Abner (footballer)

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 24 (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 12 March 2017.

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]

References


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