Affandi Aboudou (born 3 January 2003) is a

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who plays as a defender for

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and the Seychelles national team. He is the twin brother of fellow footballer Assad Aboudou.

Club career

In November 2019, while a member of

of the

Seychelles First Division Seychelles Premier League is the top division of the Seychelles Football Federation, it was created in 1979. League matches usually take place in front of dozens of spectators. Seychelles Premier League 2017 Previous winners *1979 : Saint-L ...

, Aboudou traveled to

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for a two-week training stint with

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of the

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. He was joined on the trip by his twin brother, Assad, and Achille Esther. In September 2021 it was announced that Affandi and Assad had traveled to

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for a three-month trial with C.D. Trofense of the

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. During this time the players were evaluated by the club and others from within and outside of the country. He returned to Portugal for a second stint in January 2022 and went on to appear in U19 league matches with the club. Later in 2022 Aboudou returned to La Passé FC and participated in the 2022–23 CAF Champions League with the club.

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

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. 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

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. He made his senior international debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against

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. He earned his second cap three days later against

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. On 27 September 2023, Aboudou scored against

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in 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aboudou, Affandi 2003 births Living people Men's association football defenders Seychellois men's footballers La Passe FC players Seychelles men's international footballers Seychellois expatriate men's footballers Seychellois twins