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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Qadsiah | ||
| Number | 87 | ||
| 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 | 49 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | United States U18 | 2 | (2) |
| 2017– | Saudi Arabia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | Saudi Arabia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:47, 4 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2017 | |||
Early life edit
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 edit
Having scored two goals in two games for the United States under-18 side in June 2017, Abdi was called up to the Saudi Arabia 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 edit
Club edit
- As of 30 January 2021.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
- As of matches played 20 March 2019.[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Faris Abdi Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine at the IMG Academy
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