| José Abella | |
| Fullname: | José Javier Abella Fanjul[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1994 2, df= |
| Birth Place: | Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Height: | 1.85m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Juárez |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Santos Laguna |
| Years1: | 2013–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Santos Laguna |
| Caps1: | 193 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Atlas |
| Caps2: | 93 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Juárez |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mexico U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Mexico U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | Mexico U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | Mexico |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 28 September 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 12 September 2018 |
José Javier Abella Fanjul (born 10 February 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club Juárez.
Abella made his Liga MX debut with Santos Laguna 26 July 2013 in a 3–2 home game win against Cruz Azul.[2]
On1 12 December 2019, Abella joined Atlas on loan.[3]
On 8 January 2024, Abella joined FC Juárez for the Clausura 2024.[4]
In early 2018, media sources claimed Abella could have possibly represented the Lebanon national team if he was not to be called by Mexico.[5]
In September 2018, Abella was called up by Mexico head coach Ricardo Ferretti for two friendly matches against Uruguay and the United States.[6] On 11 September 2018, he made his senior debut against the United States, where Mexico lost 0–1.[7]
Abella and Mexican international footballer Miguel Layún are second cousins, as their Mexican grandmothers are sisters, sharing a great-grandparent in common.[8]
| Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Santos Laguna | 2012–13 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 51 | 3 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 193 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 5 | |||
| Atlas | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 17 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 93 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 1 | |||
| Juárez | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 290 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 350 | 6 | |||
Santos Laguna
Clausura 2015, Clausura 2018
Atlas
Apertura 2021, Clausura 2022
Mexico Youth
Individual