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Leo Myenty Janna Abena (born 12 December 1994) is a Surinamese professional footballer who plays for Russian club Spartak Moscow as a centre-back. He is frequently called up on for the Suriname national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Spartak Moscow | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| 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– | Spartak Moscow | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Suriname | 17 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
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
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
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
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
On 16 August 2024, Abena signed with Spartak Moscow in Russia, reuniting with his former Ferencváros manager Dejan Stanković.[12]
In October 2020 Abena became eligible to represent Suriname internationally.[13] He made his debut on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Cayman Islands.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 190 | 8 | 34 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 11 | ||
Spartak Trnava
Slovan Bratislava
Ferencvárosi
Individual
- Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2019–20[15]
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