Nelson Abbey

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Nelson Abbey
59

2.55

M.€

6

21

years

CB

Profile of Nelson Abbey

Current transfer news

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Nelson Abbey
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Rio Ave has signed Nelson Abbey from Olympiacos

Performance in the last match

Liga Portugal Betclic, 3 days ago

Nelson Abbey

Nelson Ighodaro Abbey
21
years
gb
England
72
kgs
Def
position
187
cms
6
shirt number
2.55
M.€
59
ELO

Born on 28 August 2003 in Reading

Personal data
Country of birth
England England
Other nationality
Nigeria Nigeria
Preferred foot
Left foot
Continent of birth
Europa
Region of birth
Islas Británicas
Career details
Current club
Rio Ave Rio Ave
Current competition
Liga Portugal Betclic Liga Portugal Betclic
Previous club
Swansea City Swansea City
Previous competition
Greek Super League Greek Super League
Historic team
Reading Reading
Historical competition
League One League One
Most common shirt number
6
Other shirt numbers
4, 36, 3, 43, 5

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Liga Portugal Betclic
0%
Wins
0 W
1 D
0 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 34 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
9
Casa Pia AC
Casa Pia AC 45 34 12 9 13 39 44 -5
10
Moreirense
Moreirense 40 34 10 10 14 42 50 -8
11
Rio Ave
Rio Ave 38 34 9 11 14 39 55 -16
12
Arouca
Arouca 38 34 9 11 14 35 49 -14
13
Gil Vicente
Gil Vicente 34 34 8 10 16 34 47 -13

Position on the pitch

Main position
Centre-back 90%
Other positions
  • Left-back 10%
CB
LB
Football pitch

Rating progression

59 ▲ 2
60451 18
102932 20
60355 22
2092 20
1863 24
2453 24
2163 24
Highest value in career
60 (2024)
Rankings
General
25482º
Age
953º
By country
1055º 1055º
By position
10007º D
By position
5600º CB CB

Evolution of market value

2 M€ ▲ 0.9
60451 18
102932 20
60355 22
2092 20
1863 24
2453 24
2163 24
Highest value in career
2.62M (2025)
Rankings
General
13419º
Age
714º
By country
359º 359º
By position
5205º D
By position
2786º CB CB
Contract information
Agent
Sports Invest UK ltd
Start of contract
01/07/2025
NEW TRANSFER
End of contract
30/06/2028
Contract length
21/08/2028
Last signing
01/07/2025

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
25/26 01/07/2025
Olympiacos
Olympiacos
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
Transfer
25/26 30/06/2025
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
Olympiacos
Olympiacos
End of loan
24/25 07/01/2025
Olympiacos
Olympiacos
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
Loan
24/25 03/01/2025
Swansea City
Swansea City
Olympiacos
Olympiacos
End of loan
24/25 23/08/2024
Olympiacos
Olympiacos
Swansea City
Swansea City
Loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 0

Professional performance

Calendar year 11
1
0.09
57
Last 6 months 7
1
0.14
59
Last 365 days 12
1
0.08
57
Last 3 years 54
9
0.17
51
Last 5 years 71
12
0.17
48
Career 97
0.14
44

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
2025/26
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 81' 21 5.3 59
Liga Portugal Betclic
Liga Portugal Betclic
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 81' 21 5.3 59
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
2024/25
10 0 0 1 0 10 8 2 727' 21 5.6 57
Swansea City
Swansea City
2024/25
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 58' 21 4.7 60
Olympiacos
Olympiacos
2023/24
4 0 0 2 0 4 3 1 301' 20 5.7 57
Reading
Reading
2023/24
26 0 0 4 0 26 25 1 2252' 20 6.4 50

Teammates

Player rating and role
Marc Gual
F
Marc Gual
76
0
Clayton
F
Clayton
72
4
Dario Špikić
F
Dario Špikić
68
0
Andreas Ntoi
D
Andreas Ntoi
68
2
N. Athanasiou
D
N. Athanasiou
68
5
M. Vrousai
D
M. Vrousai
67
1
Brandon Aguilera
MF
Brandon Aguilera
66
6
C. Miszta
GK
C. Miszta
66
8
O. Pohlmann
MF
O. Pohlmann
64
-2
G. Liavas
MF
G. Liavas
64
1
André Luiz
F
André Luiz
64
7
J. Panzo
D
J. Panzo
63
3
K. Chamorro
GK
K. Chamorro
63
-5
F. Petrasso
D
F. Petrasso
61
-2
João Novais
MF
João Novais
60
-2
João Tomé
D
João Tomé
55
3
T. Bakoulas
MF
T. Bakoulas
55
3
João Graça
MF
João Graça
54
1
J. Lomboto
D
J. Lomboto
53
0

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Reading
Reading
4 31 26 2360' 0 4
Reading U18
Reading U18
4 27 22 2064' 3 2
Reading U23
Reading U23
2 14 10 894' 0 3
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
2 11 9 808' 0 1
Olympiacos
Olympiacos
1 4 3 301' 0 2
Reading U21
Reading U21
1 4 4 360' 0 1
Swansea City
Swansea City
1 1 1 58' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
League One
League One
1 22 21 1892' 0 3
Premier League Academy U18
Premier League Academy U18
3 20 16 1499' 2 2
Premier League 2 Division Two
Premier League 2 Division Two
2 14 10 894' 0 3
Primeira Liga
Primeira Liga
2 9 8 716' 0 1
Premier League U18 Cup
Premier League U18 Cup
1 5 5 450' 1 0

Teams played for

Reading
Reading
4 season
0
31
Reading U18
Reading U18
4 season
3
27
Reading U23
Reading U23
2 season
0
14
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
2 season
0
11
Olympiacos
Olympiacos
1 season
0
4
Reading U21
Reading U21
1 season
0
4
Swansea City
Swansea City
1 season
0
1

For the national team

0
0 times at International
5 times at U20
3 times at U17
-
Average number of goals
-
0
0
0

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Inglaterra U20
Inglaterra U20
2024
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 180' 20 6.1 57
Liga Elite Sub 20
Liga Elite Sub 20
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 180' 20 6.1 57
Inglaterra U20
Inglaterra U20
2023
3 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 191' 20 4.8 48

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Inglaterra U20
Inglaterra U20
2 5 4 371' 0 1
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
U20 Elite League
U20 Elite League
2 5 4 371' 0 1

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day

Best performances