José Abella

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Abella and the second or maternal family name is Fanjul.
José Abella
José Abella.jpg
Abella with Santos Laguna in 2016
Personal information
Full name José Javier Abella Fanjul
Date of birth (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Atlas
(on loan from Santos Laguna)
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2013 Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Santos Laguna 178 (3)
2020– → Atlas (loan) 26 (1)
National team‡
2013 Mexico U20 8 (3)
2018 Mexico 1 (0)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 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 Atlas on loan from Santos Laguna.[1]

Club career[]

Santos Laguna[]

Abella began his career with Santos Laguna's affiliate team Santos Casino of the Third Division of Mexico. After playing a couple of years with the team Abella was brought to Torreon to the youth team of Santos.

Jose Abella professionally debuted with Santos 19 September 2012 in a match of the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League against Club Deportivo Águila of El Salvador , match that ended in a 4–0 win. His first game in the Copa Libertadores was 11 February 2014 in a 1–0 victory over Arsenal de Sarandí of Argentina. On 18 February 2014 he scored his first professional goal against Club Atlético Peñarol during a Copa Libertadores match. Ten days later he scored his first goal in the first division in a 2–3 home defeat against Club Atlas.[citation needed]

Jose Abella made his Mexican league debut with Santos Laguna 26 July 2013 in a 3–2 home game win against Cruz Azul.[2] Abella disputed all 90' minutes and received a yellow card in the 8' minute of the match. with the arrival of Portuguese coach Pedro Caixinha Abella received full confidence by the coach and was a starter in most of the Apertura 2013 season since Osmar Mares was injured. Santos was placed 2nd in the general table and also reached the Semi-finals in the playoffs that season, losing to the eventual champion Club Leon 3–5 on aggregate score with Jose missing one match that season. Jose Abella was officially given a contract 1 July 2013. during the Clausura 2014 season, Abella disputed all 90' minutes of every match contested, and Santos reached the Semi-finals, losing to Pachuca on a 4–4 Aggregate score.with Jose missing one match due to a previous red card suspension.[citation needed]

International career[]

In early 2018 media sources claimed Abella could have possibly represented the Lebanese national side if he was not to be called by Mexico. Then in September 2018 he was called up by Ricardo Ferretti for two friendly matches against Uruguay and the United States.[3] On 11 September 2018 he made his senior debut against the United States, where Mexico lost 0–1.[4]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of match played 11 September 2018.[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2018 1 0
Total 1 0

Personal life[]

José Abella and Mexican international footballer Miguel Layún are second cousins as their Mexican grandmothers are sisters, sharing a great-grandparent in common.[6]

Honours[]

Santos Laguna

Mexico Youth

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ José Abella – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Revelan lista del Tricolor con 7 debutantes; Alanís es la otra novedad". MedioTiempo. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ José Abella at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ^ "'He aprendido mucho de Layún': José Javier Abella". Récord. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.

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