Abdisalam Abdulkadir Ibrahim (born 1 May 1991) is a Somali-Norwegian footballer who plays for Manchester City. He plays as a midfielder and at the age of 18 he had already been compared to teammate Patrick Vieira by some at the club. He is the first player of Somali and East African origin to play in the Premier League.
Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Ibrahim moved to Norway in 1998. He began his football career as a youth in Norway with Øyer-Tretten before eventually moving to Lørenskog, where he played for Fjellhamar. He got his debut for Fjellhamar's senior team in 2006.
In early 2007, Ibrahim signed a three-year deal with Manchester City's youth academy effective from 1 July 2007. In the spring of 2008, he was on the winning team in the FA Youth Cup final as Manchester City beat Chelsea 4–2 on aggregate.
Ibrahim made his senior debut starting on 24 January 2010, in the FA Cup game against Scunthorpe United. He was on the bench in the 3–1 defeat to Manchester United in the League Cup semi-final at Old Trafford, as well as the match against Portsmouth at Eastlands on 31 January. On 21 February 2010, he made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Manchester City in a 0–0 draw against Liverpool. Abdisalam Ibrahim has been rewarded with a new contract on 7 April 2010, tying him to the club until 2014. Abdisalam Ibrahim made his Carling Cup debut and first starting appearance at West Brom on Wednesday, 22 September 2010.