Faris Abdi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faris Rifat Abdi | ||
| Date of birth | (1999年05月09日) 9 May 1999 (age27) | ||
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.80m (5ft 11in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ittihad | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2024 | Al-Qadsiah | 59 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Al-Fayha | 31 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Neom | 30 | (0) |
| 2026– | Al-Ittihad | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | United States U18 | 2 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | Saudi Arabia U23 | ||
| 2017 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goalsas of 22:50, 29 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 November 2017 | |||
Faris Abdi (Arabic : فارس عابدي; born 9 May 1999), is a professional footballer. Born in the United States, he played for Al-Ittihad and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Early life
[edit ]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.
Club career
[edit ]On 5 July 2024, Abdi joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Fayha on a three-year deal.[3]
On 4 July 2025, Abdi joined newly promoted Pro League side Neom.[4]
International career
[edit ]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.[5] He made his debut against Jamaica, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Salem Al-Dawsari.[6]
Career statistics
[edit ]Club
[edit ]- As of 30 May 2025.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Al-Wehda | 2019–20 | SPL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Al-Qadsiah | 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | FDL | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Al-Fayha | 2024–25 | SPL | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |
| Neom | 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 102 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 2 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
International
[edit ]- As of matches played 20 March 2019.[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit ]Al-Qadsiah
References
[edit ]- ↑ "Faris Abdi Bio - VirginiaSports.com - University of Virginia Official Athletics Website - UVA Cavaliers Men's Soccer" . Retrieved 2017年11月02日.
- ↑ قناة مزاج الرياضية (2017年10月04日), لقاء مع فارس عابدي لاعب المنتخب السعودي القادم من امريكا , retrieved 2017年11月02日
- ↑ "فارس عابدي فيحاوي حتى 2027م".
- ↑ "نيوم يعلن التعاقد رسمياً مع فارس عابدي".
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "يلو.. القادسية يضرب بالأربعة ويتوّج بطلا".
External links
[edit ]- Faris Abdi Archived 2017年11月07日 at the Wayback Machine at the IMG Academy
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- 1999 births
- Living people
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- Sportspeople from Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
- Soccer players from San Diego
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