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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec 2025 | Liga Portugal | Sporting CP v Rio Ave FC | 4 – 0 | 90 | |
| 20 Dec 2025 | Liga Portugal | Gil Vicente FC v Rio Ave FCSubstitute, on 83′ | 2 – 2 | 20 | |
| 13 Dec 2025 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v Vitória Guimarães SC | 0 – 1 | 78 | |
| 06 Dec 2025 | Liga Portugal | AVS Futebol SAD v Rio Ave FC | 1 – 2 | 66 | |
| 30 Nov 2025 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v CD Santa Clara | 1 – 1 | 90 | |
| 08 Nov 2025 | Liga Portugal | FC Alverca v Rio Ave FC | 1 – 1 | 90 | |
| 19 Oct 2025 | Taça de Portugal | SU Sintrense v Rio Ave FC | 3 – 2 | 70 | |
| 19 Sep 2025 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v FC Porto | 0 – 3 | 90 | |
| 13 Sep 2025 | Liga Portugal | Moreirense FC v Rio Ave FC | 3 – 1 | 90 | |
| 31 Aug 2025 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v SC Braga | 2 – 2 | 90 | |
| 23 Aug 2025 | Liga Portugal | FC Arouca v Rio Ave FC | 3 – 3 | 90 | |
| 17 Aug 2025 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v CD Nacional | 1 – 1 | 81 | |
| 18 Apr 2025 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v CD Santa Clara | 1 – 1 | 90 | |
| 13 Apr 2025 | Liga Portugal | Moreirense FC v Rio Ave FC | 0 – 2 | 90 | |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Taça de Portugal | Sporting CP v Rio Ave FCSubstitute, on 88′ | 2 – 0 | 2 | |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Liga Portugal | FC Famalicão v Rio Ave FC | 1 – 0 | 90 | |
| 02 Mar 2025 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v SC Braga | 2 – 1 | 72 | |
| 22 Feb 2025 | Liga Portugal | GD Estoril Praia v Rio Ave FC | 2 – 1 | 90 | |
| 16 Feb 2025 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC v AVS Futebol SAD | 1 – 1 | 90 | |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Liga Portugal | FC Arouca v Rio Ave FC | 1 – 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.