Aly Abeid
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yacoub Aly Abeid | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Arafat, Mauritania | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | ASAC Concorde | ||
| 2014–2016 | Levante | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Levante B | 41 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Levante | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Alcorcón (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Valenciennes | 44 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | UTA Arad | 40 | (1) |
| 2024– | CFR Cluj | 52 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Mauritania | 73 | (4) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
Yacoub Aly Abeid (Arabic: يعقوب علي اعبيد; born 11 December 1997) is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga I club CFR Cluj and the Mauritania national team, which he captains.
Club career
Aly Abeid and compatriot Moctar Sidi El Hacen were signed by Spanish club Levante UD in 2014 after impressing in a nearby tournament, but could not play competitively for the team until the age of 18 due to FIFA regulations.[2] He began to play for the reserve team in Segunda División B and Tercera División.
On 15 April 2018 among a crisis of injuries and suspensions in the Valencian club, Aly Abeid made his debut as a starter for the first team in La Liga, in a 3–0 loss at Atlético Madrid. He was praised by Marca for his performance.[3] Aly Abeid was loaned to AD Alcorcón of Segunda División on 16 July 2018 for a season, and was registered with their second team in the fourth tier.[4]
On 23 January 2020, Abeid officially joined French Ligue 2 club Valenciennes FC, signing a deal until June 2022.[5]
On 29 June 2022, Abeid signed with UTA Arad in Romania.[6]
On 13 February 2024, Abeid signed with CFR Cluj in Romania.[7]
International career
He played for the national team at the African Cup of Nations 2019, the first international tournament of the team.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 March 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Levante B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Tercera División | 27 | 1 | — | — | 5[b] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
| Total | 41 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||||
| Levante | 2017–18 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Valenciennes | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 0 | ||||
| UTA Arad | 2022–23 | Liga I | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |||
| CFR Cluj | 2023–24 | Liga I | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2025–26 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 178 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 207 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Cupa României
- ^ Appearances in Tercera División promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Supercupa României
International
- As of match played 14 October 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | |||
| 2015 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 73 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abeid goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 June 2015 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | Sierra Leone | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 2 | 5 September 2015 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | South Africa | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 24 March 2023 | Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | DR Congo | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 5 September 2025 | Nouadhibou Municipal Stadium, Nouadhibou, Mauritania | Togo | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Levante B
CFR Cluj
- Cupa României: 2024–25
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2025
References
- ^ Aly Abeid at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Prometedor debut de El Hacen y Aly Abeid con el Levante UD" [El Hacen and Aly Abeid's promising debut for Levante UD] (in Spanish). Gols Media. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Aly cumple con nota en su debut con el Levante" [Aly passes with merit on his debut for Levante]. Marca (in Spanish). 15 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "El Levante cede a Aly Abeid al Alcorcón y tendrá ficha del filial" [Levante loan Aly Abeid to Alcorcón where he will be registered in the reserves]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Aly Abeid rejoint VA !". Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-20., va-fc.com, 23 January 2020
- ^ "BINE AI VENIT, ALY ABEID!" (in Romanian). UTA Arad. 29 June 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "CFR 1907 | BINE AI VENIT, ALY ABEID!". cfr1907.ro. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Reference at www.cafonline.com". Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ Aly Abeid at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "Abeid, Aly". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.