Ilham Abali
{{short description|Dutch footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
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| fullname = Ilham Abali
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|2|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Vlissingen, Netherlands
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| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = ADO Den Haag
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = ADO Den Haag
| years1 = 2019–
| clubs1 = ADO Den Haag
| caps1 = 17
| goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U15
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U16
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U17
| nationalcaps3 = 13
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| nationalyears4 = 2019
| nationalteam4 = Netherlands U19
| nationalcaps4 = 5
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 10 February 2024
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Ilham Abali (born 19 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ilham-abali/574753/|title = Netherlands - I. Abali - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.adovrouwen.nl/selectie|title=Selectie | ADO den Haag Vrouwen|access-date=6 October 2021|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129165702/https://www.adovrouwen.nl/|url-status=dead}}
Club career
Abali made her senior-team debut with ADO Den Haag at the age of 16, and was promoted to the first team in 2020.{{Cite news |date=28 June 2022 |title=Abali verlengt contract bij ADO Den Haag |language=nl |work=PZC.nl |url=https://www.pzc.nl/amateurvoetbal/abali-verlengt-contract-bij-ado-den-haag~aa8c185c/ |access-date=2023-05-09}} Sidelined due to a serious knee injury in 2020, in 2022, she extended her contract with ADO through the summer of 2023. On 7 May 2023, she made her return to the pitch as a substitute in the 88th minute at home against Excelsior Rotterdam.{{Cite news |last=Dagevos |first=Jan |date=8 May 2023 |title=Ilham Abali maakt na ruim drie jaar haar rentree bij ADO Den Haag |language=nl |work=BN DeStem |url=https://www.bndestem.nl/zeeland/ilham-abali-maakt-na-ruim-drie-jaar-haar-rentree-bij-ado-den-haag~aafadf49b/ |access-date=2023-05-09}}
International career
In 2019, Abali reached the European Championship final with the Netherlands women's national under-17 football team, winning silver.{{Cite news |date=28 June 2022 |title=Abali krijgt vertrouwen van ADO Den Haag met nieuw contract |language=nl |work=Omroep Zeeland |url=https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/sport/14771588/abali-krijgt-vertrouwen-van-ado-den-haag-met-nieuw-contract |access-date=2023-05-09}}{{Cite news |date=27 May 2021 |title=Ilham Abali ook volgend seizoen actief voor ADO Den Haag |language=nl |work=Omroep Zeeland |url=https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/sport/13699412/ilham-abali-ook-volgend-seizoen-actief-voor-ado-den-haag |access-date=2023-05-09}}
Personal life
Abali was born in Vlissingen, Netherlands. She was one of more than 20 Moroccan-Dutch footballers and coaches featured in the book Marokkaanse trots: Smaakmakers in de eredivisie (2020), examining their experience in the Eredivisie, the top-flight of football in the Netherlands.{{Cite news |last=Bouman |first=Kaja |date=28 June 2020 |title='Marokkaanse trots': een zoektocht door cultuur, religie en voetbal |language=nl |work=deKanttekening |url=https://dekanttekening.nl/interview/marokkaanse-trots-een-zoektocht-door-cultuur-religie-en-voetbal/ |access-date=2023-05-09}}
Further reading
- Rijsman, Thomas; Ghouddani, Nordin (2020). Marokkaanse trots: Smaakmakers in de eredivisie. Atlas Contact. {{ISBN|9789045040677}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/210484/speler/24630 Under-19 national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/210486/speler/24630 Under-17 national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/210487/speler/24630 Under-16 national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/210489/speler/24630 Under-15 national team profile] at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
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Category:Dutch women's footballers
Category:Netherlands women's youth international footballers
Category:Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Category:Eredivisie (women) players
Category:Women's association football midfielders