| Nelson Abbey | |
| Fullname: | Nelson Ighodaro Abbey[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Reading, England |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Swansea City (on loan from Olympiacos) |
| Clubnumber: | 32 |
| Youthyears1: | –2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Reading |
| Years1: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Reading |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Olympiacos |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | → Swansea City (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 28 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 13:27, 27 March 2024 (UTC) |
Nelson Ighodaro Abbey (born 28 August 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Swansea City, on loan from Greek Super League club Olympiacos.
Abbey made his debut for Reading on 15 September 2020 as a substitute in a 1–0 EFL Cup defeat to Luton Town.[2] Abbey signed his first professional contract with Reading on 15 December 2020, until the summer of 2022.[3]
On 24 January 2024, Abbey left Reading to sign for Super League Greece club Olympiacos for an undisclosed fee.[4] [5]
On 23 August 2024, Abbey joined club Swansea City on a season-long loan.[6]
Abbey was born in England, but is also of Nigerian and Dutch descent.[7] He was called up to the England under-17 squad in February 2020.[8] He has made three appearances for England at under-17 level.
On 6 October 2023, Abbey was called up to the England U20 team for the first time as a replacement for Reuell Walters.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Reading | 2020–21 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | League One | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Olympiacos | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Swansea City (loan) | 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||