 Abella with Santos Laguna in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | José Javier Abella Fanjul[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Juárez | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Santos Laguna | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2020 | Santos Laguna | 178 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Atlas | 93 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Juárez | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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José Javier Abella Fanjul (born 10 February 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club Juárez.[2]
Club career
Abella made his Liga MX debut with Santos Laguna 26 July 2013 in a 3–2 home game win against Cruz Azul.[3]
International career
In early 2018, media sources claimed Abella could have possibly represented the Lebanon national team if he was not to be called by Mexico.[4]
In September 2018, Abella was called up by Mexico head coach Ricardo Ferretti for two friendly matches against Uruguay and the United States.[5] On 11 September 2018, he made his senior debut against the United States, where Mexico lost 0–1.[6]
Personal life
Abella and Mexican international footballer Miguel Layún are second cousins, as their Mexican grandmothers are sisters, sharing a great-grandparent in common.[7]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 12 September 2018[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Santos Laguna
Atlas
Mexico Youth
Individual
- Toulon Tournament top scorer: 2013
References
- ↑ "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 (archive) (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Santos 3 - 2 Cruz Azul - mediotiempo.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "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 National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- José Javier Abella Fanjul at Liga MX (in Spanish)
- José Abella – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archive) (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
- José Abella on Twitter
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