PLAYER PROFILE

Nelson Abbey.

Rio Ave FC · England

Matrix 4750

At a glance

Full name
Nelson Ighodaro Abbey
Born
28 Aug 2003
Age today
23
Nationality
England

Career by season

79 recorded appearances
Nelson Abbey appearances by season, competition and team
SeasonCompetitionTeamAppsStartsGoalsAssistsMinutesCards
26/27Liga Portugal Rio Ave FC 43002791
25/26Taça de Portugal Rio Ave FC 1100700
25/26Liga Portugal Rio Ave FC 2725012,1034
24/25Taça de Portugal Rio Ave FC 2100920
24/25Liga Portugal Rio Ave FC 87006351
24/25EFL Cup Swansea City 1100580
23/24Super League Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 43003022
23/24League One Reading FC 2221001,8973
23/24FA Cup Reading FC 1100900
23/24EFL Cup Reading FC 1100900
22/23Championship Reading FC 3000170
21/22EFL Cup Reading FC 1100700
20/21EFL Cup Reading FC 100010
19/20International Friendly Games England U17 32001830

Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.

Match log

Newest first
Nelson Abbey match log
DateCompetitionMatchScoreMinutesGoals
21 Oct 2023League One Charlton Athletic v Reading FC 4 – 090
07 Oct 2023League One Leyton Orient v Reading FC 2 – 190
03 Oct 2023League One Northampton Town v Reading FC 3 – 190
30 Sep 2023League One Reading FC v Burton AlbionSubstitute, on 45′ 0 – 045
23 Sep 2023League One Blackpool FC v Reading FC 4 – 190
16 Sep 2023League One Reading FC v Bolton Wanderers 2 – 190
04 Sep 2023League One Cambridge United v Reading FC 1 – 090
26 Aug 2023League One Exeter City v Reading FC 2 – 190
19 Aug 2023League One Reading FC v Stevenage FC 2 – 090
15 Aug 2023League One Reading FC v Cheltenham Town 1 – 090
08 Aug 2023EFL Cup Millwall FC v Reading FC 0 – 490
25 Feb 2023Championship Reading FC v Blackpool FCSubstitute, on 82′ 3 – 18
17 Feb 2023Championship Cardiff City v Reading FCSubstitute, on 84′ 1 – 06
22 Oct 2022Championship Reading FC v Bristol CitySubstitute, on 87′ 2 – 03
10 Aug 2021EFL Cup Reading FC v Swansea City 0 – 370
15 Sep 2020EFL Cup Reading FC v Luton TownSubstitute, on 89′ 0 – 11
10 Feb 2020International Friendly Games England U17 v Ukraine U17Substitute, on 87′ 4 – 03
08 Feb 2020International Friendly Games Russia U17 v England U17 2 – 490
06 Feb 2020International Friendly Games England U17 v Ukraine U17 0 – 090

Career transfers

9 recorded moves

All recorded career moves, newest first.

Nelson Abbey career transfers
Date FromToMoveFee
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.