Abraham González (footballer)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Casanova.

Abraham
Personal information
Full name Abraham González Casanova
Date of birth (1985-07-16) 16 July 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Akritas Chlorakas
Number 8
Youth career
Ferrán Martorell
2002–2004 Terrassa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Terrassa 74 (3)
2007–2009 Barcelona B 67 (4)
2008–2009 Barcelona 1 (0)
2009–2010 Cádiz 32 (2)
2010–2011 Gimnàstic 4 (0)
2011 → Ponferradina (loan) 17 (0)
2011–2013 Alcorcón 68 (2)
2013–2016 Espanyol 63 (2)
2016–2019 UNAM 67 (6)
2018–2019 → BUAP (loan) 34 (0)
2019 → Veracruz (loan) 13 (0)
2020–2022 AEK Larnaca 28 (3)
2022 Ethnikos Achna 12 (1)
2022–23 Akritas Chlorakas 38 (2)
International career
2006 Catalonia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:43, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

Abraham González Casanova (born 16 July 1985), known simply as Abraham, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club Akritas Chlorakas as a central midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Abraham made his professional debut with local Terrassa FC,[1] appearing in 16 matches during the 2004–05 season in the Segunda División, which ended in relegation.

Two years later, he was bought by neighbours FC Barcelona, being immediately assigned to its reserve side which competed in Tercera División. He made his debut for the first team during the Copa del Rey tie against Benidorm CF (1–0 win) on 28 October 2008.[2] In the last round of La Liga, as Barça were already champions, he came on as a substitute for Xavi during the 1–1 draw at Deportivo de La Coruña.[3]

Abraham was released by Barcelona in the summer of 2009, joining Cádiz CF as the club had just returned to the second division after a one-year absence. He appeared regularly for the Andalusians, who were immediately relegated.[4]

Abraham signed with Gimnàstic de Tarragona for the 2010–11 campaign,[5] but failed to impress at his new club. In the following transfer window he was loaned to fellow league side SD Ponferradina,[6] eventually suffering another relegation.

On 15 July 2011, Abraham joined AD Alcorcón also in the second tier.[7] After two seasons as a starter (missing promotion in the play-offs on both occasions), he moved to La Liga with RCD Espanyol.[8]

Abraham scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 27 February 2015, the game's only in a home victory over Córdoba CF.[9] On 17 June 2016, after three seasons with an average of 21 league appearances, the 30-year-old moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing with Club Universidad Nacional from the Liga MX as a free agent.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 19 January 2024[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Terrassa 2004–05 Segunda División 16 1 2 1 — — 18 2
2005–06 Segunda División B 26 2 1 0 — — 27 2
2006–07 32 0 1 0 — — 33 0
Total 74 3 4 1 — — 78 4
Barcelona B 2007–08 Tercera División 38 2 — — — — 38 2
2008–09 Segunda División B 29 2 — — — — 29 2
Total 67 4 — — — — 67 4
Barcelona 2008–09 La Liga 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Cádiz 2009–10 Segunda División 32 2 0 0 — — 32 2
Gimnàstic 2010–11 Segunda División 4 0 1 0 — — 5 0
Ponferradina (loan) 2010–11 Segunda División 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
Alcorcón 2011–12 Segunda División 31 1 5 1 — — 36 2
2012–13 37 1 2 0 — — 39 1
Total 68 2 7 1 — — 75 3
Espanyol 2013–14 La Liga 21 0 5 0 — — 26 0
2014–15 22 0 5 0 — — 27 0
2015–16 20 0 2 0 — — 22 0
Total 63 0 12 0 — — 75 0
Pumas UNAM 2016–17 Liga MX 35 4 0 0 4 0 39 4
2017–18 32 2 6 1 — — 38 3
Total 67 6 6 1 4 0 77 7
Lobos BUAP (loan) 2018–19 Liga MX 34 0 0 0 — — 34 0
Veracruz (loan) 2019–20 Liga MX 13 0 7 0 — — 20 0
Larnaca 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 5 0 2 0 — — 7 0
2020–21 9 2 0 0 — — 9 2
2021–22 14 1 1 0 — — 15 1
Total 28 3 3 0 — — 31 3
Ethnikos Achna 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 12 1 6 0 — — 18 1
Akritas 2022–23 Cypriot First Division 38 2 1 2 — — 39 4
Career total 518 23 48 5 4 0 570 28

Honours[edit]

Barcelona

References[edit]

  1. ^ El Terrassa presenta els reforços de David Valle i Abraham González (Terrassa present signings David Valle and Abraham González); Televisió de Catalunya, 19 July 2004 (in Catalan)
  2. ^ El Barça no se salta el guión (Barça stay par for course); Marca, 28 October 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 Barcelona; ESPN Soccernet, 30 May 2009
  4. ^ Una década poco prodigiosa (Quite unassuming decade); Diario de Cádiz, 5 January 2011 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Raúl Fuster y Abraham González refuerzan al Nástic (Raúl Fuster and Abraham González strengthen Nástic); Marca, 17 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Dos nuevos fichajes para el centro del campo (Two new midfield signings); Marca, 28 January 2011 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Abraham González se convierte en el cuarto refuerzo del Alcorcón (Abraham González becomes Alcorcón's fourth signing); Marca, 15 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ El Espanyol ficha a Abraham González y Juan Rafael Fuentes (Espanyol sign Abraham González and Juan Rafael Fuentes); Goal, 19 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ El Espanyol no descuida la Liga (Espanyol keep an eye on the League); Marca, 27 February 2015 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Abraham finalitza la seva etapa a l’Espanyol (Abraham ends Espanyol spell); RCD Espanyol, 17 June 2016 (in Catalan)
  11. ^ a b c "Abraham". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

External links[edit]

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