# Ali Abdi (footballer)

Ali El Abdi (Arabic: عَلِيّ الْعَابِدِيّ; born 20 December 1993), known as Ali Abdi, is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 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

    As of match played 9 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| JS Kairouan | 2011–12 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 2012–13 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 2013–14 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 2014–15 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 2015–16 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Espérance de Tunis | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Stade Tunisien (loan) | 2013–14 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 4 |
| Club Africain | 2016–17 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 4 |
| Club Africain | 2017–18 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 |
| Club Africain | 2018–19 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 |
| Club Africain | Total | Total | 56 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 | — | — | 85 | 10 |
| Paris FC | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Paris FC | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 9 |
| Paris FC | Total | Total | 47 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 9 |
| Paris FC B | 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Caen | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 |
| Caen | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 3 |
| Caen | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 9 |
| Caen | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Caen | Total | Total | 98 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 14 |
| Caen B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Nice | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 264 | 38 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | — | — | 308 | 41 |
* ↑ Includes Tunisian Cup and Coupe de France
* ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
* 1 2 Appearances in CAF Champions League
* 1 2 Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of 14 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Total | Total |
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Tunisia U23 | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2022 | 9 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| Tunisia | Total | 31 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | 35 | 4 |
    Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdi goal.
List of international goals scored by Ali Abdi :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 10 June 2022 | Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan | Chile | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer |
| 2 | 16 November 2022 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Iran | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 7 September 2024 | Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco | Gambia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 14 November 2024 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa | Madagascar | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |

## Honours

Club Africain
* Tunisian Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18
Individual
* UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2021–22, 2023–24
* Tunisian Footballer of the Year: 2024