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Nelson Abbey

Nelson Abbey
Personal information
Full name Nelson Ighodaro Abbey[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Reading, England
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City
(on loan from Olympiacos)
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2020 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Reading 25 (0)
2024– Olympiacos 4 (0)
2024– → Swansea City (loan) 0 (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 EFL Championship club Swansea City, on loan from Greek Super League club Olympiacos.

Club career

Reading

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]

Olympiacos

On 24 January 2024, Abbey left Reading to sign for Super League Greece club Olympiacos for an undisclosed fee.[4][5]

Swansea City (loan)

On 23 August 2024, Abbey joined EFL Championship club Swansea City on a season-long loan.[6]

International career

Abbey was born in England, but is also of Nigerian and Dutch descent.[7] He was called up to the England under-17 squad in February 2020.[8] He has made three appearances for England at under-17 level.[9]

On 6 October 2023, Abbey was called up to the England U20 team for the first time as a replacement for Reuell Walters.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2020–21[11] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
2021–22[12] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
2022–23[13] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 – – 3 0
2023–24[14] League One 22 0 1 0 1 0 – 2[c] 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 0 – 4 0
Swansea City (loan) 2024–25 Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
Career total 29 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 36 0
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Reading" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 58. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ Low, Jonathan (16 September 2020). "Paunovic defends team selection as Reading bow out of Carabao Cup". BerkshireLive. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Nelson Abbey signs professional contract". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ^ "NELSON ABBEY JOINS OLYMPIACOS". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Ο Νέλσον Άμπι στον Ολυμπιακό". olympiacos.org (in Greek). Olympiacos F.C. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Swansea City complete loan signing of Nelson Abbey | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  7. ^ "2003-Born Center Back Eligible For Nigeria, England, Netherlands, Signs New Reading Deal :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  8. ^ "Three young Royals receive England U17 call-ups". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  9. ^ Nelson Abbey at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  10. ^ "England squad named for Elite League openers". englandfootball.com. England Football. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Games played by Nelson Abbey in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Games played by Nelson Abbey in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Games played by Nelson Abbey in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Games played by Nelson Abbey in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2023.


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