Domestic-league season · Nice.
Missed 10 of Nice's ~36 games this season through 9 injury absences and 1 suspension (pubalgia, international duty, inactive). He still appeared 23 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1210 | 6.62 |
 UEFA Europa League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 6.89 |
 Coupe de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6.55 |
Abdi's current-season form is up 19% on last season (Season 26→31), while his Rating eased 43→30. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 54).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Nice · 16th | 23 | 3 | 0 | 6.62 | 30 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | Nice · 4th | 26 | 5 | 2 | 7.03 | 43 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | Caen · 6th | 33 | 9 | 1 | 7.22 | 45 | 54 |
| 2022/23 | Caen · 5th | 32 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 35 |
| 2021/22 | Caen · 7th | 31 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 38 |
| 2020/21 | Paris FC · 5th | 33 | 9 | 2 | 7.05 | 57 | 40 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations | 4 | 1 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 4 | 2 |
| Friendlies | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 3 |
Caps & goals this season.
A. Abdi is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder at Nice, rated 30.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 293rd of 324 in the Ligue 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (51.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Abdi.
Judged on this season alone, Abdi graded 31 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 51 of the 51 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 3 goals, 0 assists and 2.901 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 26 → 31). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 48th of 51 of the 51 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 32 Abdi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 19.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Abdi missed 9 games through injury and 1 suspension (pubalgia, international duty, inactive) out of roughly 36 this season. The 23 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 30.4, Abdi carries the 48th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 51, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nice finished 16th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~49), then tapers with age. At 32, Abdi sits on 19.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Abdi's projected Rating — 30.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€0.5M total transfer fees · 2 moves
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