Myenty_Abena
Myenty Abena
Surinamese footballer (born 1994)
Myenty Abena (born 12 December 1994) is a Surinamese professional footballer who plays for Ferencváros as a centre-back. He is frequently called up on for the Suriname national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leo Myenty Janna Abena | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ferencváros | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Utrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Jong Utrecht | 33 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | De Graafschap | 39 | (0) |
| 2019 | Spartak Trnava | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Slovan Bratislava | 69 | (3) |
| 2023– | Ferencváros | 20 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Suriname | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022 | |||
He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 26 August 2016 in a game against Jong PSV.[1]
Spartak Trnava
In January 2019, Abena joined a Slovak side Spartak Trnava, domestic reigning champions.[2]
On 1 May 2019, Abena won the Slovak Cup with Spartak Trnava, scoring the last penalty in the penalty shoot-out, after the match ended up 3–3 after extra–time.[3]
Slovan Bratislava
In June 2019, Abena signed a 4–year contract with Slovan Bratislava, the main rivals of his previous employer.[4]
In the 2019–20 season, he completed the domestic double with Slovan by winning the Slovak Super Liga and Slovak Cup. He remained part of the team, which had repeated the double in the following season.
Ferencváros
On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Ferencváros, after Kecskemét lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the Bozsik Aréna on the 30th matchday.[5][6]
In October 2020 Abena became eligible to represent Suriname internationally.[7] He made his debut on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Cayman Islands.[8]
Spartak Trnava
Slovan Bratislava
Ferencvárosi
Individual
- Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2019-20[9]
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 August 2016.
- Spartak získal vysokého obrancu Abenu z holandskej ligy 28.01.2019, trnavskyhlas.sk
- Spartakovec Abena si víťazstvo vo finále užíval, možným letným transferom sa nezaoberá 03.05.2019, trnavskyhlas.sk
- Slovan Bratislava získal hráča z Trnavy, ktorého rasisticky urážali fanúšikovia 05.06.2019, sport.aktuality.sk
- nemzetisport.hu (2023-05-05). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- "Suriname get green light to cap 8 players including Chery and Hasselbaink". Football Oranje. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- "Suriname v Cayman Islands game report". FIFA. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021.
- Myenty Abena at WorldFootball.net
- Myenty Abena at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)
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