Farhiya Abdi

Farhiya Abdi
No. 13 – Los Angeles Sparks
Position	Forward
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1992-05-31) May 31, 1992
Nationality	Swedish
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
WNBA draft	2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011–present	Frisco Brno
2013–present	Los Angeles Sparks
Stats at WNBA.com

Farhiya Abdi (born May 31, 1992) is a Somali-Swedish professional basketball player. She was drafted in 2012 by the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.^[1]

Career

Abdi was born in 1992 in Sweden. Her parents had emigrated from Somalia a few years earlier.

Abdi initially played for Frisco Brno in the Czech Republic basketball league. In 2012, she joined the Los Angeles Sparks, making her the first Somali to play in the WNBA.^[1]

As of 2013, Abdi plays as a forward.

References

1 2 Farhiya Abdi first Somali to be drafted into the WNBA

Los Angeles Sparks – current roster

0 Beard 2 Johnson 3 Parker 5 Hamson 13 Abdi 14 Tolo 20 Toliver 23 Dabović 24 Hoover 30 Ogwumike 31 Phillips 42 Lavender Head Coach B. Agler Assistant Coaches A. Stocks

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2012 WNBA Draft

First round	Nneka Ogwumike Shekinna Stricklen Devereaux Peters Glory Johnson Shenise Johnson Samantha Prahalis Kelley Cain Natalie Novosel Astan Dabo LaSondra Barrett Sasha Goodlett Damiris Dantas

Second round	Farhiya Abdi Tiffany Hayes Khadijah Rushdan Tyra White Riquna Williams Julie Wojta Kayla Standish Nika Barič Chay Shegog Keisha Hampton Shey Peddy C'eria Ricketts

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