José Abella

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Abella and the second or maternal family name is Fanjul.
José Abella
Personal information
Full name José Javier Abella Fanjul
Date of birth (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994
Place of birth Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Santos Laguna
Number 2
Youth career
2008– Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Santos Laguna 108 (3)
National team‡
2013 Mexico U20 8 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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 Medio Tiempo.com (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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