Abdelrahman "Abdo" Saidi (born 13 August 1999) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a winger for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hammarby IF | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Norrby IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Norrby IF | 95 | (16) |
| 2021–2022 | Degerfors IF | 40 | (9) |
| 2022– | Hammarby IF | 17 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Sweden U19 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:30, 6 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:27, 27 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Saidi was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, to Algerian parents. He moved to Borås at a young age and started to play youth football with local club Norrby IF.[1][2][3]
Before the start of the 2017 season, Saidi was promoted to Norrby's first team. On 21 May, he made his debut in Superettan, Sweden's second tier, in a 2–1 away win against IFK Värnamo. On 27 May, he scored his first competitive goal for the club in a 3–0 home win against IK Frej.[2] He ended the 2017 season making 17 league appearances, scoring twice, reportedly attracting interest from Allsvenskan clubs AIK, BK Häcken and IF Elfsborg.[4][5]
On 1 August 2018, Saidi signed a new three and a half year-contract with Norrby. Throughout the season, he established himself as a starter in Superettan, making 25 appearances and scoring three goals.[6]
In 2019, Saidi made 27 appearances, scoring four goals, as Norrby finished 9th in the Superettan table.[7][8] In 2020, Saidi played 26 league games and scored seven goals, as Norrby once again avoided relegation by finishing 11th in the table.[9]
On 8 February 2021, Saidi transferred to newly promoted Allsvenskan club Degerfors IF, signing a three-year contract.[10] He quickly broke into Degerfors' starting eleven, scoring four goals in 29 appearances as the club finished 13th in the table, avoiding the relegation play-offs by one place.[11][12][13]
In 2022, Degerfors initially struggled at the bottom of the Allsvenskan table, although Saidi continued as a starter for the team. On 9 May, in an away game against GIF Sundsvall, Saidi scored his first hat-trick at senior level in just ten minutes, securing a 3–2 win for his side in stoppage time.[14] In total, Saidi made 45 competitive appearances for the club across one and a half season, scoring 11 goals.[15]
On 11 July 2022, Saidi transferred to Hammarby IF, signing a four and a half year-contract.[16] The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 5 million Swedish kronor.[17]
On 14 October 2019, Saidi made his debut for the Swedish U19's, in a 3–2 friendly win against Norway.[18][19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Norrby IF | 2017 | Superettan | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2019 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||||
| 2020 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 95 | 16 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 105 | 16 | ||||
| Degerfors IF | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2022 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 11 | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| Total | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 152 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 30 | ||
Hammarby IF – current squad | |
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