Affandi Aboudou

Affandi Aboudou
Personal information
Full name Afandi Rynno Aboudou
Date of birth (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 22)
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

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

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

As of match played 4 September 2021[10]
Seychelles national team
Year Apps Goals
2021 2 0
2022 0 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ a b "La Passe teenage trio on training trip in Germany". nation.sc. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ Govinden, Gerard. "Aboudou twin brothers in Portugal for observation training". nation.sc. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ "The Twins have left the country again". La Passe FC. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ^ "CD Trofense 1 Amarante FC 1" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  5. ^ Sithembiso, Dindi. "Sundowns coach Mngqithi compares hapless La Passe to Orlando Pirates". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Confederation of African Football (Caf) competitions". African Press. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  7. ^ "11es Jeux de la CJSOI du 20 au 28 avril 2018, à Djibouti". Seychelles Youth and Sports Department. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. ^ "S Africa, Angola book 2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championships final berths". COSAFA. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Namibia light up opening day of COSAFA Under-17 Championships!". COSAFA. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  10. ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  11. ^ Duval, Roland. "Comoros friendly tournament Seychelles humiliated by neighbours Comoros in opening match". nation.sc. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  12. ^ Govinden, Gerard. "Seychelles lose heavily over two legs to exit qualifiers". nation.sc. Retrieved 8 July 2023.