Nabil Abidallah (; born 5 August 1982) is a
Dutch former professional
footballer
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of
Moroccan origin.
Club career
Born in
Amsterdam
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,
Abidallah's career started at
Ajax
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in 1999, from where he moved to
Ipswich Town, where he only played twice in the league both of which coming on as a substitute against
Everton and
Bradford City
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The club was founded in 1903 and ...
, in 2001. He stayed with Town for four years making a total of six appearances, before being given a free transfer to
Northampton Town
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. He also played for
Heybridge Swifts and
Clacton Town, before returning to the Netherlands to play for amateur side
Amsterdamsche in 2005. From 2006 on he played at
Aalsmeer
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.
In 2008, he joined Swedish side
Fässberg before joining Italian
Torres in 2009.
Personal life
In May 2006 Abidallah was arrested for burglary, after breaking into his former house which he had to leave after failing to pay his rent.
Ex-football star turns burglar
- Ipswich Star
References
External links
*
Profile
at dutchplayers.nl
Netherlands youth
at OnsOranje
1982 births
Living people
Footballers from Amsterdam
Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Dutch men's footballers
Jong Ajax players
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Ipswich Town F.C. players
Northampton Town F.C. players
Heybridge Swifts F.C. players
Amsterdamsche FC players
A.F.C. Sudbury players
Swindon Supermarine F.C. players
Premier League players
English Football League players
Men's association football midfielders
Netherlands men's youth international footballers
21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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