Dani Abalo
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Abalo Paulos | ||
Date of birth | 29 September 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain | ||
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Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Alavés | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Vilagarcía SD | |||
Cambados | |||
2005 | Celta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | Celta B | 84 | (10) |
2006–2013 | Celta | 104 | (7) |
2012 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2013 | → Beira-Mar (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2013–2015 | Ludogorets | 54 | (13) |
2015–2016 | Sivasspor | 11 | (1) |
2016– | Alavés | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2016 |
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Daniel "Dani" Abalo Paulos (Spanish pronunciation: [da'njel a'βalo 'paulos]; born 29 September 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo Alavés as a right winger.
He began his career at Celta, playing almost exclusively in Segunda División, and won the Bulgarian league title twice with Ludogorets.
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Club career
Celta
Born in Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Abalo joined local Celta de Vigo for his last year as a junior, then proceeded to make his senior debuts with the B-team in Segunda División B. On 3 December 2006 he made his first official appearance with the main squad, coming in as a late substitute in a 2–2 La Liga away draw against RCD Mallorca;[1] in late July 2009 he extended his contract with the Galicians until 2013, with a buyout clause of €10 million.[2]
From 2008 to 2011, with Celta in Segunda División, Abalo was an important first-team element. However, in the 2011–12 season, as the club returned to the top flight after an absence of five years, he only contributed with four games and 67 minutes, being subsequently loaned in quick succession to Gimnàstic de Tarragona[3] and S.C. Beira-Mar (the latter in Portugal).[4]
Ludogorets
On 26 June 2013, Bulgarian champions PFC Ludogorets Razgrad announced they were set to sign Abalo after he became a free agent shortly after.[5] The transfer was completed the following day after he passed his medical, and the player agreed to a two-year contract,[6] being given the number 17 shirt.[7]
Abalo played his first game with his new team on 17 July 2013, featuring in a 1–2 away defeat against ŠK Slovan Bratislava for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. He made his league debut three days later, in a 0–1 loss at FC Lyubimets 2007; in the second leg tie against Slovan on the 24th, he scored twice for a 3–0 win at Ludogorets Arena and the subsequent qualification.[8]
Abalo made his debut in the Champions League group phase on 16 September 2014, grabbing a 1–1 equalizer away against Liverpool in the 90th minute, but in an eventual 1–2 loss.[9] He repeated the feat in the second match between the two sides, in a 2–2 draw.[10]
Having won the league title in both of his seasons,[11] Abalo left Ludogorets in May 2015 with the intention of returning to Spain or moving to England.[12]
Sivasspor
On 24 July 2015, Abalo signed a two-year contract at Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor.[13] He made his debut on 23 August, scoring from Cicinho's assist in a 2–4 loss at Eskişehirspor.[14]
Alavés
On 20 January 2016, Abalo returned to his country and signed with Deportivo Alavés until the end of the second level campaign.[15]
Club statistics
- As of 25 May 2015[16]
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Celta B | 2005–06 | Segunda División B | 15 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 3 |
2006–07 | 34 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 3 | ||
Celta | 2006–07 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
Celta B | 2007–08 | Segunda División B | 35 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 35 | 4 |
Celta | 2007–08 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
2008–09 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 4 | ||
2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
Gimnàstic | 2011–12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | |
Celta | 2012–13 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
Total | Spain | 207 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 21 | |
Beira-Mar | 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 2 |
Total | Portugal | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
Ludogorets | 2013–14 | A Group | 26 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 10 |
2014–15 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 11 | ||
Total | Bulgaria | 54 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 85 | 21 |
Honours
- Ludogorets
- Bulgarian A Professional Football Group: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Bulgarian Cup: 2013–14
- Bulgarian Supercup: 2014
References
- ↑ El empate no hace justicia ni a Mallorca ni a Celta (Draw does no justice to both Mallorca and Celta); Marca, 3 December 2006 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Celta amplía el contrato de Dani Abalo hasta 2013 (Celta extend Dani Abalo's contract until 2013); Diario AS, 23 July 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Dani Abalo se va cedido al Nàstic hasta final de curso (Dani Abalo goes on loan to Nàstic until end of the season); Marca, 30 December 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Poder de fogo cresce com Abalo e Marreco (Firepower grows with Abalo and Marreco); Record, 31 January 2013 (Portuguese)
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External links
- Dani Abalo profile at BDFutbol
- Celta de Vigo biography (Spanish)
- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- Articles with Portuguese-language external links
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Vilagarcía de Arousa
- Spanish footballers
- Galician footballers
- Association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Celta de Vigo B players
- Celta de Vigo players
- Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Primeira Liga players
- S.C. Beira-Mar players
- Bulgarian A Football Group players
- PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players
- Süper Lig players
- Sivasspor footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Spanish expatriates in Bulgaria
- Spanish expatriates in Turkey