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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Javier Abad-Hernández Trujillo | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto de la Cruz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hércules | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | El Peñón | ||
| 2009–2014 | Tenerife | ||
| 2009–2010 | → El Peñón (loan) | ||
| 2011–2012 | → Realejos (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Tenerife B | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2020 | Tenerife | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → Real Madrid B (loan) | 67 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Córdoba (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Xanthi (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Deportivo La Coruña | 14 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Atlético Baleares | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Hércules | 130 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 | |||
Carlos Javier Abad-Hernández Trujillo (born 28 June 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hércules.
Club career
[edit]Born in Puerto de la Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Abad graduated from CD Tenerife's youth setup. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves in the 2013 – 14 campaign in Tercera División, while still a junior.[1]
Initially a fourth-choice goalkeeper at the start of the 2014 – 15, Abad profited from Jacobo Sanz's departure and Nauzet Santana's serious injury, being promoted to Roberto's backup.[2] On 16 November 2014, he played his first match as a professional, replacing the latter due to injury in a 0 – 2 away loss against UE Llagostera in the Segunda División championship.[3]
On 24 July 2015, Abad extended his contract with the Blanquiazules until 2020,[4] and was loaned to Real Madrid Castilla five days later, for two years.[5] He returned to the Blanquiazules for the 2017–18 campaign, but acted as a backup to Dani Hernández. On 23 August 2018, he was loaned to fellow second division side Córdoba CF,[6] and became a first-choice player mainly due to the club's poor financial situation.
On 3 July 2019, Abad extended his contract until 2022 and was immediately loaned to Super League Greece side Xanthi for one year.[7] He finished the season by being the goalkeeper who made more saves in the league, making 70 saves (four more than Asteras Tripolis' Nikos Papadopoulos), conceding only 27 goals, and picking up six clean sheets.[8]
On 3 September 2020, Abad joined recently relegated side Deportivo de La Coruña on a two-year deal.[9]
On 26 July 2022, Carlos Abad joined the Spanish team side Hércules Club de Fútbol on a two-year deal.
On May 5, 2024, Hércules CF was crowned champion of Group III of the Segunda Federación after defeating Lleida Esportiu at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, in front of more than 20,000 fans who witnessed a historic match for the club. In this way, Abad achieved promotion to the Primera Federación after two seasons with the Alicante club.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tenerife | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Real Madrid B (loan) | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 67 | 0 | ||||
| Córdoba (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Xanthi (loan) | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Deportivo A Coruña | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Baleares | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hércules | 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Primera Federación | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 130 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 280 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Carlos Abad-Hernández debuta en el CD Tenerife" [Carlos Abad-Hernández debuts in CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). El Dorsal. 16 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ "Carlos Abad, ante el reto de su vida" [Carlos Abad, facing the challenge of his life] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Tenerife. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ "Pitu da vida a la Llagostera y mete en problemas al Tenerife" [Pitu gives life to Llagostera and puts Tenerife into troubles] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ "Carlos Abad amplía su vinculación y será blanquiazul las próximas cinco temporadas" [Carlos Abad extends his link and will be blanquazul for the following five seasons] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ "Carlos Abad-Hernández cedido dos temporadas al Real Madrid" [Carlos Abad-Hernández loaned two seasons at Real Madrid] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ↑ "Carlos Abad amplía su contrato y jugará cedido en el Xanthi FC" [Carlos Abad extends his contract and will play on loan at Xanthi FC] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ↑ "SLGR REGULAR SEASON REVIEW: FIVE SOLID SHOT-STOPPERS". www.agonasport.com. 23 March 2020. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ↑ "El Deportivo incorpora al portero Carlos Abad para el curso 2020–2021" [Deportivo sign goalkeeper Carlos Abad for the 2020–2021 season] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
External links
[edit]- Carlos Abad at BDFutbol
- Carlos Abad at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Carlos Abad at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Footballers from Puerto de la Cruz
- Living people
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Spanish men's footballers
- CD Tenerife B players
- CD Tenerife players
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Córdoba CF players
- Xanthi F.C. players
- Deportivo de A Coruña players
- CD Atlético Baleares footballers
- Hércules CF players
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda División B players
- Segunda Federación players
- Tercera División players
- Super League Greece players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen