Nasradine Abdi Aptidon (Arabic: نصر الدين عبدي أبتيدون; born 5 June 1994) is a Djiboutian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Djiboutian club AS Port and the Djibouti national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nasradine Abdi Aptidon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Djibouti, Djibouti[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AS Port | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | AS Arta/Solar7 | ||
| 2018– | AS Port | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Djibouti | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 August 2019 | |||
Asylum in France
editIn September 2021, Aptidon and two of his Djibouti national team teammates, Bilal Ahmed and Aboubaker Omar, failed to board a connecting flight in Orly Airport, in Paris, France, on their way to play away to Algeria in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[3] Aptidon left the airport seven days later, and sought asylum in France alongside his teammates.[3]
In October, Aptidon and Omar applied for asylum in Rennes, and have been granted a 10-month residence permit.[4]
Honours
editAS Port
- Djibouti Premier League: 2018–19
References
edit- ^ a b "Nasradine Abdi Aptidon". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Nasradine Abdi Aptidon at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b Edwards, Piers; Molina, Romain (10 September 2021). "Asylum-seeking Djibouti footballer spends week in airport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Rauzy, Francois (6 October 2021). "Deux internationaux djiboutiens demandent l'asile en France et cherchent un club de foot à Rennes". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
External links
edit- Nasradine Abdi Aptidon at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nasradine Abdi Aptidon at Global Sports Archive
- Nasradine Abdi Aptidon at Soccerway
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