Nabil Abidallah (born 5 August 1982 in

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) is a former

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of Moroccan origin.

Club career

Born in

, Abidallah's career started at

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in 1999, from where he moved to

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

, where he only played twice in the league both of which coming on as a substitute against Everton and

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, in 2001. He stayed with Town for four years making a total of six appearances, before being given a free transfer to

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. He also played for Heybridge Swifts and Clacton Town, before returning to the Netherlands to play for amateur side Amsterdamsche in 2005. From 2006 on he played at

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. In 2008, he joined Swedish side Fässbergs before joining Italian

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in 2009.

Personal life

In May 2006 Abidallah was arrested for burglary, after breaking into his former house which he had to leave after failing to pay his rent.Ex-football star turns burglar
- Ipswich Star

References

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Statistics
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Profile
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Netherlands youth
at OnsOranje 1982 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent Dutch footballers Jong Ajax players Dutch expatriate footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Sweden Ipswich Town F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Heybridge Swifts F.C. players Amsterdamsche FC players A.F.C. Sudbury players Swindon Supermarine F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Association football midfielders Netherlands youth international footballers {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub