Jimmy Abdou

Abdou made his Millwall debut, starting a match before being substituted in the 75th minute, in a 4–3 loss against Oldham Athletic in the opening game of the season.

Nadjim "Jimmy" Abdou (born 13 July 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Starting his career in his hometown club of Martigues, Abdou later went on to play in Ligue 1 with Sedan before moving to England with Plymouth Argyle.

After progressing through the ranks, Abdou was promoted to the first team in 2002 and spent one season with them, making twenty–six appearances and scoring two times.

After one season at Martigues, Abdou joined Sedan on 25 July 2003.

Abdou appeared in the first team as an unused substitute in the opening game of the season, in a 2–0 loss against Istres.

Afterwards, Abdou spent six months, playing for the reserve side before getting his first team opportunity.

It was not until on 6 December 2003 when he made his Sedan debut, starting the whole game, in a 0–0 draw against Grenoble.

At the end of the 2003–04 season, Abdou went on to make eighteen appearances for the side.

In the 2004–05 season, Abdou became a first team regular for the side and featured in a number of matches throughout the season.

Abdou then scored his first goal for the club on 12 November 2004, in a 2–0 win over Montpellier.

For his performance, he signed a two–year contract with the club the following month.

At the end of the 2004–05 season, Abdou went on to make thirty–six appearances and scoring two times for the side.

His second goal for the club came on 25 January 2005, in a 2–1 win over Amiens.

In the 2005–06 season, Abdou found himself behind the pecking order in the first team and came on as a substitute in number of matches, due to his poor performances.

This also combined with his own injury concern.

At the end of the 2005–06 season, making fifteen appearances, the club was promoted to Ligue 1 after three seasons in Ligue 2.

In the 2006–07 season, Abdou missed the first half of the season, due to being suspended and playing in the club's reserve side.

It was not until on 18 November 2006 when he made his first Ligue 1 appearance of the season, coming on as a substitute for Jérôme Le Moigne in the 49th minute, and scored an own goal, in a 1–0 loss against Lyon.

Abdou became a first team regular for the side since returning from the sideline.

However, later in the season, he soon found himself out of the first team, due to being suspended.

After a trial in the summer of 2007, Abdou joined English Football League Championship club Plymouth Argyle, signing on a free transfer on 20 August until the end of the 2007–08 season.

He made his first league appearance on 25 August 2007 as a 62nd-minute substitute in a 3–2 defeat at Barnsley.

However, Abdou found himself out of the first team between September and November, due to strong competitions in the club's midfield position.

It was not until on 6 November 2007 when he returned to the first team from the sidelines, starting a match before being substituted in the 58th minute, in a 1 –1 draw against Colchester United.

Since returning to the first team from the sidelines, Abdou regained his first team place for the side and began playing in the right–back position for the rest of the season.

He scored his first goal in English football against Scunthorpe United in a 3–0 win at Home Park on 1 December 2007.

As a result, Abdou was nominated for the club's Player of the Month for December but lost out to Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.

At the end of the 2007–08 season, Abdou went on to make thirty–three appearances and scoring two times for the side.

From 2008 to 2017, he played for Millwall, where he scored nine goals in 342 appearances.

He then scored his second goal for the club in the third round of the FA Cup on 5 January 2008, in a 3–2 win over Hull City.

After contract discussions in April 2008, Abdou left Plymouth in June 2008 after turning down the club's contract offer and signed for Millwall on 3 July 2008.

He made his international debut for the Comoros in October 2010, and played for his nation at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Born in Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône, Abdou started out with his home-town club Martigues, first joining the side when he was seven years old.

In 2018, Abdou returned to Martigues.

Born in France, Abdou is Comorian through his parents.

Abdou played one season in Ligue 1 in Sedan finished in 19th place and were relegated.

Following the club's relegation, Abdou was released by the club.

He then joined Clermont on a free transfer, signing a one–year contract.

However, the move was denied by the club, themselves.