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]

José Abella
Abella with Santos Laguna in 2016
Personal information
Full name José Javier Abella Fanjul[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-10) February 10, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 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 193 (3)
2020–2023 Atlas 93 (1)
2024– Juárez 4 (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
Representing  Mexico
Men's football
First place CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2013 Mexico
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2018

Club career

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

On1 12 December 2019, Abella joined Atlas on loan.[4]

On 8 January 2024, Abella joined FC Juárez for the Clausura 2024.[5]

International career

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In early 2018, media sources claimed Abella could have possibly represented the Lebanon national team if he was not to be called by Mexico.[6]

In September 2018, Abella was called up by Mexico head coach Ricardo Ferretti for two friendly matches against Uruguay and the United States.[7] On 11 September 2018, he made his senior debut against the United States, where Mexico lost 0–1.[8]

Personal life

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Abella and Mexican international footballer Miguel Layún are second cousins, as their Mexican grandmothers are sisters, sharing a great-grandparent in common.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 1 February 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos Laguna 2012–13 Liga MX 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2013–14 40 2 4 0 7[b] 1 51 3
2014–15 40 0 9 0 49 0
2015–16 30 1 0 0 8[a] 0 38 1
2016–17 13 0 5 0 18 0
2017–18 33 0 7 0 1[c] 0 41 0
2018–19 34 0 0 0 6[a] 1 40 1
2019–20 3 0 4 0 7 0
Total 193 3 29 0 22 2 1 0 245 5
Atlas 2019–20 Liga MX 8 1 1 0 1[c] 0 10 1
2020–21 18 0 18 0
2021–22 20 0 20 0
2022–23 30 0 30 0
2023–24 17 0 3[a] 0 3[d] 0 23 0
Total 93 1 1 0 3 0 4 0 101 1
Juárez 2023–24 Liga MX 4 0 4 0
Career total 290 4 30 0 25 2 5 0 350 6
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
  4. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

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As of match played 12 September 2018[11]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2018 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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Santos Laguna

Atlas

Mexico Youth

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ José AbellaLiga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Santos 3 - 2 Cruz Azul - mediotiempo.com". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  4. ^ lhernandezr (12 December 2019). "Oficial: José Abella es nuevo jugador del Atlas". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. ^ Ferreira, Bernardo (8 January 2024). "José Abella deja al Atlas para reforzar a FC Juárez de cara al Clausura 2024". Excélsior (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Javier Abella podría jugar con la Selección de Líbano". Multimedios Laguna (in Spanish). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Revelan lista del Tricolor con 7 debutantes; Alanís es la otra novedad". MedioTiempo. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "'He aprendido mucho de Layún': José Javier Abella". Récord. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  10. ^ José Abella at Soccerway
  11. ^ José Abella at National-Football-Teams.com
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