| Dirk Abels | |
| Fullname: | Dirk Abels |
| Birth Date: | 13 June 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Udenhout, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Right back |
| Currentclub: | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Youthclubs1: | SvSSS |
| Youthyears2: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Willem II |
| Youthyears3: | 2009–2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | PSV |
| Years1: | 2014–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Jong PSV |
| Caps1: | 60 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | PSV |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Sparta |
| Caps3: | 140 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Grasshopper |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23 May 2024 |
Dirk Abels (born 13 June 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich as a right back.
Abels made his professional debut for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie on 9 August 2014, the opening matchday of the 2014–15 season, against Achilles '29.[1]
In June 2016, he signed a contract extension with PSV until 2018.[2] He made his first team debut on 30 October 2018, in a 3–2 loss at home to RKC Waalwijk in the KNVB Cup after extra time.[3]
Abels signed with Sparta Rotterdam in January 2019,[4] where he won promotion to the Eredivisie via play-offs in his first six months.[5]
On 17 July 2023, he signed with Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League.[6] He joins them with a two-year contract with a one-year option to extend.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps! | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jong PSV | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 57 | 0 | — | — | — | 57 | 0 | ||||||
| PSV | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 140 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 148 | 2 | ||||
| Grasshopper | 2023–24 | Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 197 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 2 | |||