Kassim Abdallah Mfoihaia (born 9 April 1987) is a professional

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who plays as a defender. Born in France, he plays for the Comoros national team.

Club career

Abdallah began his European career in January 2005 with Atout Sport Busserine and signed a half year later in summer 2005 for

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-based club A.S.C. de Jeunesse Felix-Pyat. He played two years for ASCJ Felix-Pyat and signed than with the

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club

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. He played in two years 44 games in the Championnat de France Amateur for US Marignane.AllezSedan – Site independent : foot, sedan, ardennes, CSSA
/ref> In July 2009, he signed for Sedan. On 31 August 2012, Abdallah left Sedan for

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side

, signing a four-year deal. On 29 January 2014, Abdallah joined

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on a -year deal, ending his two-year career with Marseille. On 31 August 2016, Abdallah joined

Ajaccio Ajaccio (, , ; French: ; it, Aiaccio or ; co, Aiacciu , locally: ; la, Adiacium) is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the ''Collectivité territoriale de Corse'' (capital city of Corsica). ...

on a one-year contract. After one year in Saudi Arabia, he returned to France in January 2019 and signed with

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International career

Abdallah plays for the Comoros national team and earned his first cap by the

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in a game against

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Personal life

In June 2009, four members of his family perished in the

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crash. His mother took an earlier flight.Crash de la Yemenia / Kassim Abdallah pleure les siens , L'Union
.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdallah, Kassim 1987 births Living people French sportspeople of Comorian descent Comorian men's footballers French men's footballers Footballers from Marseille Men's association football defenders Comoros men's international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Saudi Pro League players CS Sedan Ardennes players Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue FC players Olympique de Marseille players Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC players Athlético Marseille players AC Ajaccio players Al Raed FC players Comorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia