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José Abella
Personal information
Full name José Javier Abella Fanjul
Date of birth (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Santos Laguna
Number 2
Youth career
2008– Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Santos Laguna 108 (3)
International career‡
2013 Mexico U20 8 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 May 2014

José Javier Abella Fanjul (born 10 February 1994) is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Santos Laguna of the Liga MX.[1]

José Abella and Mexican international footballer Miguel Layún are second cousins as their Mexican grandmothers are sisters, sharing a great-grandparent in common.[2]

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.

Jose Abella made his Mexican league debut with Santos Laguna 26 July 2013 in a 3–2 home game win against Cruz Azul.[3] 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.

Honours

Club

Santos Laguna

International

Mexico

References

  1. ^ José Abella – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "'He aprendido mucho de Layún': José Javier Abella". Récord. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. ^ http://www.mediotiempo.com/ficha.php?id_partido=47288&id_liga=1 Retrieved 15 May 2014.

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