David Abdul Explained

David Abdul
Fullname:David Abdul
Birth Date:17 August 1989
Birth Place:Oranjestad, Aruba
Currentclub:Retire
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Sparta Rotterdam
Years1:2008–2011
Years2:2011–2012
Years3:2013
Clubs1:Sparta Rotterdam
Clubs2:RVVH
Clubs3:SV Dakota
Caps1:15
Goals1:4
Nationalteam1:Aruba
Nationalyears1:2011–2015
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:1

David Abdul (born 17 August 1989) is an Aruban football player. Currently, he plays for SV Dakota and also features for the Aruba national team. In his early career, he played professionally for Sparta Rotterdam in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.

Club career

Abdul is a forward player who graduated through the Sparta academy and reserve teams, making his first team debut on 18 January 2009, aged 19 years and 154 days. In 2011, Abdul was the highest paid athlete from Aruba at $65,312 (USD).[1]

Abdul was mostly used as a substitute for Sparta in his first three seasons, playing 6 league matches in two seasons. After Sparta relegated in the 2009–10 season, he became a more regular starter in the club's Eerste Divisie campaign.

He left Sparta after the 2010/2011 season for amateur side RVVH.[2] He later moved to Aruban Division di Honor side, SV Dakota

His brother Eric is a goalkeeper.

International career

Abdul is capped by the Aruba national football team. He featured in both matches against St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Mag: Best-paid players from 200 countries. 4 May 2012.
  2. http://www.rijnmond.nl/sport/12-03-2012/abdul-ik-was-helemaal-klaar-met-sparta Abdul: "Ik was helemaal klaar met Sparta"