Aliyu Abdulhameed

Personal

Beyond Work

What keeps me going outside the office.

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Sports

FC BarcelonaFC Barcelona

Supported FC Barcelona since I was a kid. What keeps me is the style of play — structure with genuine freedom on the ball — and the fact that the club still means something to its supporters beyond just the results.

Last result@ Elche5–0WAug 23

My Journey

Played since I was five — started in my living room with my dad. Joined my first proper team at seven and have played competitively and recreationally ever since. From pitches in Kaduna and Ilorin to MBA tournaments across the US and recreational leagues in the Pacific Northwest.

I also run. Completed the Chicago Half Marathon in 2024 and raised money for Chicago Commons in the process. Sport is how I stay sharp and stay grounded.

Recent Tournaments

Hillsboro Sunday League, Hillsboro OR

Active

2026 — In Progress

⚽In Progress

7 goals in 4 games

Kellogg Cup, Evanston IL

April 2025

🏆Champions

6 goals, 2 assists

UCLA MBA Tournament, Los Angeles CA

November 2025

🥈2nd Place

4 goals, 3 assists

Nike Summer Intramurals, Beaverton OR

July 2025

🥉3rd Place

7 goals, 4 assists

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Books

Reading more about how people and organizations actually work — decision-making, culture, how power and influence move. Less markets, more the humans running them.

2026 Reads

Thinking In Bets

Thinking In Bets

Annie Duke

The Culture Code

The Culture Code

Daniel Coyle

How to Hide an Empire

How to Hide an Empire

Daniel Immerwahr

Prisoners of Geography

Prisoners of Geography

Tim Marshall

2025 Favorites

Shoe Dog

Shoe Dog

Phil Knight

Great at Work

Great at Work

Morten Hansen

Making it Big

Making it Big

Femi Otedola

Co-Intelligence

Co-Intelligence

Ethan Mollick

Soccernomics

Soccernomics

Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski

Give and Take

Give and Take

Adam Grant

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Community Involvement

I grew up balancing sport and school — Edubridge is how I give that back.

Edubridge

Edubridge Academy, Mentor

I work with undergraduates and recent graduates who want to get into finance and capital markets — helping them understand the landscape, sharpen their story, and navigate early career decisions.