Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nelson Ighodaro Abbey [1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Olympiacos | ||
Number | 36 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2024 | Reading | 25 | (0) |
2024– | Olympiacos | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2020 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
2023– | England U20 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:27, 27 March 2024 (UTC) |
Nelson Ighodaro Abbey (born 28 August 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League club Olympiacos.
Abbey made his debut for Reading on 15 September 2020 as a substitute in a 1–0 EFL Cup defeat to Luton Town. [2] Abbey signed his first professional contract with Reading on 15 December 2020, until the summer of 2022. [3]
On 24 January 2024, Abbey left Reading to sign for Super League Greece club Olympiacos for an undisclosed fee. [4] [5]
Abbey was born in the Netherlands and is of Nigerian descent. [6] He was called up to the England under-17 squad in February 2020. [7] He has made three appearances for England at under-17 level. [8]
On 6 October 2023, Abbey was called up to the England U20 team for the first time as a replacement for Reuell Walters. [9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2020–21 [10] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
2021–22 [11] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 [12] | EFL Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 [13] | EFL League One | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
Olympiacos | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | ||
Career total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
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