| Esteban Abadie | |
| Birth Name: | Esteban Abadie |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Le Mans, France |
| Weight: | 100kg (200lb) |
| Ru Position: | Flanker |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Racing 92 |
| Ru Clubyears: | 2017–2019 2019–2023 2023– |
| Ru Proclubs: | Racing 92 Brive Toulon |
| Ru Clubcaps: | 1 59 14 |
| Ru Clubpoints: | (0) (15) (5) |
| Ru Clubupdate: | 25 February 2024 |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 2024– |
| Ru Nationalteam: | France |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 1 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | 0 |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 25 February 2024 |
Esteban Abadie (born 1 December 1997) is a French rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Toulon and the France national team.[1]
Born in Le Mans, Sarthe,[2] Esteban Abadie came through the youth ranks of Racing 92,[3] where he made his first and only appearance with the first-team during the 2017–18 season against Stade Toulousain.[4]
In 2019, he joined CA Brive, where he was a standout player, despite his team struggling with relegation.[4]
He had established himself as one of the most regular Top 14 player, excelling both as a line-out specialist and an efficient ball-carrier,[3] earning him a move to RC Toulon in June 2023.[2] [4] There he quickly emerged as one of the leaders of his team, under the supervision of Pierre Mignoni and Sergio Parisse.[3] [5]
Abadie was first called to the France senior team in January 2024 for the Six Nations Championship,[4] [6] [7] [8] despite the player then being injured.[9]
Esteban Abadie is part of a rugby family, his dad, his grandfather and his great-uncle André Abadie all played at professional level.[10]