Faris Abdi
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 | |||
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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 | ||
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 | 36 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
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 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2017 |
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 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
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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
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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