Aly Abeid
Mauritanian footballer (born 1997)
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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.
| 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 | 53 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Mauritania | 73 | (4) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
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 20 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 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 179 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 208 | 4 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, Cupa României
- Appearances in Tercera División promotion 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 |
