Farhiya Abdi

Farhiya Abdi (born May 31, 1992) is a Somali-Swedish professional basketball player.[1][2] She has also played overseas since 2016.[3]

Farhiya Abdi
BK Brno
PositionForward
Personal information
Born (1992-05-31) May 31, 1992
NationalitySwedish
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
WNBA draft2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–presentFrisco Brno
2013–2015Los Angeles Sparks
2016–2017Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
2017Mersin Buyuksehir Belediye
2017-2018Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca
2018-2019Galatasaray
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Career

Abdi was born in 1992 in Sweden. Her parents are Somalian migrants.

Abdi initially played for Frisco Brno in the Czech Republic basketball league. In 2012, she joined the Los Angeles Sparks after being drafted with the first pick of the second round of the 2012 WNBA draft. She was the first Somali to play in the WNBA.[2]

Abdi played three seasons in the WNBA, all with the Sparks. She played in one playoff game in her career as part of the 2014 playoffs.[4]

She also competed in EuroLeague Women for Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca in 2017-18 and in EuroCup Women for Maccabi Bnot Ashdod in 2016-17 and for Galatasaray in 2018-19.

References


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