Nabil Abidallah

{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1982)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nabil Abidallah

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|8|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands

| height = {{convert|5|ft|7|in|order=flip}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball2002unse/page/480/mode/2up |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook: 2002–03 |publisher=Headline |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-7553-1099-9 |editor-last=Rollin |editor-first=Glenda |location=London |pages=480 |editor-last2=Rollin |editor-first2=Jack}}

| position = Midfielder, Winger

| youthyears1 = 1999–2000

| youthclubs1 = Ajax

| years1 = 2000–2004 | clubs1 = Ipswich Town | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2003–2004 | clubs2 = → Northampton Town (loan) | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2004 | clubs3 = Clacton Town | caps3 = | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2005 | clubs4 = Heybridge Swifts | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2005–2006 | clubs5 = Amsterdamsche | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 2006–2007 | clubs6 = Aalsmeer

| years7 = 2007–2008 | clubs7 = Sudbury

| years8 = 2008–2009 | clubs8 = Fässberg

| years9 = 2009 | clubs9 = Swindon Supermarine

| years10 = 2009 | clubs10 = Torres

| totalcaps = 11 | totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1996–1997

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U15

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1997–1998

| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U16

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2000

| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U18

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2000

| nationalteam4 = Netherlands U19

| nationalcaps4 = 4

| nationalgoals4 = 0

}}

Nabil Abidallah ({{langx|ar|نبيل عبيد الله}}; born 5 August 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer of Moroccan origin.

Club career

Born in Amsterdam, Abidallah's career started at Ajax in 1999, from where he moved to Ipswich Town, where he only played twice in the league both of which coming on as a substitute against Everton and Bradford City, in 2001. He stayed with Town for four years making a total of six appearances, before being given a free transfer to Northampton Town. He also played for Heybridge Swifts and Clacton Town, before returning to the Netherlands to play for amateur side Amsterdamsche in 2005. From 2006 on he played at Aalsmeer.

In 2008, he joined Swedish side Fässberg before joining Italian Torres in 2009.{{cite web |title=Torres1903.com - Prodezze olandesi per la Torres arriva in prova il bomber Nabil |url=http://www.torres1903.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&thold=-1&mode=flat&order=0&sid=3526 |website=torres1903.com |access-date=15 December 2021 |language=it}}

Personal life

In May 2006 Abidallah was arrested for burglary, after breaking into his former house which he had to leave after failing to pay his rent.[http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ex_football_star_turns_burglar_1_108402 Ex-football star turns burglar] - Ipswich Star

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