Affandi Aboudou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Afandi Rynno Aboudou | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Seychelles | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | La Passe | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–2022 | Trofense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | La Passe | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Seychelles | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:08, 30 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Affandi Aboudou (born 3 January 2003) is a Seychellois footballer who plays as a defender for La Passe FC and the Seychelles national team.
He is the twin brother of fellow footballer Assad Aboudou.[1]
Club career
[edit]In November 2019, while a member of La Passe FC of the Seychelles First Division, Aboudou traveled to Germany for a two-week training stint with VfL Lohbrügge of the Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa. He was joined on the trip by his twin brother, Assad, and Achille Esther.[1]
In September 2021 it was announced that Affandi and Assad had traveled to Portugal for a three-month trial with C.D. Trofense of the Liga Portugal 2. During this time the players were evaluated by the club and others from within and outside of the country.[2] He returned to Portugal for a second stint in January 2022 and went on to appear in U19 league matches with the club.[3][4]
Later in 2022 Aboudou returned to La Passé FC and participated in the 2022–23 CAF Champions League with the club.[5][6]
International career
[edit]In April 2018 Aboudou was part of the Seychelles football team that competed at the Indian Ocean Youth and Sports Commission Games in Djibouti.[7] In July of that year, he was part of the Seychelles squad that competed in the 2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship. He scored one goal in the tournament, coming in a 3–8 opening-match defeat to Namibia.[8][9]
He made his senior international debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Comoros. He earned his second cap three days later against Burundi.[10][11] On 27 September 2023, Aboudou scored against Madagascar in 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[12]
International career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 4 September 2021[10]
| Seychelles national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "La Passe teenage trio on training trip in Germany". nation.sc. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Govinden, Gerard. "Aboudou twin brothers in Portugal for observation training". nation.sc. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "The Twins have left the country again". La Passe FC. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "CD Trofense 1 Amarante FC 1" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Sithembiso, Dindi. "Sundowns coach Mngqithi compares hapless La Passe to Orlando Pirates". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Confederation of African Football (Caf) competitions". African Press. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "11es Jeux de la CJSOI du 20 au 28 avril 2018, à Djibouti". Seychelles Youth and Sports Department. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "S Africa, Angola book 2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championships final berths". COSAFA. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Namibia light up opening day of COSAFA Under-17 Championships!". COSAFA. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Duval, Roland. "Comoros friendly tournament Seychelles humiliated by neighbours Comoros in opening match". nation.sc. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Govinden, Gerard. "Seychelles lose heavily over two legs to exit qualifiers". nation.sc. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Affandi Aboudou at National-Football-Teams.com
- Affandi Aboudou at Global Sports Archive