Faris Abdi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 9, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| 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 | Lausanne | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Austin Bold | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | United States U18 | 2 | (2) |
| 2017– | Saudi Arabia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | Saudi Arabia | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:24, 18 July 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2017 | |||
Faris Abdi (Arabic: فارس عابدي; born May 9, 1999), is a Saudi Arabian international footballer who plays for Lausanne and the Saudi Arabia national team.
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. In an interview with Al Arabia Abdi stated "I grew up in Dhahran loving sports especially soccer and basketball, at first I began playing as a goalkeeper then as a midfielder".[2] one of Al Nahda officials stated in an interview with Rotana that Abdi played basketball at the club saying "he (Abdi) came in a very young age to play basketball, he showed us a very good talent and was such a smart player". Abdi went back to the United States at the age of 14 in 2013 to study high school at IMG Academy and there he continued to play soccer.[2] In his last year at IMG Academy as a senior in high school, during the annual end of the year banquet, Abdi won the award of the MVP of his team and best attacking player at IMG. Abdi has two brothers Fayik and Tarik.[1]
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 Arabian 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 18 July 2018.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
- Notes
International
- As of matches played 1 November 2017.[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- 1 2 "Faris Abdi Bio - VirginiaSports.com - University of Virginia Official Athletics Website - UVA Cavaliers Men's Soccer". Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- 1 2 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
- Faris Abdi at TheFinalBall.com
- Faris Abdi at the IMG Academy