Yacoub Aly Abeid (Arabic: يعقوب علي اعبيد; born 11 December 1997) is a Mauritanian footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga I club CFR Cluj and captains the Mauritania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yacoub Aly Abeid | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Araffat, Mauritania | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | ASAC Concorde | ||
| 2014–2016 | Levante | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Levante B | 46 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Levante | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Alcorcón (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Valenciennes | 44 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | UTA Arad | 40 | (1) |
| 2024– | CFR Cluj | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Mauritania | 64 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Aly Abeid and compatriot Moctar Sidi El Hacen were signed by Spanish club Levante UD in 2014 after impressing in a nearby tournament, but could not play competitively for the team until the age of 18 due to FIFA regulations.[2] He began to play for the reserve team in Segunda División B and Tercera División.
On 15 April 2018 among a crisis of injuries and suspensions in the Valencian club, Aly Abeid made his debut as a starter for the first team in La Liga, in a 3–0 loss at Atlético Madrid. He was praised by Marca for his performance.[3] Aly Abeid was loaned to AD Alcorcón of Segunda División on 16 July 2018 for a season, and was registered with their second team in the fourth tier.[4]
On 23 January 2020, Abeid officially joined French Ligue 2 club Valenciennes FC, signing a deal until June 2022.[5]
On 29 June 2022, Abeid signed with UTA Arad in Romania.[6]
On 13 February 2024, Abeid signed with CFR Cluj in Romania.[7]
International career edit
He played for the national team at the African Cup of Nations 2019, the first international tournament of the team.[8]
International stats edit
| Mauritania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 11 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 64 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first.[9]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 June 2015 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania |  Sierra Leone |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 2. | 5 September 2015 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania |  South Africa |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 24 March 2023 | Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo |  DR Congo |
1–2 | 1–3 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References edit
- ^ Aly Abeid at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Prometedor debut de El Hacen y Aly Abeid con el Levante UD" [El Hacen and Aly Abeid's promising debut for Levante UD] (in Spanish). Gols Media. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Aly cumple con nota en su debut con el Levante" [Aly passes with merit on his debut for Levante]. Marca (in Spanish). 15 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "El Levante cede a Aly Abeid al Alcorcón y tendrá ficha del filial" [Levante loan Aly Abeid to Alcorcón where he will be registered in the reserves]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Aly Abeid rejoint VA !". Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-20., va-fc.com, 23 January 2020
- ^ "BINE AI VENIT, ALY ABEID!" (in Romanian). UTA Arad. 29 June 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "CFR 1907 | BINE AI VENIT, ALY ABEID!". cfr1907.ro. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Reference at www.cafonline.com". Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ "Abeid, Aly". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.