Ali El Abdi (Arabic: عَلِيّ الْعَابِدِيّ; born 20 December 1993), known as Ali Abdi, is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Tunisia national team.
 Abdi with Nice in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali El Abdi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Sfax, Tunisia[2] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
| 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 | 47 | (9) |
| 2020 | Paris B | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Caen | 98 | (14) |
| 2021 | Caen B | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Nice | 47 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Tunisia U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Tunisia | 49 | (7) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2026 | |||
Club career
editAbdi 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]
On 2 September 2024, Abdi signed for Ligue 1 club Nice for a fee of €500,000.[6] This transfer was completed outside the regular transfer window dates thanks to a "joker" transfer exemption granted by the Ligue de Football Professionnel.[7]
International career
editAbdi made his debut for the Tunisia national team on 25 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Libya.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 26 May 2026
| 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 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 98 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 99 | 14 | |||||
| Caen B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Nice | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Total | 47 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 294 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 348 | 47 | ||
- ↑ Includes Tunisian Cup, Coupe de France
- ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- 1 2 Appearances in CAF Champions League
- 1 2 Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
International
edit- As of match played 25 June 2026[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdi goal.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 June 2022 | Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan |  Chile | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 Kirin Cup |
| 2 | 16 November 2022 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Iran | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 7 September 2024 | Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco |  Gambia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 14 November 2024 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa |  Madagascar | 3–2 | 3–2 | |
| 5 | 13 October 2025 | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Radès, Tunisia |  Namibia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 14 November 2025 | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Radès, Tunisia |  Jordan | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 7 | 27 December 2025 | Fez Stadium, Fez, Morocco |  Nigeria | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 29. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ↑ Paris, Valentin (13 August 2019). "Ali Abdi signe au Paris FC". Paris FC.
- ↑ "Kairouan vs. EGS Gafsa - 25 December 2011 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Transferts : Ali Abdi (Club Africain) au Paris FC - Foot - Transferts". L'Équipe.
- ↑ "ALI ABDI NOUVEAU JOUEUR DU STADE MALHERBE CAEN" (in French). Caen. 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "Caen : Ali Abdi s'engage à Nice (off)". Foot National (in French). 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ↑ "Official | Ali Abdi completes OGC Nice following Jordan Lotomba exit". Yahoo Sports. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ↑ "Libya v Tunisia game report". Eurosport. 25 March 2021.
- 1 2 Ali Abdi at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Lens lift the French Cup for the first time after beating Nice in the final". Associated Press. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
edit- Ali Abdi at Soccerway
- Paris FC Profile