Hakim Djamel Abdallah (born 9 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club UTA Arad. Born in France, he represents Madagascar at international level.
Club career
Dinamo București On 27 June 2023, Dinamo București announced the signing of Abdallah, their first transfer after the team won promotion back to Liga I. He made his official debut for the club on 17 July 2023, when he started the game and played 65 minutes in the 0–2 home loss against Universitatea Craiova. After 12 games without scoring, his first goal for the team came on 8 October 2023, in the 1–1 home draw against CFR Cluj. His performance in that match was however criticized in the media, as he missed an important chance to score in the 70th minute, when the score was 1-1. On 18 December 2023, he came in as a substitute for Dennis Politic in the 73rd minute, and he scored the second goal in the 2–0 away win against Botoșani. In the following game, on 22 December 2023, Abdallah came once again as a substitute in the 46th minute, and he obtained the deciding penalty in the last minutes of the 1–0 win against Voluntari, being selected as Man of the Match. On 27 January 2024, Abdallah scored in the 1–2 loss against Rapid București and, despite the result, he was named Man of the Match. After this match, Rapid București manager Cristiano Bergodi declared: "It was a very nice goal from Abdallah, I like a lot how he played against us. He is good, very good!". On 18 February 2024, he converted a penalty and produced two assists in the 3–1 home win against Oțelul Galați entering once again the Liga 1 Team of the Week. After a long period of poor form in the relegation group games, Abdallah opened the score on 12 May 2024 in the 2–0 victory against UTA Arad, a victory which allowed Dinamo to avoid relegation.
Abdallah began the 2024-25 Liga I season playing on the right side of a three-man attack line, under manager Željko Kopić. In the first game of the season, on 14 July, he scored once and assisted Cătălin Cîrjan in the 2–3 away loss against CFR Cluj, being selected in the Liga 1 Team of the Week. On 21 July, he opened the score in the 4–1 home win over Petrolul Ploiești.
International career Abdallah was born in the French overseas territory of Réunion to a Comorian father and Malagasy mother. He debuted for the Madagascar national team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Burkina Faso on 11 October 2020.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBrest B2014–15CFA 250———502015–1642———42Total92———92Avranches (loan)2016–17Championnat National14430——174El Ejido (loan)2017–18Segunda División B110———110Nantes B2018–19Championnat National 2161———1612019–20110———110Total271———271Swift Hesperange2020–21Luxembourg National Division302300——3023Lierse2021–22Belgian First Division B27710——287Virton2022–23Challenger Pro League30510——315Dinamo București2023–24Liga I35530—204052024–2531440——3542025–2610———10Total67970—20769UTA Arad2025–26Liga I32641——3672026–2710211——113Total42852——4710Career total25759172—2027661
International
National teamYearAppsGoalsMadagascar202030202171202200202330202410202541202650Total232
International goals Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdallah goal.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 14 November 2021 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2. 8 September 2025 Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco 3–1 3–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours
Nantes B Championnat National 2: 2018–19
References
External links
FFF Profile Madagascar Football Profile