Adam El-Abd
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El-Abd in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Mohamad El-Abd[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Gillingham (on loan from Bristol City) | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2003 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2014 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 300 | (5) |
| 2003 | → Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Bristol City | 14 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Bury (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Gillingham (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Egypt | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2016 (UTC). | |||
Adam Mohamad El-Abd (born 11 September 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Gillingham, on loan from Bristol City, and the Egypt national team. El-Abd previously played for Brighton & Hove Albion for 11 years.
Early and personal life
Born in Brighton, East Sussex,[1] to an Egyptian father and a British mother, El-Abd holds dual-nationality. His older brother Joe plays professional rugby union and is currently playing for Oyonnax in France. His younger brother Sami was an apprentice at Brighton, before moving to non-League football with Crawley Town, Hayes & Yeading United, Whitehawk and Bognor Regis Town.
Club career
El-Abd joined Brighton's youth department when he was ten and was granted a scholarship there at 16. He signed his first professional contract of two-and-a-half years with Brighton & Hove Albion at the age of 19. He made his full league début for the club in the 2-1 win at Notts County in November 2003. He has since been a regular in the first team squad and can play either in defence at right-back or centre-half, or in a more defensive midfield type role.
During the game at Huddersfield Town on 18 March 2008, El-Abd was stretchered off with medial collateral ligament damage and ruled out for the remainder of the season.[2]
In June 2008, El-Abd signed a new two-year deal with Brighton.[3] He won the Brighton & Hove Albion Player of the Season award for their League One winning 2010-11 campaign.
El-Abd hit the milestone of 250 league appearances for Brighton and Hove Albion on 7 March 2012, named Man of the Match for that game, a 2-2 draw with Cardiff City. El-Abd made his 300th and final league appearance for Brighton coming on as a 90th-minute substitute against Birmingham City on 11 January 2014.
On 16 January 2014, El-Abd transferred to League One club Bristol City for an undisclosed fee.[4]
International career
El-Abd stated in a 2005 interview with EgyptianPlayers.com that he intends to play for the Egyptian national side if he gets the call.[5]
On 15 May 2012, and for the first time, Egypt national team coach Bob Bradley included El-Abd in the squad for friendly games against Cameroon, Togo, and Senegal, and also against Mozambique in a FIFA World Cup Qualifier.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ↑ Ligament damage following Huddersfield match, March 2008: from an article at the 4TheGame.com website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008
- ↑ El-Abd Signs New Deal Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., 5 June 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008
- ↑ "El-Abd leaves Albion". The Argus. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "El-Abd Walks Like an Egyptian!": an interview at the EgyptianPlayers.com website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.
- ↑ "Brighton's Adam El-Abd included in Egypt's squad". Retrieved on 15 May 2012.
External links
- Adam El-Abd player profile at seagulls.co.uk
- Adam El-Abd career statistics at Soccerbase
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