Abdullah Omar Sajib (Bengali: আব্দুল্লাহ ওমর সজীব) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bangladesh Football League club Abahani Limited Dhaka.
Early life Abdullah Omar was born in Patenga, Chattogram, Bangladesh. His father, Amir Mohammad, was a banker and died when Abdullah was young. His mother, Nasima Akter, raised Abdullah and his three siblings.
Abdullah initially pursued football in Chattogram before leaving the sport and working at a garment factory. He also spent around two years attempting to move abroad for employment. He eventually returned to football after receiving an opportunity to play for Kishwan in Chattogram.
Club career
Early career Abdullah began playing football in Chattogram. According to Bangla Tribune, he started with Lucky Club and later played Premier League football with Customs before temporarily leaving football.
After returning to football, he played for Kishwan in Chattogram before joining Fortis FC.
Fortis FC Abdullah joined Fortis FC in 2020 and became a regular member of the club's first-team squad. He spent multiple seasons with Fortis in the Bangladesh Football League.
International career Abdullah received his first call-up to the Bangladesh national football team in September 2025 for two international friendly matches against Nepal in Kathmandu. He was included in Javier Cabrera's squad after defender Shakil Ahad Topu was ruled out through injury.
He subsequently travelled with the Bangladesh squad for the Nepal friendlies. In an interview before the matches, Abdullah described his first national-team call-up as a major achievement after the difficulties he had experienced in his career.
Abdullah was also included in Bangladesh's preliminary squad for the 2025 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches against Hong Kong in October 2025.
He was listed among the players called up from Fortis FC for the Hong Kong qualifiers.
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