At a glance
- Full name
- Nelson Ighodaro Abbey
- Born
- 28 Aug 2003
- Age today
- 23
- Nationality
- England
Career by season
79 recorded appearances| Season | Competition | Team | Apps | Starts | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 1 |
| 25/26 | Taça de Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 25/26 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 27 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2,103 | 4 |
| 24/25 | Taça de Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 635 | 1 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Super League Greece | Olympiacos Piraeus | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 2 |
| 23/24 | League One | Reading FC | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1,897 | 3 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Reading FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19/20 | International Friendly Games | England U17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 0 |
Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.
Match log
Newest first| Date | Competition | Match | Score | Minutes | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2026 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v CF Estrela AmadoraSubstitute, on 68′ | 3 – 3 | 22 | |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Liga Portugal | GD Estoril Praia v Rio Ave FC | 0 – 2 | 77 | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v FC Porto | 0 – 2 | 90 | |
| 09 Aug 2026 | Liga Portugal | Gil Vicente FC v Rio Ave FC | 1 – 0 | 90 | |
| 16 May 2026 | Liga Portugal | Casa Pia AC v Rio Ave FC | 1 – 1 | — | |
| 11 May 2026 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v Sporting CP | 1 – 4 | 72 | |
| 03 May 2026 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v Gil Vicente FC | 0 – 0 | 82 | |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Liga Portugal | Vitória Guimarães SC v Rio Ave FC | 2 – 0 | 77 | |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v AVS Futebol SAD | 2 – 2 | 90 | |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Liga Portugal | CD Santa Clara v Rio Ave FC | 0 – 2 | 90 | |
| 04 Apr 2026 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v FC Alverca | 1 – 2 | 68 | |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Liga Portugal | GD Estoril Praia v Rio Ave FC | 1 – 2 | 90 | |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v CF Estrela Amadora | 2 – 1 | 75 | |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Liga Portugal | CD Tondela v Rio Ave FC | 0 – 1 | 89 | |
| 01 Mar 2026 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v FC FamalicãoSubstitute, on 46′ | 0 – 0 | 45 | |
| 08 Feb 2026 | Liga Portugal | SC Braga v Rio Ave FC | 3 – 0 | 90 | |
| 31 Jan 2026 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v FC Arouca | 0 – 3 | 90 | |
| 25 Jan 2026 | Liga Portugal | CD Nacional v Rio Ave FC | 4 – 0 | 90 | |
| 17 Jan 2026 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v SL Benfica | 0 – 2 | 90 | |
| 04 Jan 2026 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v Casa Pia AC | 3 – 1 | 90 |
Career transfers
9 recorded movesAll recorded career moves, newest first.
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2025 | Olympiacos Piraeus | Rio Ave FC | Transfer | Free |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Rio Ave FC | Olympiacos Piraeus | Loan return | |
| 07 Jan 2025 | Olympiacos Piraeus | Rio Ave FC | Loan | — |
| 03 Jan 2025 | Swansea City | Olympiacos Piraeus | Loan return | |
| 23 Aug 2024 | Olympiacos Piraeus | Swansea City | Loan | — |
| 25 Jan 2024 | Reading FC | Olympiacos Piraeus | Transfer | €400k |
| 01 Jul 2023 | Reading FC U21 | Reading FC | Internal move | — |
| 01 Sep 2020 | Reading FC U18 | Reading FC U21 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2019 | Reading FC Youth | Reading FC U18 | Internal move | — |
Contracts and market values are not available yet.