José Abella
 Abella with Santos Laguna in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | José Javier Abella Fanjul[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | February 10, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Santos Laguna | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Santos Laguna | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2020 | Santos Laguna | 193 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Atlas | 93 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Juárez | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Santos Laguna | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Mexico U20 | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Mexico U21 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Mexico U23 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Mexico | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
José Javier Abella Fanjul (born 10 February 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club Santos Laguna.[2]
Club career
[edit]Abella made his Liga MX debut with Santos Laguna 26 July 2013 in a 3–2 home game win against Cruz Azul.[3]
On1 12 December 2019, Abella joined Atlas on loan.[4]
On 8 January 2024, Abella joined FC Juárez for the Clausura 2024.[5]
International career
[edit]In early 2018, media sources claimed Abella could have possibly represented the Lebanon national team if he was not to be called by Mexico.[6]
In September 2018, Abella was called up by Mexico head coach Ricardo Ferretti for two friendly matches against Uruguay and the United States.[7] On 11 September 2018, he made his senior debut against the United States, where Mexico lost 0–1.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Abella and Mexican international footballer Miguel Layún are second cousins, as their Mexican grandmothers are sisters, sharing a great-grandparent in common.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 1 February 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos Laguna | 2012–13 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | — | 51 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 193 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 5 | ||
| Atlas | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 17 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 93 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 1 | ||
| Juárez | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 290 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 350 | 6 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 12 September 2018[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Santos Laguna
Atlas
Mexico Youth
Individual
- Toulon Tournament top scorer: 2013
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- ^ José Abella – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- ^ "Santos 3 - 2 Cruz Azul - mediotiempo.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ lhernandezr (12 December 2019). "Oficial: José Abella es nuevo jugador del Atlas". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Ferreira, Bernardo (8 January 2024). "José Abella deja al Atlas para reforzar a FC Juárez de cara al Clausura 2024". Excélsior (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Javier Abella podría jugar con la Selección de Líbano". Multimedios Laguna (in Spanish). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Revelan lista del Tricolor con 7 debutantes; Alanís es la otra novedad". MedioTiempo. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Martínez, Enrique (11 September 2018). "Con Lainez y Alvarado de titulares y 4 debuts más, así va el Tri vs. EE.UU". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "'He aprendido mucho de Layún': José Javier Abella". Récord. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ José Abella at Soccerway
- ^ José Abella at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- José Javier Abella Fanjul at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- José Abella – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- José Abella at Fichajes.com (in Spanish)
- José Abella at ESPN FC
- José Abella – FIFA competition record (archived)
- José Abella at Olympics.com
- José Abella at Olympedia (archive)
- José Abella on Twitter
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Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Mexico men's under-20 international footballers
- Mexican people of Lebanese descent
- Footballers from Veracruz
- Sportspeople from Córdoba, Veracruz
- Atlas F.C. footballers
- Liga MX players
- Santos Laguna footballers
- Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Mexico
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico
- Mexican men's footballers
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Sportspeople of Lebanese descent
- 21st-century Mexican sportsmen