Ibrahim Hamad Ahmada Hilika (born 7 April 1994) is a Zanzibarian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Tanzanian Premier League club TRA United and the Zanzibar national team.
Club career Hilika began his club career at Zimamoto in 2014 and played regularly until 2017 when he was loaned out to Linafoot club OC Bukavu Dawa. He was subsequently loaned out to Young Africans, Mtibwa Sugar, and Polisi Tanzania. On 9 March 2020, he scored a hat-trick for Zimamoto during the 3–0 victory against Chuoni.
He left Zimamoto in 2024 and joined Tabora United (now TRA United) during the 2024–25 season. He played both games for the club during the 2026 Mapinduzi Cup whilst only playing two league matches for the club during the 2025–26 season.
International career Hilika debuted for Zanzibar on 21 November 2015 during the 1–0 loss against Burundi during the 2015 CECAFA Cup group stage. He also played during the 2017 CECAFA Cup, where he scored his first goal for Zanzibar during the 2–1 victory against Tanzania on 7 December 2017, and eventually finished as a runner-up, and the 2019 CECAFA Cup.
He returned to the Zanzibar national team to play at the 2025 Mapinduzi Cup and he scored the opening goal in the final.
Hilika was named in the preliminary squad for the Tanzania national team ahead of the 2024 African Nations Championship, but he was omitted from the final roster.
Career statistics
International
As of match played 13 January 2025.
+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsZanzibar2015202016—2017612018—2019202020—2021—2022—2023002024—202541Total142
Zanzibar score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hilika goal.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1.7 December 2017Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos, Kenya2–12–12017 CECAFA Cup2.13 January 2025Gombani Stadium, Zanzibar1–02–12025 Mapinduzi Cup
Honours Zimamoto
Zanzibar Premier League: 2015–16; runner-up 2016–17, 2019–20, 2023–24
Young Africans
Tanzanian Premier League: runner-up 2018–19Tanzania (Mainland) 2018/19, RSSSF.com
Zanzibar
CECAFA Cup: runner-up 2017 Mapinduzi Cup: 2025
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