet goalkeeper Lee Harrison, making his Conference debut in the home win over Bath City. He was released by Hayes & Yeading United in February 2011. In the same month, he joined Dulwich Hamlet.

In October 2011, Deen signed for Southern League club Cambridge City.

In December 2011, Deen signed for Conference South club Thurrock. He re-joined Dulwich Hamlet in August 2012, and was a regular choice at left-back as the Hamlet won the Ryman League Division One South. Continued solid performances in the Hamlet's return season to the Ryman Premier Division earned him a place in the Non-League Paper Team of the Season for 2013-14. During the 2014-15 pre-season, it was announced that Deen would be leaving the Dulwich Hamlet playing staff, although he would be retaining links to the club through his work with the Dulwich Hamlet Football in the Community Programme.

International career

Deen made his senior debut for Sierra Leone against Togo in a 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier played in Freetown on 24 March 2007. He was a starter for the Leone Stars during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 African Nations Cup matches against Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and the back to back games against South Africa. As of 2010, he has been capped 10 times by Sierra Leone.

External links

• Ahmed Deen career statistics at Soccerbase
• Deen.html Ahmed Deen at National-Football-Teams.com