Jimmy Abdou

Early career

Born in Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône, Abdou started out with his home-town club Martigues, first joining the club when he was seven years old. After progressing through the ranks, Abdou was promoted to the first team in 2002 and spent one season with them, making twenty–six appearances and scoring two times.

Sedan

After one season at Martigues, Abdou joined Sedan on 25 July 2003. Abdou appeared in the Sedan's first team as an unused substitute in the opening game of the season, in a 2–0 loss against Istres. Afterwards, Abdou spent six months, playing for the club's reserve side before getting his first team opportunity. On 6 December 2003, he made his Sedan debut, starting the whole game, in a 0–0 draw against Grenoble. At the end of the 2003–04 season, Abdou went on to make eighteen appearances in all competitions. In the 2004–05 season, Abdou became a first team regular for Sedan and featured in a number of matches throughout the season. Abdou then scored his first goal for the club on 12 November 2004, in a 2–0 win over Montpellier. For his performance, he signed a two–year contract with Sedan the following month. His second goal for the club came on 25 January 2005, in a 2–1 win over Amiens. At the end of the 2004–05 season, Abdou went on to make thirty–six appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. In the 2005–06 season, Abdou found himself behind the pecking order in the first team and came on as a substitute in number of…

Abdou is eligible to play for the Comoros national team through his parents and France. Throughout his international career at Comoros, Abdou said he was proud to represent the national side. Abdou reflected on how he was first called up, saying: "First of all, when I joined the selection in 2010, there were 7 expatriates if I remember correctly. Today we can still see the progress made and the commitment of all the people who feel concerned by our selection because it is the love of the motherland and the pride of going to represent our colors that motivate us before. all thing." Abdou earned his first call up to the Comoros squad for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Mozambique on 9 October 2010. He played the full match, which the national team lost 1–0 after conceding a goal in stoppage time. Abdou captained Comoros for the first time in his national team career when he played the whole game, as Comoros lost 1–0 against Mozambique in the World Cup qualification. In May 2014, Abdou was called up to the national team squad for the first time in three years and made his first appearance, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against Kenya in the Africa Cup of Nations qualification on 18 May 2014. However, he played in the return leg, as Comoros drew 1–1, resulting in the national team elimination from the tournament. The following year, Abdou was called up to the Comoros squad and captained against Burkina Faso on 13 June 2015, as the national team lost 2–0. In…

As of match played 28 May 2022

Abdou is married to his long–term girlfriend and now wife, Lucie, and together, they have three children, Ilyas, Inaya and Sohan. At one point, Abdou missed a match against Leeds United on 18 November 2012, due to returning to France for the birth of his daughter, Inaya. The following month, Abdou missed a match against Barnsley on 22 December 2012 as it revealed that he was given a compassionate leave to be with three-year-old Ilyas, who has been diagnosed with leukaemia, and his family in France. In an interview with the Daily Mirror, Abdou revealed that he grew up supporting Marseille and mentioned that he has a sister. Abdou's brother was in Paris on 13 November 2015, a night when it was hit by a series of terror attacks. This led to Abdou's concerns of his brother's well–being, which he eventually picked up his call of his safety.