Ali El Abdi (; born 20 December 1993), known as Ali Abdi, is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Nice and the Tunisia national team.
Club career Abdi made his professional debut with JS Kairouan in a 0–0 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 tie with EGS Gafsa on 25 December 2011. On 24 June 2019, Abdi moved to Paris FC in the French Ligue 2.
On 21 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Caen.
On 2 September 2024, Abdi signed for Ligue 1 club Nice for a fee of €500,000. This transfer was completed outside the regular transfer window dates thanks to a "joker" transfer exemption granted by the Ligue de Football Professionnel.
International career Abdi made his debut for the Tunisia national team on 25 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Libya.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJS Kairouan2011–12Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 115200———152Espérance de Tunis2012–13Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 110——00—102013–14Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 10000—20—202014–15Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 111000—00—1102015–16Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 10000—00—00Total12000—20—140Stade Tunisien (loan)2013–14Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 117420———194Club Africain2016–17Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 112220—112—2542017–18Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 122251—20—2932018–19Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 122320—70—313Total56791—202—8510Paris FC2019–20Ligue 21401020——1702020–21Ligue 233910———349Total4792020——519Paris FC B2019–20Championnat National 310————10Caen2021–22Ligue 231200———3122022–23Ligue 232310———3332023–24Ligue 233900———3392024–25Ligue 220————20Total981410———9914Caen B2021–22Championnat National 210————10Nice2024–25Ligue 125520—40—3152025–26Ligue 122320—70103232026–27Ligue 13000——|colspan=2|—30Total50840—11010668Career total29743181203321035147
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsTunisia20214020229220238020241122025113202660Total497
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdi goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Ali AbdiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 10 June 2022 Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan 1–0 2–0 2022 Kirin Cup 2 16 November 2022 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar 2–0 2–0 Friendly 3 7 September 2024 Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco 1–0 2–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 4 14 November 2024 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa 3–2 3–2 5 13 October 2025 Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Radès, Tunisia 1–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 14 November 2025 Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Radès, Tunisia 1–1 3–2 Friendly 7 27 December 2025 Fez Stadium, Fez, Morocco 2–3 2–3 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
Honours Club Africain Tunisian Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18 Nice
Coupe de France runner-up: 2025–26
Tunisia Kirin Cup: 2022
Individual UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2021–22, 2023–24 Tunisian Footballer of the Year: 2024, 2025
References
External links
Paris FC Profile