He is currently serving as the head coach of the I-League club Real Kashmir and the India national under-17 football team.
[1] He has represented the country and has played in the I-League and the Indian Super League for several clubs, including Dempo, Mohun Bagan, Salgaocar, East Bengal, Mohammedan, Kerala Blasters, Pune F.C, and Mumbai F.C.
Born in the Barbar Shah locality in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Ahmed started his sports career as a cricket player.
[7] During his only season at HAL, Ahmed scored seven goals in the National Football League, including strikes against major sides such as East Bengal, Dempo, and Churchill Brothers.
Mohun Bagan secretary, Debasish Dutta, contacted Ahmed and offered him a contract with the Kolkata side.
[8] After four years with Mohun Bagan, Ahmed moved back to Goa to sign with I-League side Salgaocar.
[7] He helped the side win the Federation Cup in 2011 before moving to Mohun Bagan's Kolkata rivals, East Bengal.
[10] Ahmed then went on to score the first goal for Kerala Blasters in leg 1 of the 2014 Indian Super League playoffs match-up against Chennaiyin.
[11] After the season ended, Ahmed joined Pune for the I-League campaign on loan before rejoining Kerala Blasters for 2015.
[citation needed] After good performances for Dempo, Ahmed was called up to the India U23 side by head coach, Stephen Constantine, for Olympic qualification.
After retirement from football, he joined Jamshedpur FC as their assistant coach under Steve Coppell, with whom he previously worked at Kerala Blasters.