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Faris Abdi

Squad depthAl Ittihad · 27 yrsRotationNew signing

Profile

Full nameFaris Abdi
PositionFull-back
NationalityUSA
Age27
Date of birth9 May 1999
BirthplaceSan Diego
Height180 cm
Shirt number#25
ClubAl Ittihad
Full-back
8
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
654
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Al-Ittihad FC.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Pro Leagueat NEOM330223876.52

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

F. Abdi is a 27-year-old full-back at Al Ittihad, rated 41 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 36th of 350 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (42.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.95 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 24 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 54 full-backs in the Premier League, on 2 clean sheets and 4.954 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 24). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 12% of the 54 full-backs in the Premier League. At 27 Abdi is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Streaky4 clubs
41
Ratingi
6th of 54 full-backs
24.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
42.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.95
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Al Ittihad finished 15th of 21 · a lower-table side

8
Apps
4.95
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
11
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 8 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 21) 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 42.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 41, Abdi carries the 6th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premier League of 54 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots2

Passing

Assists0
Chances created9—
Passes340—
Pass accuracy87%

Possession

Successful dribbles8
Dribble success61.5%
Duels won35—
Duels won %45.5%—
Fouls won1

Defending

Tackles20
Interceptions11
Blocks5
Fouls committed14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.