Ilham Abali

Ilham Abali (born 19 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag.

Club career
Abali made her senior-team debut with ADO Den Haag at the age of 16, and was promoted to the first team in 2020. Sidelined due to a serious knee injury in 2020, in 2022, she extended her contract with ADO through the summer of 2023. On 7 May 2023, she made her return to the pitch as a substitute in the 88th minute at home against Excelsior Rotterdam.

International career
In 2019, Abali reached the European Championship final with the Netherlands women's national under-17 football team, winning silver.

Personal life
Abali was born in Vlissingen, Netherlands. She was one of more than 20 Moroccan-Dutch footballers and coaches featured in the book Marokkaanse trots: Smaakmakers in de eredivisie (2020), examining their experience in the Eredivisie, the top-flight of football in the Netherlands.