Kassim Abdallah

Kassim Abdallah Mfoihaia (born 9 April 1987) is a French-born Comorian professional footballer who plays for Athlético Marseille. At international level, he represented the Comoros national team.

Kassim Abdallah
Personal information
Full name Kassim Abdallah Mfoihaia
Date of birth (1987-04-09) 9 April 1987
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Athlético Marseille
Youth career
2005 AS Busserine
2005–2007 ASCJ Felix-Pyat
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Marignane 33 (0)
2009–2012 Sedan 94 (2)
2012–2014 Marseille 23 (0)
2014–2016 Evian 55 (0)
2016–2017 Ajaccio 29 (0)
2017–2018 Al-Raed 11 (1)
2019– Athlético Marseille 9 (0)
National team‡
2007– Comoros 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:13, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:13, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Abdallah was born in Marseille, France, and raised in the French Bouches-du-Rhône department.

Club career

Abdallah began his European career in January 2005 with Atout Sport Busserine and signed a half year later in summer 2005 for Marseille-based club A.S.C. de Jeunesse Felix-Pyat.[1] He played two years for ASCJ Felix-Pyat and signed than with the Championnat de France Amateur club US Marignane.[2] He played in two years 44 games in the Championnat de France Amateur for US Marignane.[3]

In July 2009, he signed for CS Sedan.[3][4]

On 31 August 2012, Abdallah left Sedan for Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille, signing a four-year deal.[5][6]

On 29 January 2014, Abdallah joined Evian Thonon Gaillard on a ​2 1⁄2-year deal, ending his two-year career with Marseille.[7]

On 31 August 2016, Abdallah joined AC Ajaccio on a one-year contract.[8]

After one year in Saudi Arabia, he returned to France in January 2019 and signed with Athlético Marseille.[9]

International career

Abdallah plays for the Comoros national football team and earned his first cap by the Indian Ocean Island Games in a game against Madagascar.[10]

Personal life

In June 2009, four members of his family perished in the Yemenia Flight 626 crash, his mother took an earlier flight.[11]

References
  1. "Actualité Des Iles Comores ( الأحداث الراهنة جزر القمر) » Kassim Abdallah Mfoihaia signera-t-il pour l'OM ?". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  2. Kassim Abdallah Mfoihaia signera-t-il pour l'OM ?
  3. AllezSedan - Site independent : foot, sedan, ardennes, CSSA
  4. Kassim Abdallah Mfoihaia joueur de SEDAN Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes
  5. Abdallah 4 ans à l’OM Archived 2012-09-02 at the Wayback Machine Olympique de Marseille. 1 September 2012. (in French)
  6. Mercato: Kassim ABDALLAH est parti à l'Olympique de Marseille
  7. Kassim ABDALLAH, nouveau Haut-Savoyard ! Archived 2014-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Evian Thonon Gaillard FC. 29 January 2014. (in French)
  8. "Fall et Abdallah ont signé (in French)". www.ac-ajaccio.corsica. August 31, 2016. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  9. "KASSIM ABDALLAH S'ENGAGE AVEC L'ATHLÉTICO MARSEILLE". Athlético Marseille. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  10. CSSA / Inch Abdallah !
  11. Crash de la Yemenia / Kassim Abdallah pleure les siens | L'Union Archived 2013-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
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