Ali Abdi (footballer)

Tunisian footballer (born 1993)

Ali Abdi
Abdi with Paris FC in 2020
Personal information
Full name Ali El Abdi[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Sfax, Tunisia[2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Caen
Number 2
Youth career
Sfax RS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 JS Kairouan 15 (2)
2012–2016 Espérance de Tunis 12 (0)
2014 → Stade Tunisien (loan) 17 (4)
2016–2019 Club Africain 56 (7)
2019–2021 Paris FC 47 (9)
2020 Paris FC B 1 (0)
2021– Caen 96 (14)
2021 Caen B 1 (0)
International career‡
2015 Tunisia U23 4 (0)
2021– Tunisia 28 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Ali El Abdi (Arabic: علي العابدي; born 20 December 1993), known as Ali Abdi, is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Caen.

Club career

Abdi made his professional debut with JS Kairouan in a 0–0 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 tie with EGS Gafsa on 25 December 2011.[3] On 24 June 2019, Abdi moved to Paris FC in the French Ligue 2.[4]

On 21 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Caen.[5]

International career

Abdi made his debut for the Tunisia national team on 25 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Libya.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
JS Kairouan 2011–12 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 15 2 0 0 — — — 15 2
Espérance de Tunis 2012–13 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 1 0 — — 0 0 — 1 0
2013–14 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 0 0 0 0 — 2[c] 0 — 2 0
2014–15 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 11 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 11 0
2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Total 12 0 0 0 — 2 0 — 14 0
Stade Tunisien (loan) 2013–14 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 17 4 2 0 — — — 19 4
Club Africain 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 12 2 2 0 — 11[d] 2 — 25 4
2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 22 2 5 1 — 2[d] 0 — 29 3
2018–19 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 22 3 2 0 — 7[c] 0 — 31 3
Total 56 7 9 1 — 20 2 — 85 10
Paris FC 2019–20 Ligue 2 14 0 1 0 2 0 — — 17 0
2020–21 Ligue 2 33 9 1 0 — — — 34 9
Total 47 9 2 0 2 0 — — 51 9
Paris FC B 2019–20 Championnat National 3 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Caen 2021–22 Ligue 2 31 2 0 0 — — — 31 2
2022–23 Ligue 2 32 3 1 0 — — — 33 3
2023–24 Ligue 2 33 9 0 0 — — — 33 9
Total 96 14 1 0 — — — 97 14
Caen B 2021–22 Championnat National 2 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Career total 245 36 14 1 2 0 22 2 — 283 39
  1. ^ Includes Tunisian Cup and Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ a b Appearances in CAF Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup

International

As of 9 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Total
Apps Goals
Tunisia U23 2015 4 0
Tunisia 2021 4 0
2022 9 2
2023 8 0
2024 7 0
Total 28 2
Career total 32 2
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdi goal.
List of international goals scored by Ali Abdi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 June 2022 Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan  Chile 1–0 2–0 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer
2 16 November 2022 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar  Iran 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

Club Africain

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 29. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ^ Paris, Valentin (13 August 2019). "Ali Abdi signe au Paris FC". Paris FC.
  3. ^ "Kairouan vs. EGS Gafsa - 25 December 2011 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Transferts : Ali Abdi (Club Africain) au Paris FC - Foot - Transferts". L'Équipe.
  5. ^ "ALI ABDI NOUVEAU JOUEUR DU STADE MALHERBE CAEN" (in French). Caen. 21 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Libya v Tunisia game report". Eurosport. 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ UNFP [@UNFP] (15 May 2022). "Un onze-type qui a vu la vie en rose cette saison, ne cuvée 2021-2022 qui a fière allure, n'est-ce pas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Ouest-France (13 May 2024). "Trophées UNFP. L'équipe type de la saison de L2 : Auxerre en force, Angers et Caen bien représentés". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2024.

External links

  • Ali Abdi at Soccerway
  • Paris FC Profile
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Stade Malherbe Caen – current squad
Tunisia squads
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Tunisia squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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Tunisia squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup
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Tunisia squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Tunisia
Awards