Aly Abeid
Yacoub Aly Abeid (Arabic: علي عبيد هو; born 11 December 1997) is a Mauritanian footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga I club UTA Arad and the Mauritanian national football team, which he captains.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yacoub Aly Abeid | ||
Date of birth | 11 December 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Araffat, Mauritania | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | UTA Arad | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | ASAC Concorde | ||
2014–2016 | Levante | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Levante B | 46 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Levante | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Alcorcón (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Valenciennes | 44 | (0) |
2022– | UTA Arad | 32 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2015– | Mauritania | 57 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2023 |
Club career
Aly Abeid and compatriot Moctar Sidi El Hacen were signed by Spanish club Levante UD in 2014 after impressing in a nearby tournament, but could not play competitively for the team until the age of 18 due to FIFA regulations.[2] He began to play for the reserve team in Segunda División B and Tercera División.
On 15 April 2018 among a crisis of injuries and suspensions in the Valencian club, Aly Abeid made his debut as a starter for the first team in La Liga, in a 3–0 loss at Atlético Madrid. He was praised by Marca for his performance.[3] Aly Abeid was loaned to AD Alcorcón of Segunda División on 16 July 2018 for a season, and was registered with their second team in the fourth tier.[4]
On 23 January 2020, Abeid officially joined French Ligue 2 club Valenciennes FC, signing a deal until June 2022.[5]
International career
He played for the national team at the African Cup of Nations 2019, the first international tournament of the team.[7]
International stats
Mauritania national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2015 | 11 | 2 |
2016 | 4 | 0 |
2017 | 6 | 0 |
2018 | 5 | 0 |
2019 | 8 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 7 | 0 |
2022 | 10 | 0 |
2023 | 4 | 1 |
Total | 57 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first.[8]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 21 June 2015 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
2. | 5 September 2015 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
3. | 24 March 2023 | Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- Aly Abeid at WorldFootball.net
- "Prometedor debut de El Hacen y Aly Abeid con el Levante UD" [El Hacen and Aly Abeid's promising debut for Levante UD] (in Spanish). Gols Media. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- "Aly cumple con nota en su debut con el Levante" [Aly passes with merit on his debut for Levante]. Marca (in Spanish). 15 April 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- "El Levante cede a Aly Abeid al Alcorcón y tendrá ficha del filial" [Levante loan Aly Abeid to Alcorcón where he will be registered in the reserves]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 16 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- "Aly Abeid rejoint VA !"., va-fc.com, 23 January 2020
- "BINE AI VENIT, ALY ABEID!" (in Romanian). UTA Arad. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- "Reference at www.cafonline.com".
- "Abeid, Aly". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
External links
- Aly Abeid at BDFutbol
- Aly Abeid at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Aly Abeid at National-Football-Teams.com
- Aly Abeid at Soccerway