Abner (footballer)

For other uses, see Abner (disambiguation).
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Souza and the second or paternal family name is de Almeida.
Abner
Personal information
Full name Abner Felipe Souza de Almeida
Date of birth (1996-05-30) 30 May 1996
Place of birth Londrina, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
Real Madrid B
Youth career
2008–2011 FAS
2011–2014 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Coritiba 1 (0)
2014– Real Madrid B 3 (0)
National team
2013 Brazil U17 9 (1)
2014 Brazil U20 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 September 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Abner Felipe Souza de Almeida commonly known as Abner is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Real Madrid Castilla.

Career

Abner was born in Londrina, Brazil to a Brazilian father and a Salvadorian mother. He was later raised in San Salvador after his parents' divorce. At 12 years old, he had a trial with local club FAS and passed, but returned to Brazil in 2011.

Abner made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut for Coritiba in a 2–2 draw with Goiás in September 2013.[1] On 16 July 2014, it was announced that, despite long standing interest from Italian giants Roma, Abner had signed for Real Madrid Castilla.[2]

International career

Abner played for the Brazil national under-17 football team at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[3] However, he suffered a knee injury in a group stage match that kept him out of the remainder of the tournament.[1]

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