Dirk Abels (born 13 June 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich as a right back.[1][2]

Dirk Abels
Personal information
Full name Dirk Abels
Date of birth (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Udenhout, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Grasshopper Club Zürich
Number 2
Youth career
SvSSS
0000–2009 Willem II
2009–2014 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Jong PSV 60 (2)
2018–2019 PSV 0 (0)
2019–2023 Sparta 140 (3)
2023– Grasshopper 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024

Club career

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Abels made his professional debut for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie on 9 August 2014, the opening matchday of the 2014–15 season, against Achilles '29.[3]

In June 2016, he signed a contract extension with PSV until 2018.[4] He made his first team debut on 30 October 2018, in a 3–2 loss at home to RKC Waalwijk in the KNVB Cup after extra time.[5]

Abels signed with Sparta Rotterdam in January 2019,[6] where he won promotion to the Eredivisie via play-offs in his first six months.[7]

On 17 July 2023, he signed with Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League.[8] He joins them with a two-year contract with a one-year option to extend.

Career statistics

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As of match played 18 July 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong PSV 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 2 0 2 0
2016–17 12 0 12 0
2017–18 29 0 29 0
2018–19 14 0 14 0
Total 57 0 57 0
PSV 2018–19 Eredivisie 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sparta Rotterdam 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 21 0 21 0
2019–20 Eredivisie 25 0 2 0 27 0
2020–21 31 1 1 0 2[a] 0 33 1
2021–22 33 0 2 0 35 0
2022–23 30 1 0 0 30 1
Total 140 2 6 0 2 0 148 2
Grasshopper 2023–24 Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 197 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 204 2
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs

References

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  1. ^ a b Dirk Abels at Soccerway  
  2. ^ Dirk Abels at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Jong PSV vs. Achilles '29 - 9 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Dirk Abels tekent contract tot 2018". PSV (in Dutch). 7 June 2016.
  5. ^ "PSV vs. RKC Waalwijk - 30 October 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Dirk Abels komt over van PSV". Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 16 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Sparta keert terug in Eredivisie na 0-2 zege in Doetinchem". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 28 May 2019.
  8. ^ "GC Zurich signs Dirk Abels". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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