[1] Abdulla started his senior playing career at the age of 14,[2] as he went on to feature for several teams from the Stockholm metropolitan area,[2][3] before joining Karlbergs BK for the 2019 season.
[2] On 19 January 2021, Abdulla officially signed for newly promoted Ettan Norra side Piteå IF,[4] penning his first full-time professional contract.
[14] The forward stayed with Degerfors IF following their relegation at the end of the 2024 season; however, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent on 21 May 2024, after falling out with manager William Lundin.
[17][18] After going through the bureaucratic process to obtain his Iraqi citizenship,[19] in June 2023 Abdulla received his first call-up to the Iraq senior national team by head coach Jesús Casas.
[21][22] Born in Iraqi Kurdistan,[3] but raised in Stockholm, Sweden,[2][3] Abdulla worked as a teacher while playing part-time football during the first part of his career;[2][3] he eventually quit his job after signing his first full-time deal with Piteå IF.