Myenty Abena
Personal information
Full name Leo Myenty Janna Abena
Date of birth (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Ferencváros
Number 22
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– Ferencváros 20 (1)
International career‡
2021– Suriname 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022

Myenty Abena (born 12 December 1994) is a Surinamese professional footballer who plays for Ferencváros as a centre-back.

Club career

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]

International career

In October 2020 Abena became eligible to represent Suriname internationally.[7] He made his debut on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Cayman Islands.[8]

Honours

Spartak Trnava

Slovan Bratislava

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Spartak získal vysokého obrancu Abenu z holandskej ligy 28.01.2019, trnavskyhlas.sk
  3. ↑ Spartakovec Abena si víťazstvo vo finále užíval, možným letným transferom sa nezaoberá 03.05.2019, trnavskyhlas.sk
  4. ↑ Slovan Bratislava získal hráča z Trnavy, ktorého rasisticky urážali fanúšikovia 05.06.2019, sport.aktuality.sk
  5. ↑ nemzetisport.hu (2023-05-05). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  6. ↑ "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  7. ↑ "Suriname get green light to cap 8 players including Chery and Hasselbaink". Football Oranje. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  8. ↑ "Suriname v Cayman Islands game report". FIFA. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021.
  9. ↑ "V Jedenástke sezóny sedem futbalistov majstra. Najlepším hráčom Greif". Fortuna liga.


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