Ibrahim Shiyam (born 3 February 1982) is a Maldivian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
nicknamed ''"Dhona"'' or ''"Kuda Thoddoo"''.
Club career
Shiyam started his career at
Victory Sports Club
Victory Sports Club is a Maldivian sports club based in Malé and founded 3 July 1971, that includes a football team amongst other sports. Victory is one of the most successful football clubs in Maldives, winning a record 21 National Champions ...
in 2001 and was nominated for the Haveeru footballer of the year award in his debut season. He continued playing for Victory until moving to
Club Valencia
Club Valencia is a Maldivian football club based in Malé, Maldives. Nicknamed ''The Sunrisers'', the club competes in the Dhivehi Premier League, the top tier of Maldivian football.
History
The notion of establishing a football club named Cl ...
in 2009, but also played a season at
Island FC
AT Sports Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Malé. VB Addu FC is the former VB Sports club, which was re-branded on 14 January 2012.New Radiant
New Radiant Sports Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Henveiru – Malé, Maldives. The club was founded on 19 August 1979 by Ahmed Waheed and his friend Ahammadhanik. New Radiant has won all domestic competitions bein ...
for the 2010 season and after spending a couple of seasons at the club, he signed to
VB Sports Club
AT Sports Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Malé. VB Addu FC is the former VB Sports club, which was re-branded on 14 January 2012.Maziya after appealing to terminate his contract with VB before the 2012 season started, without playing a single game.
International career
Shiyam represented
Maldives
Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...
in FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
Personal life
Shiyam is the younger brother of former
Maldives national football team
The Maldives national football team (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭ ގައުމީ ފުޓްބޯލް ޓީމް) represents the Maldives in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. It is a member of the Asi ...
captain
Mohamed Nizam
Mohamed Nizam (born 17 May 1974) is a Maldivian former footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, C ...