Affandi Aboudou

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Affandi Aboudou
Personal information
Full name Afandi Rynno Aboudou
Date of birth (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Seychelles
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
La Passe
Youth career
2021–2022 Trofense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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
YearAppsGoals
202120
202200
Total20

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