Abner Felipe Souza de Almeida (born 30 May 1996), simply known as Abner, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Belgian club RWDM.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abner Felipe Souza de Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Londrina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RWDM | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | PSTC | ||
| 2011–2014 | → Coritiba (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | PSTC | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Coritiba (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | → Real Madrid B (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Real Madrid B | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Estoril (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | PSTC | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Coritiba (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Água Santa (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Farense | 74 | (1) |
| 2023– | RWDM | 25 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Brazil U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | Brazil U20 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 | |||
Club career
editCoritiba
editBorn in Londrina, Paraná, Abner finished his formation with Coritiba, after joining the club in 2011 from PSTC.[1] On 3 June 2012, he agreed to a three-year contract, his first professional link.[2] On 18 September 2013, at the age of 17, he made his first team – and Série A – debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergio Escudero in a 2–2 home draw against Goiás; it was his only appearance for the club.[3][4]
In October 2013, shortly after making his professional debut, Abner suffered a serious knee injury,[5][6] being sidelined for six months. Subsequently, the 40% of his rights belonging to Coxa were sold to a group of businessman, and were assigned to PSTC (which already had 40% of the player).[7]
Real Madrid
editOn 23 July 2014, despite long standing interest from Italian giants Roma,[8] Abner signed for Real Madrid and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[9] He made his debut for Castilla on 8 August, replacing Javi Noblejas late into a 2–1 loss at Atlético Madrid B.[10]
On 5 September 2014, after only one further match for the B-team, Abner again suffered the same knee injury from the previous year, being sidelined for the campaign.[11] The following 10 July, now fully recovered, he was called up to the main squad by manager Rafa Benítez to feature in the pre-season tours in Australia and China;[12] six days later, however, he was cut from the squad after suffering a setback from his injury.[13]
Abner returned to the fields on 20 September 2015, playing 20 minutes in a 1–0 loss at Real Unión; three days later, he again suffered a serious knee injury during training, being again out for the season.[14] After his third injury, he stated that he "considered leaving football", but Zinedine Zidane, at the time the Castilla manager, encouraged him to keep going.[15]
In 2016–17, Abner managed to feature in 21 league matches without setbacks, as Castilla finished in a disappointing 11th position.
Loan to Estoril
editOn 20 August 2017, Abner was loaned to Primeira Liga side Estoril, for one year.[16] He made his top tier debut on 10 September, starting in a 2–0 away defeat to Moreirense.
On 26 February 2018, after just ten league matches, Abner's loan was cancelled.[17]
Coritiba return
editOn 3 April 2018, Abner returned to his first club Coritiba on loan from Real Madrid, until 30 June.[18] On 20 July, he extended his link until the end of the year,[19] but opted to leave on 8 December, after 19 league appearances.[20]
Athletico Paranaense
editOn 8 March 2019, Abner was presented at Athletico Paranaense, after agreeing to a loan deal until the end of the year; he was initially assigned to the under-23 squad for the year's Campeonato Paranaense.[21]
In January 2020, Abner was sent on loan to Campeonato Paulista club Água Santa.[22]
Farense
editIn September 2020, Abner signed a three-year contract with Portuguese club Farense.[23]
RWDM
editOn 30 June 2023, after his contract with Farense expired, Abner signed a one-year deal with RWDM in Belgium.[24]
International career
editAbner represented Brazil at under-17 level at the 2013 South American U-17 Championship[25] and at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[26] At the latter tournament, he suffered the first of his three knee injuries in a match against Honduras.[27]
Career statistics
edit- As of 24 January 2024[28]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coritiba (loan) | 2013 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Estoril (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Coritiba (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Água Santa (loan) | 2020 | Paulista | — | 9[c] | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Farense | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 1 | ||
| RWDM | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Career total | 152 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 172 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearance in 2019 Campeonato Paranaense
- ^ Appearances in 2020 Campeonato Paulista
Honours
editAthletico Paranaense
Individual
- Liga Portugal 2 Team of the Season: 2022–23[31]
References
edit- ^ "Abner, a promessa da lateral esquerda" [Abner, the left back prospect] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Doentes por Futebol. April 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Abner assina seu 1º contrato profissional com o Coritiba" [Abner signs his 1st professional contract with Coritiba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Coritiba toma virada, mas busca empate diante do Goiás em casa" [Coritiba suffer comeback, but get a draw against Goiás at home] (in Brazilian Portuguese). IG. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Abner e Dudu estreiam como profissionais no Coxa e têm atuação elogiada" [Abner and Dudu debut as professionals at Coxa and have their performances praised] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Banda B. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Abner, do Coritiba, realiza cirurgia e inicia tratamento no joelho esquerdo" [Abner, from Coritiba, undergo surgery and starts treatment in the left knee] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Abner, do Coritiba, será operado após lesão no Sub-17" [Abner, from Coritiba, will be operated after injury in the under-17s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna PR. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Revelação, Abner vira fonte de salvação do Coritiba" [Revelation, Abner becomes Coritiba's salvation] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Roma contrata promessa do Coritiba por R$ 16 milhões, diz jornal" [Roma sign Coritiba prospect for R$ 16 million, says tabloid] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "El Castilla ficha al defensa brasileño Abner Felipe" [Castilla sign Brazilian defender Abner Felipe] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "2–1: Castilla let the three points slip against Atlético B". Real Madrid. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Abner Felipe, K.O. para casi toda la temporada" [Abner Felipe, out for nearly the season] (in Spanish). Defensa Central. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "The Benítez era kicks off". Marca. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Alerta roja: Abner se resiente de su lesión" [Red light: Abner suffers from his injury] (in Spanish). Soy Madridista. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Abner se vuelve a romper" [Abner breaks again] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Abner: "Zidane me ayudó; pensaba en dejar el fútbol..."" [Abner: "Zidane helped me; I thought about leaving football..."] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Real Madrid loan Abner to Estoril". Marca. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "El calvario de Abner: el Estoril le devuelve al Real Madrid" [Abner's calvary: Estoril give him back to Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Coritiba contrata Abner" [Coritiba sign Abner] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Coritiba renova com o zagueiro Geovane e regulariza a situação do lateral Abner" [Coritiba renew with stopper Geovane and regularize the situation of full back Abner] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Abner não segue no Coritiba em 2019" [Abner will not remain at Coritiba in 2019] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Lateral-esquerdo Abner reforça a equipe de Aspirantes do Athletico Paranaense" [Left-back Abner bolsters Athletico Paranaense's under-23 squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Athletico Paranaense. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Real Madrid, Abner busca recomeço pelo Água Santa no Paulistão: 'Não pensei duas vezes para vir'" [Formerly of Real Madrid, Abner seeks fresh start for Água Santa in Paulistão: "I didn't think twice to come"] (in Portuguese). ESPN. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Farense assegura lateral-esquerdo brasileiro Abner por três épocas" [Farense secures Brazilian left-back Abner for three seasons]. Algarve Primeiro (in European Portuguese). 3 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "LE DÉFENSEUR ABNER POSE SES VALISES AU RWDM" [DEFENDER ABNER PACKS HIS BAGS FOR RWDM] (in French). RWDM. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Seleção convoca 25 jogadores para Sul-Americano Sub-17" [Seleção call up 25 players for the South American U-17] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Abner e Gabriel vão ao Mundial Sub-17" [Abner and Gabriel go to the under-17 World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Abner não joga mais na competição" [Abner is no longer playing in the competition] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Abner Felipe at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Athletico conquista a Copa do Brasil pela primeira vez; veja a lista com todos os campeões" [Athletico conquers Copa do Brasil for the first time; check the list with all the champions]. Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 September 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Athletico conquista o 25° título do Campeonato Paranaense; veja a lista atualizada" [Athletico conquers 25th Campeonato Paranaense title; check the updated list]. Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Abner has been elected for the Liga Portugal SABSEG Team of the Year". Liga Portugal. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
External links
edit
- Real Madrid profile
- Abner Felipe at BDFutbol
- Abner Felipe at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Abner Felipe – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Abner Felipe at Soccerway