Background
Deen grew up in Freetown, and later moved to England where he started his football career.
Deen grew up in Freetown, and later moved to England where he started his football career.
He has played for the Sierra Leone national team Deen made his senior debut for Sierra Leone on 24 March 2007 against Togo in a 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier played in Freetown. Ahmed Deen arrived at the Moss Rose in the summer of 2008 from fellow League one club Peterborough United.
He was once on the books as a trainee at Leicester City.
He enjoyed spells with a variety of non-League teams, including Bishop"s Stortford in the Conference South. He was released by Macclesfield Town at the end of the 2008-2009 season, and signed with Barnet in August on a short-term deal.
Deen was due to sign for Dover Athletic on loan in March 2010 but this deal was called off as the Bees already had Daniel Leach and Joe Tabiri on loan at Dover, and a third would have breached league rules. Deen was released by Barnet at the end of the 2009-2010 season.
He was released by Hayes & Yeading United in February 2011.
In the same month, he joined Dulwich Hamlet. In October 2011, Deen signed for Southern League club Cambridge City. In December 2011, Deen signed for Conference South club Thurrock.
Continued solid performances in the Hamlet"s return season to the Ryman Premier Division earned him a place in the Non-League Paper Team of the Season for 2013-2014.
During the 2014-2015 pre-season, it was announced that Deen would be leaving the Dulwich Hamlet playing staff, although he would be retaining links to the club through his work with the Dulwich Hamlet Football in the Community Programme. Deen made his senior debut for Sierra Leone against Togo in a 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier played in Freetown on 24 March 2007.
He was a starter for the Leone Stars during the 2010 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup and 2010 African Nations Cup matches against Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and the back to back games against South Africa. As of 2010, he has been capped 10 times by Sierra Leone.