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Djamel Abdoun
Personal information
Full name	Djamel Abdoun
Date of birth	February 14, 1986 (1986-02-14) (age 23)
Place of birth	Montreuil-sous-Bois, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Nantes
Number	7
Youth career
2002-2003 2003-2004	Paris Saint-Germain Ajaccio
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2008 2007 2007-2008 2008-	Ajaccio → Manchester City (loan) → Sedan (loan) FC Nantes	13 (2) 00 (0) 33 (5) 28 (2)
National team2
2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2009–	France U18 France U19 France U20 Algeria	4 (0) 13 (2) 8 (0) 0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 17, 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of September 17, 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Djamel Abdoun (Arabic: جمال عبدون‎) (born February 14, 1986 in Montreuil-sous-Bois, France) is an Algerian footballer who is currently playing as a midfielder for FC Nantes in the French Ligue 2.

[edit] Club Career

Abdoun started his career as a youth player for Paris Saint-Germain FC in 2002, where he was released at the end of the season. In 2003 he signed for Ajaccio where he made only 10 appearances in three seasons, scoring 2 goals.

He signed for Manchester City on loan in the January transfer window of 2007 making his sole appearance for The Blues as a substitute on January 28, 2007 in the 3-1 FA Cup win over Southampton F.C.. He returned to Ajaccio at the end of the season after Manchester City chose not to take up the option of making his move permanent.

[edit] International Career

Abdoun represented France internationally at the Under-17, Under-18 and Under-20 level. His most notable achievement was winning 2007 Toulon Tournament with the French Under-18 squad.^[1]

However, being of Algerian descent, Abdoun was also eligible to represent Algeria, and on September 15, 2009, he was selected for the first time by head coach Rabah Saadane to join the ranks of the Algeria national football team for a qualifier against Rwanda.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Djamel Abdoun career stats at Soccerbase
• Djamel Abdoun French league stats at lfp.fr (French)
• Eurosport

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