Ali Abdi (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ali Abdi

| image = Abdi asse ogcn 2425.png

| caption = Abdi with Nice in 2025

| fullname = Ali El Abdi{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Tunisia |publisher=FIFA |page=29 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=11 December 2022}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|12|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Sfax, Tunisia{{Cite web|url=https://parisfc.fr/equipe-pro/ali-abdi-signe-au-paris-fc/|title=Ali Abdi signe au Paris FC|first=Valentin|last=Paris|date=13 August 2019|website=Paris FC}}

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Left-back

| currentclub = Nice

| clubnumber = 2

| youthclubs1 = Sfax RS

| years1 = 2011–2012 | clubs1 = JS Kairouan | caps1 = 15 | goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2012–2016 | clubs2 = Espérance de Tunis | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = → Stade Tunisien (loan) | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2016–2019 | clubs4 = Club Africain | caps4 = 56 | goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2019–2021 | clubs5 = Paris FC | caps5 = 47 | goals5 = 9

| years6 = 2020 | clubs6 = Paris FC B | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2021–2024 | clubs7 = Caen | caps7 = 98 | goals7 = 14

| years8 = 2021 | clubs8 = Caen B | caps8 = 1 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = Nice | caps9 = 22 | goals9 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = Tunisia U23

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2021–

| nationalteam2 = Tunisia

| nationalcaps2 = 31

| nationalgoals2 = 4

| club-update = 25 April 2025 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 14 November 2024

}}

Ali El Abdi ({{langx|ar|عَلِيّ الْعَابِدِيّ}}; born 20 December 1993), known as Ali Abdi, is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for {{French football updater|Nice}} club Nice and the Tunisia national team.

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.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/12/25/tunisia/ligue-1/js-kairouanaise/el-gawafel-sportives-de-gafsa/1219492/|title=Kairouan vs. EGS Gafsa - 25 December 2011 - Soccerway|website=Soccerway}} On 24 June 2019, Abdi moved to Paris FC in the French Ligue 2.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-ali-abdi-club-africain-au-paris-fc/1033461|title=Transferts : Ali Abdi (Club Africain) au Paris FC - Foot - Transferts|website=L'Équipe}}

On 21 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Caen.{{cite web|publisher=Caen|url=https://www.smcaen.fr/2021-2022/actualites/groupe-pro/ali-abdi-nouveau-joueur-du-stade-malherbe-caen|title=ALI ABDI NOUVEAU JOUEUR DU STADE MALHERBE CAEN|date=21 July 2021|language=fr}}

On 2 September 2024, Abdi signed for Ligue 1 club Nice for a fee of €500,000.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-02 |title=Caen : Ali Abdi s’engage à Nice (off) |url=https://www.foot-national.com/ligue-2/caen-ali-abdi-s-engage-a-nice-off-886214 |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Foot National |language=fr}} This transfer was completed outside the regular transfer window dates thanks to a "joker" transfer exemption granted by the Ligue de Football Professionnel.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-03 |title=Official {{!}} Ali Abdi completes OGC Nice following Jordan Lotomba exit |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/official-ali-abdi-completes-ogc-070400322.html#:~:text=Tunisia%20international%20Ali%20Abdi%20(30,on%20a%20%E2%80%9Cjoker%E2%80%9D%20transfer. |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US}}

International career

Abdi made his debut for the Tunisia national team on 25 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Libya.{{cite web|publisher=Eurosport|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/2021/live-libya-tunisia_mtc1162691/live.shtml|title=Libya v Tunisia game report|date=25 March 2021}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Tunisian Cup and Coupe de France}} !colspan=2\|League cup{{efn\|Includes Coupe de la Ligue}} !colspan=2\|Continental !colspan=2\|Other !colspan=2\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	15	2
rowspan=5\|Espérance de Tunis \|2012–13 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	0	0	colspan=2\|—	1	0
2013–14 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|0	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	2{{efn\|name=CCL\|Appearances in CAF Champions League}}	0	colspan=2\|—	2	0
2014–15 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|11	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	0	0	colspan=2\|—	11	0
2015–16 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|0	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	0	0	colspan=2\|—	0	0
colspan=2\|Total !12	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	2	0	colspan=2\|—	14	0
Stade Tunisien (loan) \|2013–14 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|17	4	2	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	19	4
rowspan=4\|Club Africain \|2016–17 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|12	2	2	0	colspan=2\|—	11{{efn\|name=CCC\|Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup}}	2	colspan=2\|—	25	4
2017–18 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|22	2	5	1	colspan=2\|—	2{{efn\|name=CCC}}	0	colspan=2\|—	29	3
2018–19 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|22	3	2	0	colspan=2\|—	7{{efn\|name=CCL}}	0	colspan=2\|—	31	3
colspan=2\|Total !56	7	9	1	colspan=2\|—	20	2	colspan=2\|—	85	10
rowspan=3\|Paris FC \|2019–20 \|Ligue 2 \|14	0	1	0	2	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	17	0
2020–21 \|Ligue 2 \|33	9	1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	34	9
colspan=2\|Total !47	9	2	0	2	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	51	9
Paris FC B \|2019–20 \|Championnat National 3 \|1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	1	0
rowspan=5\|Caen \|2021–22 \|Ligue 2 \|31	2	0	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	31	2
2022–23 \|Ligue 2 \|32	3	1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	33	3
2023–24 \|Ligue 2 \|33	9	0	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	33	9
2024–25 \|Ligue 2 \|2	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	2	0
colspan=2\|Total !98	14	1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	99	14
Caen B \|2021–22 \|Championnat National 2 \|1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	1	0
Nice \|2024–25 \|Ligue 1 \|22	4	2	0	colspan=2\|—	4{{efn\|name=UEL\|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}	0	colspan=2\|—	28	4
colspan=3\|Career total !269	40	16	1	2	0	26	2	colspan=2\|—	313	43

=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan=2\|National team !rowspan=2\|Year !colspan=2\|Total
Apps	Goals
Tunisia U23 \|2015 \|4 \|0
rowspan=5\|Tunisia \|2021 \|4 \|0
2022 \|9 \|2
2023 \|8 \|0
2024 \|10 \|2
Total !31 !4
colspan=2\|Career total !35 !4

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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

rowspan=2|National team

!rowspan=2|Year

!colspan=2|Total

Apps

Goals

Tunisia U23

|2015

rowspan=5|Tunisia

|2021

2022

2023

2024

|10

Total

!31

colspan=2|Career total

!35

:Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdi goal.

scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Ali Abdi
align="center" \| 1	10 June 2022	Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan	{{fb\|CHI}}	align="center" \| 1–0	align="center" \| 2–0	2022 Kirin Cup Soccer
align="center" \| 2	16 November 2022	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar	{{fb\|IRN}}	align="center" \| 2–0	align="center" \| 2–0	Friendly
align="center" \| 3	7 September 2024	Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco	{{fb\|GAM}}	align="center" \| 1–0	align="center" \| 2–1	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center" \| 4	14 November 2024	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa	{{fb\|MAD}}	align="center" \| 3–2	align="center" \| 3–2	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Club Africain

Tunisian Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18

Individual

UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2021–22,{{cite tweet |user=UNFP |author=UNFP |author-link=National Union of Professional Footballers |number=1525923730563678211 |date=15 May 2022 |title=Un onze-type qui a vu la vie en rose cette saison, ne cuvée 2021-2022 qui a fière allure, n'est-ce pas}} 2023–24{{Cite web |last=Ouest-France |date=2024-05-13 |title=Trophées UNFP. L’équipe type de la saison de L2 : Auxerre en force, Angers et Caen bien représentés |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/ligue-2/trophees-unfp-lequipe-type-de-la-saison-de-l2-auxerre-en-force-angers-et-caen-bien-representes-6f838a62-1141-11ef-993c-f37c0160a6dd |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Ouest-France.fr |language=fr}}
Tunisian Footballer of the Year: 2024

References

External links

{{Soccerway|ali-abdi/223160}}
[https://parisfc.fr/project/axel-bamba/ Paris FC Profile]

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rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Tunisian Cup and Coupe de France}} !colspan=2\|League cup{{efn\|Includes Coupe de la Ligue}} !colspan=2\|Continental !colspan=2\|Other !colspan=2\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	15	2
rowspan=5\|Espérance de Tunis \|2012–13 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	0	0	colspan=2\|—	1	0
2013–14 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|0	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	2{{efn\|name=CCL\|Appearances in CAF Champions League}}	0	colspan=2\|—	2	0
2014–15 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|11	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	0	0	colspan=2\|—	11	0
2015–16 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|0	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	0	0	colspan=2\|—	0	0
colspan=2\|Total !12	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	2	0	colspan=2\|—	14	0
Stade Tunisien (loan) \|2013–14 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|17	4	2	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	19	4
rowspan=4\|Club Africain \|2016–17 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|12	2	2	0	colspan=2\|—	11{{efn\|name=CCC\|Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup}}	2	colspan=2\|—	25	4
2017–18 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|22	2	5	1	colspan=2\|—	2{{efn\|name=CCC}}	0	colspan=2\|—	29	3
2018–19 \|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|22	3	2	0	colspan=2\|—	7{{efn\|name=CCL}}	0	colspan=2\|—	31	3
colspan=2\|Total !56	7	9	1	colspan=2\|—	20	2	colspan=2\|—	85	10
rowspan=3\|Paris FC \|2019–20 \|Ligue 2 \|14	0	1	0	2	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	17	0
2020–21 \|Ligue 2 \|33	9	1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	34	9
colspan=2\|Total !47	9	2	0	2	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	51	9
Paris FC B \|2019–20 \|Championnat National 3 \|1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	1	0
rowspan=5\|Caen \|2021–22 \|Ligue 2 \|31	2	0	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	31	2
2022–23 \|Ligue 2 \|32	3	1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	33	3
2023–24 \|Ligue 2 \|33	9	0	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	33	9
2024–25 \|Ligue 2 \|2	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	2	0
colspan=2\|Total !98	14	1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	99	14
Caen B \|2021–22 \|Championnat National 2 \|1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	1	0
Nice \|2024–25 \|Ligue 1 \|22	4	2	0	colspan=2\|—	4{{efn\|name=UEL\|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}	0	colspan=2\|—	28	4
colspan=3\|Career total !269	40	16	1	2	0	26	2	colspan=2\|—	313	43

scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Ali Abdi
align="center" \| 1	10 June 2022	Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan	{{fb\|CHI}}	align="center" \| 1–0	align="center" \| 2–0	2022 Kirin Cup Soccer
align="center" \| 2	16 November 2022	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar	{{fb\|IRN}}	align="center" \| 2–0	align="center" \| 2–0	Friendly
align="center" \| 3	7 September 2024	Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco	{{fb\|GAM}}	align="center" \| 1–0	align="center" \| 2–1	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center" \| 4	14 November 2024	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa	{{fb\|MAD}}	align="center" \| 3–2	align="center" \| 3–2	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification