Jimmy Abdou

Jimmy Abdou
Abdou playing for Millwall in 2012
Personal information
Full name Nadjim Abdou[1]
Date of birth (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984[2]
Place of birth Martigues, France
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Martigues
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Martigues 26 (1)
2003–2007 Sedan 80 (2)
2007–2008 Plymouth Argyle 31 (1)
2008–2018 Millwall 290 (8)
2017–2018 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 34 (2)
2018– Martigues 0 (0)
National team‡
2010– Comoros 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:37, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:28, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

Nadjim Abdou (born 13 July 1984) is a professional footballer. He previously played for Martigues, Sedan, Plymouth Argyle, Millwall and AFC Wimbledon. He has represented Comoros at international level.

Club career

Early career in France

Born in Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône,[3] Abdou started out with his home-town club Martigues in 2002, before joining Sedan in 2003,[4] where, after three seasons in Ligue 2, he played one season in Ligue 1 in 2006–07. Sedan finished in 19th place and were relegated.

Plymouth Argyle

After a trial in the summer of 2007, Abdou joined English Football League Championship club Plymouth Argyle signing on a free transfer on 20 August until the end of the 2007–08 season.[5] He made his first league appearance on 25 August as a 62nd-minute substitute in a 3–2 defeat at Barnsley.[6] He scored his first goal in English football against Scunthorpe United in a 3–0 win at Home Park on 1 December 2007.[7] After contract discussions in April 2008,[8] Abdou left Plymouth in June 2008 after turning down the club's contract offer[9] and signed for Millwall on 3 July 2008.

Millwall

Abdou's signature has turned out to be something of a coup for manager Kenny Jackett. In spite of one or two short term injuries, Abdou has been successful at Millwall, holding down a regular first team slot in central midfield when fit.

Abdou scored the winning goal in the League One Playoff Semi-finals against Leeds United at Elland Road on 14 May 2009 to send them to Wembley for their first ever playoff final, which they lost 3–2 to Scunthorpe United. After missing out on promotion during the 2008–09 season, Abdou helped play a big part in earning Millwall promotion the following season. He scored in Millwall's first game of the season against Southampton, with a header, it turned out to be his only goal of the season. Millwall were eventually promoted after beating Swindon Town in the play-off final.

In April 2012, Abdou was named as the club's Player of the Year for the 2011–12 season after a vote by Millwall's supporters.[10] "I would like to thank all the fans who voted for me, and my team mates as well because this is a team game," he said after hearing of the award.[10]

In July 2017 he joined AFC Wimbledon on a season-long loan.[11] He scored on his debut for Wimbledon in a 1–1 draw at Scunthorpe United on 5 August 2017.[12]

He was released by Millwall at the end of the 2017–18 season,[13] and was re-signed by his hometown club FC Martigues.[14]

International career

Abdou earned his first call up to the Comoros national football team for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Mozambique on 9 October 2010. He played the full match, which Comoros lost 1–0 after conceding a goal in stoppage time.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 October 2017 [16]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Martiques 2002–03 Ligue 2 2610000--261
Total 2610000--261
Sedan 2003–04 Ligue 2 1700000--170
2004–05 Ligue 2 3220000--322
2005–06 Ligue 2 1400000--140
2006–07 Ligue 1 1700000--170
Total 8020000--802
Plymouth Argyle 2007–08[17] Championship 3111110--332
Total 3111110--332
Millwall 2008–09[18] League One 36320104[lower-alpha 1]1434
2009–10[19] League One 43150104[lower-alpha 1]0531
2010–11[20] Championship 3401010--360
2011–12[21] Championship 4002030--450
2012–13[22] Championship 3915010--451
2013–14[23] Championship 2401020--270
2014–15[24] Championship 3312020--371
2015–16[25] League One 29100005[lower-alpha 2]0341
2016–17[26] League One 12020206[lower-alpha 3]1221
Millwall Total 29072001301923429
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2017–18[27] League One 7100000071
Career total 4341221114019248815
  1. 1 2 One appearance in the Football League Trophy and three in the League One play-offs
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the Football League Trophy and three in the League One play-offs
  3. ↑ Three appearances and a goal in the Football League Trophy, three appearances in the League One play-offs

Honours

Millwall

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 20th May 2017" (PDF). English Football League. p. 99. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jimmy Abdou". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  4. ↑ "Profiles – Nadjim Abdou". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  5. ↑ "Jimmy Joins". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  6. ↑ "Barnsley 3 Plymouth 2". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  7. ↑ "Plymouth 3 Scunthorpe 0". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  8. ↑ "Plymouth quartet in talks – Sturrock expects decision this week". Sky Sports. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  9. ↑ Burton, Chris (10 June 2008). "Nadjim Abdou has snubbed the offer of a new contract at Championship side Plymouth". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  10. 1 2 "Vive la France". Millwall F.C. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Jimmy Abdou: AFC Wimbledon sign Millwall midfielder on loan". BBC. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Scunthorpe 1–1 Wimbledon". BBC. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Tim Cahill and Jimmy Abdou: Millwall release veteran Australian and midfielder". BBC Sport. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  14. ↑ foot-national.com (2018-05-29). "Martigues : La première recrue arrive d'Angleterre (off)". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  15. ↑ "Comoros vs. Mozambique 0–1". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  16. ↑ "Nadjim Abdou statistics". National football teams. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Jimmy Abdou in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Jimmy Abdou in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Jimmy Abdou in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Jimmy Abdou in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Jimmy Abdou in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Jimmy Abdou in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Jimmy Abdou in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Jimmy Abdou in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Jimmy Abdou in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Jimmy Abdou in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Jimmy Abdou in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  28. ↑ Fletcher, Paul (29 May 2010). "Millwall 1–0 Swindon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  29. ↑ Hunt, Josh (20 May 2017). "Bradford City 0–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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