Myenty Abena
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leo Myenty Janna Abena | ||
Date of birth | 12 December 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gaziantep | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2016 | Utrecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Jong Utrecht | 33 | (2) |
2017–2018 | De Graafschap | 39 | (0) |
2019 | Spartak Trnava | 14 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Slovan Bratislava | 69 | (3) |
2023–2024 | Ferencváros | 27 | (3) |
2024–2025 | Spartak Moscow | 7 | (0) |
2025– | Gaziantep | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Suriname | 23 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025 |
Leo Myenty Janna Abena (born 12 December 1994) is a Surinamese professional footballer for Turkish club Gaziantep. He is frequently called upon for the Suriname national team.
Club career
[edit]He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 26 August 2016 in a game against Jong PSV.[1]
Spartak Trnava
[edit]In January 2019, Abena joined a Slovak side Spartak Trnava, domestic reigning champions.[2]
On 1 May 2019, Abena won the Slovak Cup with Spartak Trnava, scoring the last penalty in the penalty shoot-out, after the match ended up 3–3 after extra–time.[3]
Slovan Bratislava
[edit]In June 2019, Abena signed a 4–year contract with Slovan Bratislava, the main rivals of his previous employer.[4]
In the 2019–20 season, he completed the domestic double with Slovan by winning the Slovak Super Liga and Slovak Cup. He remained part of the team, which had repeated the double in the following season.
Ferencváros
[edit]On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Ferencváros, after Kecskemét lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the Bozsik Aréna on the 30th matchday.[5][6]
On 20 April 2024, the Ferencváros–Kisvárda tie ended with a goalless draw at the Groupama Aréna on the 29th match day of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season[7] which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship.[8][9]
On 15 May 2024, Ferencváros were defeated by Paks 2–0 in the 2024 Magyar Kupa Final at the Puskás Aréna.[10][11]
Spartak Moscow
[edit]On 16 August 2024, Abena signed with Spartak Moscow in Russia, reuniting with his former Ferencváros manager Dejan Stanković.[12] On 30 June 2025, his contract with Spartak was terminated by mutual consent.[13]
Gaziantep
[edit]On 1 July 2025, Abena signed a two-year contract with Gaziantep in Turkey.[14]
International career
[edit]In October 2020 Abena became eligible to represent Suriname internationally.[15] He made his debut on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Cayman Islands.[16] He scored his first international goal for Suriname on 15 October 2023 in a Nations League match against Grenada. [17]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 4 May 2025
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Utrecht | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
De Graafschap | 2017–18 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 1 | ||||
Spartak Trnava | 2018–19 | Slovak Super Liga | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
Slovan Bratislava | 2019–20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
2020–21 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
Total | 69 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 33 | 1 | — | 122 | 5 | |||
Ferencváros | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
2023–24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
Total | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 38 | 3 | |||
Spartak Moscow | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Career total | 192 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 11 |
Honours
[edit]Spartak Trnava
Slovan Bratislava
Ferencvárosi
Individual
- Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2019–20[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 August 2016.
- ^ Spartak získal vysokého obrancu Abenu z holandskej ligy 28.01.2019, trnavskyhlas.sk
- ^ Spartakovec Abena si víťazstvo vo finále užíval, možným letným transferom sa nezaoberá 03.05.2019, trnavskyhlas.sk
- ^ Slovan Bratislava získal hráča z Trnavy, ktorého rasisticky urážali fanúšikovia 05.06.2019, sport.aktuality.sk
- ^ nemzetisport.hu (5 May 2023). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Ferencváros vs. Kisvárda - 20 April 2024 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Klubrekord! Sorozatban hatodszor bajnok a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Ferencváros crowned Hungarian champions for sixth year in a row". 20 April 2024.
- ^ FC, PAKSI (15 May 2024). "KUPAGYŐZTESEK LETTÜNK!". paksifc.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Defeat in the MOL Hungarian Cup final". www.fradi.hu. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Миенти Абена — новый игрок "Спартака"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 16 August 2024.
- ^ ""Спартак" расстается с Миенти Абеной" [Spartak parts ways with Myenty Abena] (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "TRANSFER | MYENTY ABENA GAZİANTEP'TE!" [TRANSFER | MYENTY ABENA IN GAZİANTEP!] (in Turkish). Gaziantep F.K. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Suriname get green light to cap 8 players including Chery and Hasselbaink". Football Oranje. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Suriname v Cayman Islands game report". FIFA. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Suriname wint van Grenada met 4-0" (in Dutch). Waterkant. 16 October 2023.
- ^ "V Jedenástke sezóny sedem futbalistov majstra. Najlepším hráčom Greif". Fortuna liga.
External links
[edit]- Myenty Abena at WorldFootball.net
- Myenty Abena at the Slovak First Football League (in Slovak)
- 1994 births
- Footballers from Paramaribo
- Surinamese men's footballers
- 21st-century Surinamese sportsmen
- Suriname men's international footballers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Utrecht players
- Jong FC Utrecht players
- De Graafschap players
- FC Spartak Trnava players
- ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
- Ferencvárosi TC footballers
- FC Spartak Moscow players
- Gaziantep F.K. footballers
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Russian Premier League players
- 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Surinamese expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen