Diyaeddine Abzi

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Diyaeddine Abzi
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Abzi in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Fez, Morocco
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
2008–2017 FS Salaberry
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 AS Blainville 20 (2)
2019–2022 York United 64 (7)
2022–2024 Pau FC 29 (1)
2023–2024 → Leganés (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2018 Canada (futsal) 1 (1)
2021 Canada U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2021

Diyaeddine Abzi (born 23 November 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays as a left-back. Born in Morocco, he represented Canada at youth international level.

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Early life

Born in Fez, Morocco, Abzi moved to Montreal at age nine, where he began playing youth soccer with FS Salaberry. [1]

In 2015, Abzi played for FS Salaberry at the U21 level, scoring one goal in three appearances. [2] The following year, he made he played at the senior amateur debut with Salaberry in LSEQ Division 2 and made a total of six appearances that season as Salaberry earned promotion to D1. [3] At the U21 level for Salaberry that year, he scored fourteen goals in thirteen appearances. In 2017, Abzi scored ten goals in thirteen appearances for Salaberry in D1, leading the club and finishing third in league scoring. [4] In U21 play, Abzi scored 26 goals in 15 appearances.

Club career

In 2018, Abzi played for defending PLSQ champions Blainville, making twenty appearances and scoring two goals in league play. [5] In the Canadian Championship, Abzi scored the lone goal in Blainville's 1–0 win over Oakville Blue Devils in the second leg of the First Preliminary Round. [6] He then appeared as a substitute in both games of Blainville's Second Preliminary Round series against Ottawa Fury. [7]

In February 2019, Abzi signed with Canadian Premier League side York9 (later York United). [6] On 27 April 2019, he made his professional debut as a substitute in the inaugural CPL match against Forge FC. [7] Abzi scored his first goal for the club on 12 October 2019, against Forge. [8] That season, he made a total of 24 league appearances and six in the Canadian Championship. [7] In December 2019, Abzi re-signed with York for the 2020 season. [9] On 29 April 2020, he signed a further contract extension until at least 2022. [10] In 2021, he continued to play a crucial role for York, and was described as "one of the most dynamic and talented" players in the league. [11] York finished in fourth place in the regular season, which qualified them to the semifinals, where they were defeated by Forge FC. Scoring 6 goals and 3 assists that season as a fullback, at the conclusion of the season he was ranked the 4th best player in the league. [12] There was interest from Major League Soccer club Toronto FC to bring him in for a trial, however, an injury prevented Abzi from attending. [13] At the time of his departure in the summer of 2022, he was York's all-time appearance leader. [14]

In June 2022, York United announced the transfer of Abzi to French club Pau FC of Ligue 2, effective 1 July, where he signed a three-year contract. [15] [16] He made his debut for Pau on July 30 in their season opener, starting the match and playing the full 90 minutes in a 4-0 defeat to Guingamp. [17] Abzi scored his first goal for Pau against Paris FC on January 31, 2023. [18] In August 2023, it was announced that Abzi would be loaned out to La Liga 2 club Leganés for the 2023-24 season, with an option for a permanent transfer. [19] At the end of the season, the option was not picked up, and he was also released by Pau. [20]

In June 2024, it was announced that he failed a drug test for marijuana and was banned for 2 years by the French Anti-Doping Agency. [21]

International career

Canada Futsal

In January 2018, Abzi played futsal for Canada in a friendly against Costa Rica, netting a goal in a 5-4 defeat. [22]

Canada

Abzi was called up to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020 and made one appearance for the side against Mexico. [23] On February 26, 2024, Abzi was named to the Canada men's national soccer team provisional roster for the 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs against Trinidad and Tobago. [24]

Career statistics

As of 18 February 2024 [7]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AS Blainville 2018 [25] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 202—3110243
York United 2019 Canadian Premier League 241—60—301
2020 50———50
2021 2561020—286
2022 100—31—131
Total6471011100768
Pau FC 2022–23 Ligue 2 291—31—322
Leganés (loan) 2023–24 La Liga 2 40—10—50
Career total11710101831013711

    Honours

    Leganés

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    3. ↑ "Diyaeddine Abzi 2016". TSI Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
    4. ↑ "Diyaeddine Abzi 2017". TSI Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
    5. ↑ "Diyaeddine Abzi 2018". TSI Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
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    9. ↑ Armen Bedakian (4 December 2019). "York9 FC re-sign top fullback pairing Abzi, Doner for 2020". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
    10. ↑ "Diyaeddine Abzi Signs Contract Extension With York9 FC". York9 FC. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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    16. ↑ @PauFootballClub (15 June 2022). "@Abzi__20 est 🟡🔵 ! Aprés s'être imposé comme l'un des meilleurs latéraux de CPL depuis plusieurs saisons, l'international espoirs canadien vient renforcer la défense du Pau FC pour les trois prochaines saisons. Bienvenue Diyaeddine ! 👑" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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