Ilham Abali

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Ilham Abali
Personal information
Full name Ilham Abali
Date of birth (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Vlissingen, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 ADO Den Haag
Number 18
Youth career
ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– ADO Den Haag 17 (0)
International career
2017 Netherlands U15 3 (0)
2018 Netherlands U16 6 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U17 13 (3)
2019 Netherlands U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2024

Ilham Abali (born 19 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag. [1] [2]

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Club career

Abali made her senior-team debut with ADO Den Haag at the age of 16, and was promoted to the first team in 2020. [3] Sidelined due to a serious knee injury in 2020, in 2022, she extended her contract with ADO through the summer of 2023. [3] [4] On 7 May 2023, she made her return to the pitch as a substitute in the 88th minute at home against Excelsior Rotterdam. [5]

International career

In 2019, Abali reached the European Championship final with the Netherlands women's national under-17 football team, winning silver. [4] [6]

Personal life

Abali was born in Vlissingen, Netherlands. [1] She was one of more than 20 Moroccan-Dutch footballers and coaches featured in the book Marokkaanse trots: Smaakmakers in de eredivisie (2020), examining their experience in the Eredivisie, the top-flight of football in the Netherlands. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Netherlands - I. Abali - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  2. ↑ "Selectie | ADO den Haag Vrouwen". Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Abali verlengt contract bij ADO Den Haag". PZC.nl (in Dutch). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Abali krijgt vertrouwen van ADO Den Haag met nieuw contract". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Dagevos, Jan (8 May 2023). "Ilham Abali maakt na ruim drie jaar haar rentree bij ADO Den Haag". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ilham Abali ook volgend seizoen actief voor ADO Den Haag". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Bouman, Kaja (28 June 2020). "'Marokkaanse trots': een zoektocht door cultuur, religie en voetbal". deKanttekening (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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