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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dirk Abels | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Udenhout, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cong An Ho Chi Minh City | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SvSSS | |||
| –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 Rotterdam | 140 | (3) |
| 2023–2026 | Grasshopper | 83 | (4) |
| 2026– | Cong An Ho Chi Minh City | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 | |||
Dirk Abels (born 13 June 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a as a right back or center-back for V.League 1 club Cong An Ho Chi Minh City.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]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, which was activated automatically on 18 April 2025, keeping him at the club until summer 2026.[9] He departed Grasshoppers at the end of his contract.[10]
On 1 August 2026, Abels moved to Vietnam, signing for V.League 1 team Cong An Ho Chi Minh City.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 18 July 2023[1]
| 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 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 83 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 95 | 5 | |||
| Cong An Ho Chi Minh City | 2026–27 | V.League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 280 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 299 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs
- 1 2 3 Appearances in the Swiss Super League relegation play-off
References
[edit]- 1 2 Dirk Abels at Soccerway
- ↑ Dirk Abels at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Jong PSV vs. Achilles '29 - 9 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ↑ "Dirk Abels tekent contract tot 2018". PSV (in Dutch). 7 June 2016.
- ↑ "PSV vs. RKC Waalwijk - 30 October 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ "Dirk Abels komt over van PSV". Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 16 January 2019.
- ↑ "Sparta keert terug in Eredivisie na 0-2 zege in Doetinchem". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "GC Zurich signs Dirk Abels". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "Contract extension with Dirk Abels". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ "Abels, Asp-Jensen, Zvonarek, Tsimba, Glaus und Seji verlassen GC Zürich" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "CLB Công an TP.HCM chiêu mộ thành công trung vệ từng khoác áo PSV Eindhoven" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 1 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Dirk Abels at Sparta Rotterdam
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