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{{Short description|Egypt international footballer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Adam El-Abd
| image          = Adam El-Abd Whitehawk.jpg
| image_size     = 
| caption        = Adam El-Abd with [[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]] in 2020.
| fullname       = Adam Mohamad El-Abd<ref name="Hugman2010-11 136">{{Cite book
 | editor-first = Barry J.
 | editor-last = Hugman
 | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11
 | year = 2010
 | publisher = Mainstream Publishing
 | isbn = 978-1-84596-601-0
 | page = 136 }}</ref>
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1984|9|11|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2010-11 136"/>
| birth_place = [[Brighton]], England
| height         = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Adam El-Abd : Overview |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/8186/Adam-El-Abd/overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=3 April 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220402083407/https://www.premierleague.com/players/8186/Adam-El-Abd/overview | archive-date = 2 April 2022 }}</ref>
| position       = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub    = 
| clubnumber     = 
| youthyears1    = 1994–2003
| youthclubs1    = [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
| years1         = 2003–2014
| clubs1         = [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
| caps1          = 300
| goals1         = 5
| years2         = 2003
| clubs2         = → [[Bognor Regis Town F.C.|Bognor Regis Town]] (loan)
| caps2          = 2
| goals2         = 0
| years3         = 2014–2016
| clubs3         = [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]
| caps3          = 16
| goals3         = 0
| years4         = 2014–2015
| clubs4         = → [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] (loan)
| caps4          = 24
| goals4         = 1
| years5         = 2015–2016
| clubs5         = → [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] (loan)
| caps5          = 13
| goals5         = 0
|years6          = 2016
| clubs6         = → [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] (loan)
| caps6          = 8
| goals6         = 0
| years7         = 2016–2017
| clubs7         = [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]]
| caps7          = 28
| goals7         = 2
| years8         = 2017–2019
| clubs8         = [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]]
| caps8          = 72
| goals8         = 4
| years9         = 2019–2020
| clubs9         = [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage]]
| caps9          = 2
| goals9         = 0
| years10        = 2020–2022
| clubs10        = [[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]
| caps10         = 36
| goals10        = 0
| years11        = 2022
| clubs11        = [[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]
| caps11         = 0
| goals11        = 0
| totalcaps = 501 | totalgoals = 12
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam1  = [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]]
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}

'''Adam Mohamad El-Abd''' ({{langx|ar|آدم العبد}}; born 11 September 1984) is a retired professional footballer who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. El-Abd made over 500 first team appearances in his professional career and also played for the [[Egypt national football team|Egypt national team]].

==Early and personal life==
Born in [[Brighton]], [[East Sussex]],<ref name="Hugman2010-11 136"/> to an Egyptian father and a British mother, El-Abd holds dual-nationality. His older brother [[Joe El-Abd|Joe]] played professional [[rugby union]] and is a coach at [[Castres Olympique]].<ref>{{Cite web | title = French fairytale as El-Abd wins title the hard way | work = The Argus | date = 8 June 2018 | access-date = 19 June 2018 | url = http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/16278731.French_fairytale_as_El-Abd_wins_title_the_hard_way/}}</ref> His younger brother Sami was an apprentice at Brighton, before moving into [[non-League football]] with [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]], [[Hayes & Yeading United F.C.|Hayes & Yeading United]], [[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]], [[Bognor Regis Town F.C.|Bognor Regis Town]], [[Dorking Wanderers F.C.|Dorking Wanderers]] and [[Horsham F.C.|Horsham]].

==Club career==

===Brighton & Hove Albion===
El-Abd joined [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]'s youth department when he was nine and was granted a scholarship there at 16. He signed his first professional contract of two and a half years at the age of 19. He made his full league début for the club in the 2–1 win at [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] in November 2003. He was then a regular in the first team squad, playing either in defence at right-back or centre-half, or in a more defensive midfield role.<ref name=":0"/>

During the game at [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] on 18 March 2008, El-Abd was stretchered off with [[medial collateral ligament]] damage and ruled out for the remainder of the [[2007-08 in English football|season]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.football.co.uk/brighton_and_hove_albion/seagulls_swoop_for_racon_262026.shtml#G2hGJkOSBbEpopiB.97| title=Seagulls swoop for Racon| date=20 March 2008| website=football.co.uk| access-date=7 December 2017}}</ref>

In June 2008, El-Abd signed a new two-year deal with Brighton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seagulls.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Latest/0,,10433~1323159,00.html| title=El-Abd Signs New Deal| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081104111306/http://www.seagulls.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Latest/0%2C%2C10433~1323159%2C00.html |archive-date=4 November 2008| publisher=Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.| date=5 June 2008| access-date=5 June 2008}}</ref> He won the Seagulls Player of the Season award for their [[Football League One|League One]] winning 2010–11 campaign.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/galleries/1271762/500-not-out-congratulations-adam|title = 500 Not Out: Congratulations Adam}}</ref>

El-Abd hit the milestone of 250 league appearances for Brighton on 7 March 2012, named Man of the Match in a 2–2 draw with Cardiff City. El-Abd made his 300th and final league appearance for the Seagulls coming on as a 90th-minute substitute against [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] on 11 January 2014.

===Bristol City===
On 16 January 2014, El-Abd transferred to [[Football League One|League One]] club [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/10943229.Transfer_window_watch__Update_2___El_Abd_leaves_Albion/?ref=var_0|title=El-Abd leaves Albion|publisher=The Argus|date=16 January 2014|access-date=16 January 2014}}</ref> Rarely used at Bristol City, he spent time out on loan at [[Bury F.C.|Bury]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30213054|title=Bury: Adam El-Abd and Robert Milsom join on loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 November 2014|access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref> [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34485819|title=Swindon Town: Adam El-Abd joins on loan from Bristol City|publisher=BBC Sport|date=9 October 2015|access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref> and [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35672277|title=Adam El-Abd: Gillingham sign Bristol City defender on loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 February 2016|access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref>

===Shrewsbury Town===
After his contract at Bristol City expired, he moved to [[Football League One|League One]] club [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] on a free transfer in July 2016, signing a two-year contract,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36803723|title=Adam El-Abd: Shrewsbury Town sign former Brighton and Bristol City defender|publisher= BBC Sport|date=15 July 2016|access-date=15 July 2016}}</ref> where he immediately became [[captain (association football)|captain]] in place of the departed [[Nathaniel Knight-Percival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/article/2016-17/captain-adam-el-abd-shrewsbury-town-3232564.aspx|title=New Captain revealed|publisher=Shrewsweb|date=8 August 2016|access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 home victory against [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] on 20 August,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37067571|title=Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Chesterfield|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 August 2016|access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref> but was sent off in a 2–1 defeat at former club [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] three weeks later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burytimes.co.uk/sport/football/shakers/14737090.Sending_off_came_at_the_right_time__says_boss_David_Flitcroft__as_spirited_Bury_battle_back_to_win/|title=Sending off came at the right time, says boss David Flitcroft, as spirited Bury battle back to win|publisher=Bury Times|date=12 September 2016|access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref> After the departure of Shrewsbury manager [[Micky Mellon]], El Abd scored a "30 yard half-volley" in a 1–1 draw away at [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] on 29 October, to hand new boss [[Paul Hurst]] a point in his first match in charge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/shrewsbury-town-fc/2016/10/29/southend-united-1-shrewsbury-town-1-report/soccer-sky-bet-football-league-one-southend-united-v-shrewsbury-town-3/|title=Southend United 1 Shrewsbury Town 1 – Report and pictures|publisher=Shropshire Star|date=29 October 2016|access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref>

El-Abd left the club at the end of June 2017 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2017/06/30/club-captain-adam-el-abd-departs-shrewsbury-town/|title=Club captain Adam El-Abd departs Shrewsbury Town|publisher=Shropshire Star|date=30 June 2017|access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref>

===Wycombe Wanderers===
On 3 July 2017, El-Abd signed a two-year contract with [[EFL League Two|League Two]] side [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2017/july/first-summer-signing-revealed/|title=First summer signing revealed!|work=Wycombe Wanderers Official Site|date=3 July 2017|access-date=3 July 2017}}</ref> In May 2018 he extended his contract for a further year, to the end of the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Skipper extends deal until 2020|url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2018/may/skipper-extends-deal-until-2020/|access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref> El-Abd left Wycombe on 2 September 2019 by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2019/september/adam-el-abd-leaves-the-club/|title=Adam El-Abd leaves the club|publisher=[[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.]]|access-date=2 September 2019}}</ref>

===Stevenage===
He signed for [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage]] on 6 September 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2019/september/adam-el-abd-signs-stevenage-football-club-transfer-sky-bet-league-two-efl-wycombe-wanderers-thursday-5th-september-2019/|title=Adam El-Abd joins Stevenage|work=Stevenage Official Site|date=6 September 2019|access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref> but was released by the Hertfordshire side at the end of the 2019–20 season having made just 4 appearances in all competitions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stevenage 2020/21 Retained & Released List|url=https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2020/june/stevenage-football-club-retained-released-list-202021-sky-bet-league-two-efl-english-football-league-thursday-18th-june-2020/|access-date=2020-06-25|website=www.stevenagefc.com|language=en-gb}}</ref>

===Whitehawk===
El-Abd joined [[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]] on 5 August 2020, firstly as player-assistant manager,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whitehawkfc.com/ex-albion-legend-joins-hawks-as-assistant-manager/|title = Ex-Albion legend joins Hawks as assistant-manager}}</ref> then as a player and assistant U18 coach for the 2021–22 season,<ref>Whitehawk v Cray Valley PM, official match day programme, 11 December 2021</ref> before leaving at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://whitehawkfc.com/player-update-2022-23-season/ | title=Player Update – 2022/23 Season }}</ref>

===Worthing===
On 8 June 2022, El-Abd joined newly promoted [[National League South]] club [[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]], linking up with former Brighton teammate [[Adam Hinshelwood]], now Worthing manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worthingfc.com/2022/06/el-abd-latest-rebel/|title=El-Adb latest Rebel|website=worthingfc.com|date=8 June 2022|accessdate=9 June 2022}}</ref>

==International career==
El-Abd stated in a 2005 interview with ''EgyptianPlayers.com'' that he intended to play for the [[Egypt national football team|Egyptian]] national side if he got the call.<ref>[http://www.egyptianplayers.com/Adam/articles-Adam-1.htm "El-Abd Walks Like an Egyptian!"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213123833/http://www.egyptianplayers.com/Adam/articles-Adam-1.htm |date=13 February 2008 }}: an interview at the ''EgyptianPlayers.com'' website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.
</ref>

On 15 May 2012, and for the first time, Egypt national team coach [[Bob Bradley]] included El-Abd in the squad for friendly games against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]], [[Togo national football team|Togo]], and [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]], and also against [[Mozambique national football team|Mozambique]] in a FIFA World Cup Qualifier.<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2897/championship/2012/05/15/3105242/brightons-adam-el-abd-included-in-egypts-squad-for "Brighton's Adam El-Abd included in Egypt's squad"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504011011/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2897/championship/2012/05/15/3105242/brightons-adam-el-abd-included-in-egypts-squad-for |date=4 May 2016 }}. Retrieved on 15 May 2012.</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 11 February 2020}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
! colspan="3" |League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="12" valign="center"|[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
|[[2003-04 Football League|2003–04]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2003−04">{{soccerbase season|id=36724|season=2003|name=Adam El-Abd}}</ref>
|[[Football League Division Two|Division Two]]
|11||0||0||0||0||0||2{{ref label|Other|a|}}||0||13||0
|-
|[[2004–05 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2004−05">{{soccerbase season|id=36724|season=2004|name=Adam El-Abd}}</ref>
|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]
|16||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|−||16||0
|-
|[[2005–06 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2005−06">{{soccerbase season|id=36724|season=2005|name=Adam El-Abd}}</ref>
|Championship
|29||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|−||31||0
|-
|[[2006–07 Football League|2006–07]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2006−07">{{soccerbase season|id=36724|season=2006|name=Adam El-Abd}}</ref>
|[[Football League One|League One]]
|42||0||2||0||1||1||4{{ref label|Other|a|}}||0||49||2
|-
|[[2007–08 Football League|2007–08]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2007−08">{{soccerbase season|id=36724|season=2007|name=Adam El-Abd}}</ref>
|League One
|35||1||4||1||1||0||3{{ref label|Other|a|}}||0||43||2
|-
|[[2008–09 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2010−11">{{soccerbase season|id=36724|season=2008|name=Adam El-Abd}}</ref>
|League One
|31||0||2||0||2||0||5{{ref label|Other|a|}}||0||40||0
|-
|[[2009–10 Football League|2009–10]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2011−12">{{soccerbase season|id=36724|season=2011|name=Adam El-Abd}}</ref>
|League One
|35||1||3||0||1||0||0||0||39||1
|-
|[[2010–11 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2010−11"/>
|League One
|37||1||2||0||1||0||1{{ref label|Other|a|}}||0||41||1
|-
|[[2011–12 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2011−12"/>
|Championship
|23||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|−||25||0
|-
|[[2012–13 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2012−13">{{soccerbase season|id=36724|season=2012|name=Adam El-Abd}}</ref>
|Championship
|32||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|−||34||1
|-
|[[2013–14 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2013−14">{{soccerbase season|id=36724|season=2013|name=Adam El-Abd}}</ref>
|Championship
|9||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|−||11||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!300!!5!!19!!1!!8!!1!!15!!0!!342!!7
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]
|[[2013-14 Bristol City F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2013−14" />
|League One
|14||0||colspan="2"|−||colspan="2"|−||colspan="2"|−||14||0
|-
|[[2014–15 Bristol City F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2014−15">{{soccerbase season|id=36724|season=2014|name=Adam El-Abd}}</ref>
|League One
|2||0||1||0||1||0||2{{ref label|Other|a|}}||0||6||0
|-
|[[2015–16 Bristol City F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2015−16">
{{soccerbase season|id=36724|season=2015|name=Adam El-Abd}}</ref>
|Championship
|0||0||colspan="2"|−||0||0||colspan="2"|−||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!16!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!20!!0
|-
|valign="center"|[[Bury F.C.|Bury]] (loan)
|[[2014-15 Bury F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2014−15" />
|[[Football League Two|League Two]]
|24||1||colspan="2"|−||colspan="2"|−||colspan="2"|−||24||1
|-
|valign="center"|[[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] (loan)
|[[2015-16 Swindon Town F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2015−16" />
|League One
|13||0||1||0||colspan="2"|−||0||0||14||0
|-
|valign="center"|[[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] (loan)
|[[2015-16 Gillingham F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2015−16" />
|League One
|8||0||colspan="2"|−||colspan="2"|−||colspan="2"|−||8||0
|-
|valign="center"|[[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]]
|[[2016-17 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2016−17">
{{soccerbase season|id=36724|season=2016|name=Adam El-Abd}}</ref>
|League One
|28||2||3||0||2||0||1{{ref label|Other|a|}}||0||34||2
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|[[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]]
|[[2017–18 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2017−18">
{{soccerbase season|id=36724|season=2017|name=Adam El-Abd}}</ref>
|League Two
|36||1||3||0||1||0||3{{ref label|Other|a|}}||0||43||1
|-
|[[2018–19 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2018−19">
{{soccerbase season|id=36724|season=2018|name=Adam El-Abd}}</ref>
|League One
|34||3||1||0||1||0||1{{ref label|Other|a|}}||0||43||1
|-
|[[2019–20 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2019−20">
{{soccerbase season|id=36724|season=2019|name=Adam El-Abd}}</ref>
|League One
|2||0||colspan="2"|−||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!72!!4!!4!!0!!2!!0!!4!!0!!82!!4
|-
|valign="center"|[[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage]]
|[[2019–20 Stevenage F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref name="Adam El-Abd career stats 2019−20" />
|League Two
|2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|−||1{{ref label|Other|a|}}||0||4||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!463!!12!!29!!1!!13!!1!!23!!0!!528!!14
|}

''Footnotes''
{{refbegin}}
:a.&nbsp;{{note|Other}}appearances in the [[Football League Trophy]].
''Bognor Regis Town statistics unavailable''
{{refend}}

==Honours==
'''Brighton & Hove Albion'''
*[[Football League One]]: [[2010–11 Football League One|2010–11]]<ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=Glenda |editor1-last=Rollin |editor2-first=Jack |editor2-last=Rollin |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–2012 |year=2011 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-0-7553-6231-8 |pages=39, 104–105}}</ref>
'''Individual'''

* Brighton & Hove Albion Player of the Season: 2010–11<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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==External links==
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