Ali Abdi

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team: Tunisia
Position: DF
Squad role: Projected starter
Position rank: #3
Intl caps: 45
Intl goals: 7
Intl assists: 8
: 0.23(model rating, 0–1)
: 1.8%

See Ali Abdi on the full Tunisia scoring list →

Major tournament stats

Tournament	MP	Min	A	Sh	KP	PrgP	PrgC	Tkl	Int
AFCON 2023	2	193	1	1	3	21	14	2	3
World Cup 2022	3	213	0	0	1	24	12	5	5
All tournaments	5	406	1	1	4	45	26	7	8

Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.

▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained

MP: Matches played in the tournament.
Min: Total minutes on the pitch.
G: Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A: Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG: Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh: Shots taken.
KP: Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP: Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC: Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl: Tackles won.
Int: Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90

1.55

Interceptions / 90

1.77

Ball recoveries / 90

4.21

Blocks / 90

1.33

Clearances / 90

5.76

Pressures / 90

13.08

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90

9.98

Key passes / 90

0.89

Prog. carries / 90

5.76

Pass completion %

63.8%

Possession

Carries / 90

24.61

Dribbles / 90

0.44

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 128 defenders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Ali Abdi has 45 caps and 7 international goals for Tunisia, a DF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Tunisia →Tunisia squad & model →