Farhiya Abdi

Farhiya Abdi
BK Brno
PositionForward
Personal information
Born (1992-05-31) May 31, 1992 (age 32)
NationalitySwedish
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
WNBA draft2012: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–presentBK Brno
2013–2015Los Angeles Sparks
2016–2017Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
2017Mersin Buyuksehir Belediye
2017-2018Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca
2018-2019Galatasaray
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Farhiya Abdi (born May 31, 1992) is a Somali-Swedish professional basketball player.[1][2] She has also played overseas since 2016.[3]

Career

Abdi was born in 1992 in Sweden. Her parents are Somali migrants.

Abdi initially played for BK Brno in the Czech Republic basketball league. In 2012, she joined the Los Angeles Sparks after being drafted with the first pick of the second round of the 2012 WNBA draft. She was the first Somali to play in the WNBA.[2]

Abdi played three seasons in the WNBA, all with the Sparks. She played in one playoff game in her career as part of the 2014 playoffs.[4]

She also competed in EuroLeague Women for Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca in 2017-18 and in EuroCup Women for Maccabi Bnot Ashdod in 2016-17 and for Galatasaray in 2018–19.

References

  1. ^ "Farhiya Abdi - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Farhiya Abdi first Somali to be drafted into the WNBA
  3. ^ "Farhiya Abdi". Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Farhiya Abdi WNBA Stats Basketball Reference". Retrieved January 14, 2021.


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