Faris Abdi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Faris Rifat Abdi | ||
Date of birth | May 9, 1999 | ||
Place of birth | San Diego, California, United States | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder/Left-Back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Qadsiah | ||
Number | 49 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2017 | IMG Academy | ||
2018 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Virginia Cavaliers | 11 | (1) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Team Vaud M-21 | 3 | (0) |
2019 | Austin Bold | 7 | (1) |
2020 | Al-Wehda | 2 | (0) |
2020– | Al-Qadsiah | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | United States U18 | 2 | (2) |
2017– | Saudi Arabia U23 | 1 | (0) |
2017– | Saudi Arabia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2017 |
Faris Abdi (Arabic: فارس عابدي; born May 9, 1999), is a Saudi Arabian international footballer who plays for Al-Qadsiah and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Early life
Faris Abdi was born on May 9, 1999, in San Diego, California and is the son of Rifat Abdi and Soulafa Al Nassar.[1] Abdi was raised in Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Abdi went to high school at IMG Academy and there continued to play soccer.[2] As a senior Abdi won the award of the MVP of his team and best attacking player.
International career
Having scored two goals in two games for the United States under-18 side in June 2017, Abdi was called up to the Saudi Arabian national team side for friendlies against Jamaica and Ghana in late 2017.[3] He made his debut against Jamaica, coming on as a 71st minute substitute for Salem Al-Dawsari.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 January 2021.[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Team Vaud M-21 | 2017–18 | Swiss 1. Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Austin Bold | 2019 | USL Championship | 7 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Al-Wehda | 2019–20 | Saudi Professional League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Al-Qadsiah | 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Career total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
International
- As of matches played 20 March 2019.[6]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Saudi Arabia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Faris Abdi Bio - VirginiaSports.com - University of Virginia Official Athletics Website - UVA Cavaliers Men's Soccer". Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ قناة مزاج الرياضية (2017-10-04), لقاء مع فارس عابدي لاعب المنتخب السعودي القادم من امريكا, retrieved 2017-11-02
- ^ "Profile". Virginia Sports. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia 5-2 Jamaica". worldfootball.com. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ Faris Abdi at Soccerway
- ^ Faris Abdi at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Faris Abdi at the IMG Academy
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