| Ali Abdi | |
| Fullname: | Ali El Abdi[1] |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Sfax, Tunisia[2] |
| 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 |
| 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: | 8 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Tunisia U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | Tunisia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 31 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 17:10, 10 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 14 November 2024 |
Ali El Abdi (ar|علي العابدي; born 20 December 1993), known as Ali Abdi, is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Nice and the Tunisia national team.
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]
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]
Abdi made his debut for the Tunisia national team on 25 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Libya.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | 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 | 2 | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 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 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 255 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | — | 295 | 40 | ||||
| National team | Year | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | |||
| Tunisia U23 | 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tunisia | 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 31 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 35 | 4 | ||
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 June 2022 | Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer | ||
| 2 | 16 November 2022 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
| 3 | 7 September 2024 | Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 4 | 14 November 2024 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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