Ali Abdi

Abdi's current-season form is level with last season (Season 23→23), while his Rating held around 27. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 54).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Nice · 18th	2	0	0	6.45	27	23
2025/26	Nice · 16th	23	3	0	6.62	27	23
2024/25	Nice · 4th	26	5	2	7.03	43	26
2024/25	Caen · 18th	2	0	0	7.5	22	1
2023/24	Caen · 6th	33	9	1	7.22	45	54
2022/23	Caen · 5th	32	3	3	7	48	35

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Tunisia · international

Side	Apps	G
Tunisia	44	4
Tunisia U23	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

A. Abdi is a 32-year-old central defender at Nice, rated 27.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (37.3% 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.

On the season, Abdi graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 2.901 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 23). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 32 Abdi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26

27.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

14.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

37.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.9

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Nice finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

2.9

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

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.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Game time. Only 37.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 27.3 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %37.3%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900.223

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.223

Defensive actions / 902.901

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.223

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~16), then tapers with age. At 32, Abdi sits on 6.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Abdi's projected Rating — 27.3 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles25

Interceptions10

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.5M total transfer fees · 3 moves

NiceSept 2024 – now500K

CaenJul 2021 – Sept 2024Free

Paris FCJul 2019 – Jul 2021

CClub Africainuntil Jul 2019

About A. Abdi

Ali El Abdi is a 32-year-old centre-back who plays for Nice, born on December 20, 1993 in Sfax, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Tunisia. Nice currently sit 18th of 18 in the Ligue 1.

This season

In the current season, A. Abdi has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 35 minutes, averaging a 6.15 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

September 12, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Auxerre (18 minutes, 5.99 rating)
September 5, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Le Mans (17 minutes, 6.3 rating)

A. Abdi's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Nice face Lille at home in the Ligue 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Abdi at 27.3 with a Season form score of 14.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 7 career titles — among them the Kirin Cup and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, A. Abdi has totalled 298 club appearances with 44 goals and 12 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 33 appearances for Paris FC.

A. Abdi's career has also included time at Caen, Paris FC and CClub Africain.

On the international stage, A. Abdi has represented Tunisia and Tunisia U23 — 47 caps and 4 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.