He drew attention from scout Abdulrahman Eissa who saw him by chance at Al Malaz yard near Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium and asked about the club that he played for.

Abdulrahman made his official debut for the first team on 24 January 2009 at the age of 17 years, in the Etisalat Cup against Al Ahli when he came on as a substitute for Ahmed Khamis in the 77th minute.

[11] On 27 March 2009, two months after his debut, he replaced Faisal Ali in the 70th minute in the second leg of the Etisalat Cup semi-final against Al Jazira.

Before the start of the season, on 26 July 2009, Abdulrahman suffered a cruciate ligament injury during a friendly match against FC Lausanne-Sport with UAE U-20.

[16] On 26 February, Abdulrahman played in his first game back from injury in the under-19 youth league against Bani Yas and it ended 4–2 in Al Ain's favor.

On 28 August 2010, Abdulrahman scored with a free kick and assisted teammate Jose Sand in a 4–3 win at Dubai in his first start of the season.

[29] On 12 June 2011, Abdulrahman was named the Pro-League's most promising player of the Year for the second time by Emirati newspaper Al Ittihad.

On 15 January, during a match in the Etisalat Reserve League against Ajman, Abdulrahman returned from an injury suffered during the summer camp for the national team which kept him out for six months.

[38] The trial lasted for two weeks, he played friendly matches and the report was positive but the deal broke down due to work permit and national team rank issues.

[41] After he returned from a trial with Manchester City,[42] Al Ain confirmed that Abdulrahman would stay with the team for the 2012–13 season.

[55] On 16 December against Al Nasr, he provided an assist for Gyan to score the second goal which gave his side a 0–2 away victory.

[56] On 26 January, in Al Ain's first league match of 2013, Abdulrahman scored from a penalty kick and provided an assist for Brosque in a 4–0 against Ajman.

[60] On 27 February, Abdulrahman played against his former club Al-Hilal that he trained with as a youngster in the Champions League Group stage and scored the equaliser 1–1 and provided an assist for Brosque in a 3–1 home victory.

[63] On 3 April, Abdulrahman returned from injury sustained against Esteghlal,[64] in a 2–1 win over Al Rayyan, where he assisted on two goal.

[69][70] On 18 April 2013, Abdulrahman captained Al Ain for the first time in his career in a home win over Dubai and won the league title.

[80] However, it was rejected by Chairman of Al Ain Board Sheikh Abdullah, said that the club would only listen to serious offers and that Abdulrahman was a national treasure.

[93] On 7 February, Daily Mirror reported that Galatasaray, Liverpool joined number of teams that were interested in signing Abdulrahman.

[94] On 13 March 2014, Abdulrahman returned from injury coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 away loss against Ittihad in group stage match of the AFC Champions League.

[112] On 23 November, Abdulrahman suffered another injury against Saudi Arabia in the 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup, leaving him side-lined for six weeks.

[131][132][133][134] In August 2018, Abdulrahman joined Saudi Professional League side Al-Hilal on a season-long loan, became the first Emirati to play abroad.

On last day of the January transfer window, Abdulrahman terminated his contract with Al Jazira by a mutual agreement.

[147] He assisted Ahmed Ali the only goal of the match to help his side to a 0–1 extra-time win against South Korea.

[150] In his first official match at an international competition against North Korea, Abdulrahman came on as a substitute for Ismail Matar in the 92nd minute in a 0–0 draw.

[153] After the match in an interview with Manchester City's defender Micah Richards he said that Abdulrahman has a bright future ahead,[154][155] to add to that Ryan Giggs went to him to the changing room and personally gave him his game shirt.

[165] He helped his team win the Gulf Cup after a 2–1 victory over Iraq in the final, in the 28th minute Abdulrahman scored.

On 3 September 2015, Abdulrahman provided 6 assists to lead UAE to a 10–0 victory against Malaysia in the second round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, that named him as man of the match.

[169] Abdulrahman has played as a winger, attacking midfielder and is also known for his passing accuracy, dribbling and his ability to set up goals.

[170] On 28 April 2013, Abdulrahman was chosen with sports commentator Faris Awad as ambassadors for The Million Player Competition.

[174][175] Abdulrahman has been confirmed as ambassador and front cover for the Middle East edition of the Konami video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 alongside Barcelona's Neymar.

[176] In June 2013, Abdulrahman was appointed by the Local Organising Committee as the official ambassador for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which was held in the Emirates.