| Abner | |
| Fullname: | Abner Felipe Souza de Almeida |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Londrina, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | RWDM |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | PSTC |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Coritiba (loan) |
| Years1: | 2013–2017 |
| Clubs1: | PSTC |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs2: | → Coritiba (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Real Madrid B (loan) |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Real Madrid B |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | → Estoril (loan) |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs6: | PSTC |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs7: | → Coritiba (loan) |
| Caps7: | 19 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | → Athletico Paranaense (loan) |
| Caps8: | 5 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2020 |
| Clubs9: | → Água Santa (loan) |
| Caps9: | 9 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs10: | Farense |
| Caps10: | 74 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2023– |
| Clubs11: | RWDM |
| Caps11: | 25 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Brazil U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 28 March 2024 |
Abner Felipe Souza de Almeida (born 30 May 1996), simply known as Abner, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Belgian club RWDM.
Born in Londrina, Paraná, Abner finished his formation with Coritiba, after joining the club in 2011 from PSTC.[1] On 3 June 2012, he agreed to a three-year contract, his first professional link.[2] On 18 September 2013, at the age of 17, he made his first team – and Série A – debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergio Escudero in a 2–2 home draw against Goiás; it was his only appearance for the club.[3] [4]
In October 2013, shortly after making his professional debut, Abner suffered a serious knee injury,[5] [6] being sidelined for six months. Subsequently, the 40% of his rights belonging to Coxa were sold to a group of businessman, and were assigned to PSTC (which already had 40% of the player).[7]
On 23 July 2014, despite long standing interest from Italian giants Roma,[8] Abner signed for Real Madrid and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[9] He made his debut for Castilla on 8 August, replacing Javi Noblejas late into a 2–1 loss at Atlético Madrid B.[10]
On 5 September 2014, after only one further match for the B-team, Abner again suffered the same knee injury from the previous year, being sidelined for the campaign.[11] The following 10 July, now fully recovered, he was called up to the main squad by manager Rafa Benítez to feature in the pre-season tours in Australia and China;[12] six days later, however, he was cut from the squad after suffering a setback from his injury.[13]
Abner returned to the fields on 20 September 2015, playing 20 minutes in a 1–0 loss at Real Unión; three days later, he again suffered a serious knee injury during training, being again out for the season.[14] After his third injury, he stated that he "considered leaving football", but Zinedine Zidane, at the time the Castilla manager, encouraged him to keep going.[15]
In 2016–17, Abner managed to feature in 21 league matches without setbacks, as Castilla finished in a disappointing 11th position.
On 20 August 2017, Abner was loaned to Primeira Liga side Estoril, for one year.[16] He made his top tier debut on 10 September, starting in a 2–0 away defeat to Moreirense.
On 26 February 2018, after just ten league matches, Abner's loan was cancelled.[17]
On 3 April 2018, Abner returned to his first club Coritiba on loan from Real Madrid, until 30 June.[18] On 20 July, he extended his link until the end of the year,[19] but opted to leave on 8 December, after 19 league appearances.[20]
On 8 March 2019, Abner was presented at Athletico Paranaense, after agreeing to a loan deal until the end of the year; he was initially assigned to the under-23 squad for the year's Campeonato Paranaense.[21]
In January 2020, Abner was sent on loan to Campeonato Paulista club Água Santa.[22]
In September 2020, Abner signed a three-year contract with Portuguese club Farense.[23]
On 30 June 2023, after his contract with Farense expired, Abner signed a one-year deal with RWDM in Belgium.[24]
Abner represented Brazil at under-17 level at the 2013 South American U-17 Championship[25] and at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[26] At the latter tournament, he suffered the first of his three knee injuries in a match against Honduras.[27]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Coritiba (loan) | 2013 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Real Madrid Castilla (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Estoril (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Coritiba (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Água Santa (loan) | 2020 | Paulista | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Farense | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 1 | |||
| RWDM | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 152 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 172 | 1 | |||
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