Mario Nicolás Abenza (born 19 February 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for UCAM Murcia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Nicolás Abenza | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Murcia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UCAM Murcia | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Murcia | |||
| Getafe | |||
| Coruxo | |||
| 2013–2015 | Almería | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Almería B | 87 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Linense (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Almería | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Sanluqueño (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Real Murcia | 22 | (1) |
| 2021– | UCAM Murcia | 61 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020 | |||
Club career edit
Abenza was born in Murcia, and joined UD Almería's youth setup in 2013. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 16 November 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Míchel Zabaco in a 1–0 Segunda División B away win against Real Betis B.[1]
Abenza scored his first senior goal on 2 January 2017, netting the winner in a 2–1 win at CD Alhaurino in the Tercera División.[2] On 10 July, he was loaned to Real Balompédica Linense of the third division for a year.[3]
On 18 October 2018, Abenza made his professional debut with Almería's first team, replacing José Corpas in a 3–1 home win against CF Reus Deportiu in the season's Copa del Rey.[4] The following 17 July, he was loaned to third division side Atlético Sanluqueño CF for the season.[5]
On 8 September 2020, Abenza signed for Real Murcia of the third tier, after terminating his contract with the Rojiblancos.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Betis B 0–1 Almería B: Fin a la racha positiva" [Betis B 0–1 Almería B: End of the good run] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "1–2: El filial exhibe una gran capacidad de reacción y le da la vuelta a un marcador adverso" [1–2: The reserves show a great reaction power and complete a comeback over an opposing scoreline] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "El sub-23′ Mario Abenza, nuevo refuerzo de la Balona" [Under-23 Mario Abenza, new addition of Balona] (in Spanish). RB Linense. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "El Almería tampoco falla en Copa" [Almería do not fail in Copa either] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Mario Abenza se convierte en nuevo jugador del Atlético Sanluqueño CF" [Mario Abenza becomes the new player of Atlético Sanluqueño CF] (in Spanish). Atlético Sanluqueño CF. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "El murciano Mario Abenza refuerza la medular grana" [Murcian Mario Abenza bolsters the midfield grana] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
External links edit
- Mario Abenza at BDFutbol
- Mario Abenza at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Mario Abenza at Soccerway