Djamel Abdoun

Djamel Abdoun

Abdoun playing for Olympiacos
Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-02-14) 14 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
2002	Paris Saint-Germain
2003	Ajaccio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2008	Ajaccio	12	(2)
2007	→ Manchester City (loan)	0	(0)
2007–2008	→ Sedan (loan)	33	(5)
2008–2010	Nantes	50	(3)
2010–2011	Kavala	26	(3)
2011–2013	Olympiacos	50	(9)
2013–2015	Nottingham Forest	22	(1)
2015	→ Lokeren (loan)	4	(0)
2015–2016	Veria	15	(3)
Total		212	(26)
International career
2003–2004	France U18	4	(0)
2004–2005	France U19	13	(2)
2005–2006	France U20	8	(0)
2010–2016	Algeria	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Djamel Abdoun (born 14 February 1986) is an Algerian retired professional footballer who played as a winger.

In the summer of 2011, Abdoun signed a three-year contract with Olympiacos, on a free transfer from Kavala, due to their relegation to the fourth division. He has since won the double with Olympiacos, winning the 2011–12 Superleague Greece and the 2012 Greek Cup. In the summer of 2013, Abdoun signed a three-year contract with Football League Championship club Nottingham Forest.

Abdoun is a former French youth international and was a part of the team that won the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, held in Northern Ireland and the 2007 Toulon Tournament. He opted to play for Algeria at senior level in September 2009, taking advantage of FIFA's new ruling, allowing him to change his national allegiance despite being older than 21 years of age.^[1] He made his debut for Algeria in a 0–0 group game at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations on 18 January 2010, against Angola.^[2] He represented Algeria at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, where Algeria finished fourth, and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.