N. Abbey · career
Nelson Ighodaro Abbey
Full Back · Rio Ave · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Abbey is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2024/25
The record covers 4 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 59 appearances with 1 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Rio Ave — Season rating 23, 0 goals and 1 assist in 26 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 18 points at Rio Ave. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (17 → 23).
Made the jump to a higher division in 2024/25 (Primeira Liga) and kept playing — 8 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Rio Ave | 26 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 23 |
| 2024/25 | Rio AveLoan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | SwanseaLoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | Reading | 22 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 17 |
| 2022/23 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | Reading U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Reading U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Reading U18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Reading U18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Reading U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
UEFA Conference League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primeira Liga | 26 | 2104 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
Schedule · 2025/26
26 played6 unused sub6 not in squad· 2104 min, 0g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Marinhense | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 23 | Friendlies Clubs | H AVS | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A GIL Vicente | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | Primeira Liga | H Nacional | 1-1 | Played | 81 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 23 | Primeira Liga | A Arouca | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Aug 31 | Primeira Liga | H SC Braga | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Sep 13 | Primeira Liga | A Moreirense | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 19 | Primeira Liga | H FC Porto | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 23 | Primeira Liga | A Benfica | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 28 | Primeira Liga | A Famalicao | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 5 | Primeira Liga | H Tondela | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 19 | Taça de Portugal | A Sintrense | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Primeira Liga | A Estrela | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | Primeira Liga | H Estoril | 0-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 8 | Primeira Liga | A Alverca | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 30 | Primeira Liga | H Santa Clara | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | Primeira Liga | A AVS | 2-1 | Played | 66 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 13 | Primeira Liga | H Guimaraes | 0-1 | Played | 79 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 20 | Primeira Liga | A GIL Vicente | 2-2 | Played | 20 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 28 | Primeira Liga | A Sporting CP | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 4 | Primeira Liga | H Casa Pia | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 17 | Primeira Liga | H Benfica | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 25 | Primeira Liga | A Nacional | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Jan 31 | Primeira Liga | H Arouca | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 8 | Primeira Liga | A SC Braga | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 16 | Primeira Liga | H Moreirense | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 22 | Primeira Liga | A FC Porto | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 1 | Primeira Liga | H Famalicao | 0-0 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 9 | Primeira Liga | A Tondela | 1-0 | Played | 89 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 15 | Primeira Liga | H Estrela | 2-1 | Played | 75 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 22 | Primeira Liga | A Estoril | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 4 | Primeira Liga | H Alverca | 1-2 | Played | 68 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Apr 11 | Primeira Liga | A Santa Clara | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 17 | Primeira Liga | H AVS | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 25 | Primeira Liga | A Guimaraes | 0-2 | Played | 77 | 7.0 | ||
| May 3 | Primeira Liga | H GIL Vicente | 0-0 | Played | 82 | 7.0 | ||
| May 11 | Primeira Liga | H Sporting CP | 1-4 | Played | 72 | 6.2 | ||
| May 16 | Primeira Liga | A Casa Pia | 1-1 | Not in squad | — |