The most dedicated OM supporters remember it very well: Keyliane Abdallah, nephew of Toifilou Maoulida, took out a strip (like his uncle at the time) to celebrate his opening score against AS Nancy-Lorraine in the final of the Coupe Gambardella (4-1), on May 25, 2024 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy. The left-handed right winger trained with the Phocéens therefore took more than two years to blossom at the professional level. What if it was the excellent surprise of Bruno Genesio’s training this season?
With the summer transfer window with zero recruits from Marseillais (the managers have not managed to sufficiently reduce the wage bill), Habib Beye’s successor is obliged to give some playing time to the club’s youngsters and Keyliane Abdallah is for the moment the great promise of the pre-season and the start of Ligue 1. The one who grew up in the Comoros and Reunion unlocked his goal counter when he came into play against Strasbourg (4-0), opening the championship. His entry into play, in a position without any specialist after the departure of Mason Greenwood, is promising. Hard-hitting, Abdallah creates danger.
The first effect of the OM-Tarragona partnership
In 2025, the progress of Keyliane Abdallah did not at all convince the staff of Roberto De Zerbi, where Robino Vaz continued the fiery ends of the match. Abdallah thus left the Olympian reserve to go on loan, for five months, to Tarragona, in Spanish D3. Gimnastic de Tarragona, a Catalan team one hour from Barcelona, has been a partner club of OM since December 2025. The (small) exile transformed him as a young man, offering him the freedom to live alone, far from his family in the Marseille city, as told
The Team this Friday, shock day against Stade Rennais (8:45 p.m.).
“The context is favorable, too. A season with so many opportunities for young people at OM is rare”confides a member of his entourage to the sports daily. Keyliane Abdallah played with the starters during the training week and Bruno Genesio could be well inspired to modify his starting lineup a little while Angel Gomes and Himad Abdelli fail to get up to speed (and are unable to keep up the pace in the second half).
