Abner Felipe
Brazilian footballer (born 1996)
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Abner Felipe Souza de Almeida (born 30 May 1996), simply known as Abner, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abner Felipe Souza de Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Londrina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dunkerque | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | PSTC | ||
| 2011–2014 | → Coritiba (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | PSTC | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Coritiba (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | → Real Madrid B (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Real Madrid B | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Estoril (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | PSTC | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Coritiba (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Água Santa (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Farense | 74 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | RWDM | 25 | (0) |
| 2024– | Dunkerque | 42 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Brazil U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | Brazil U20 | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Coritiba
Born in Londrina, Paraná, Abner finished his formation with Coritiba, after joining the club in 2011 from PSTC.[1] On 3 June 2012, he agreed to a three-year contract, his first professional link.[2] On 18 September 2013, at the age of 17, he made his first team – and Série A – debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergio Escudero in a 2–2 home draw against Goiás; it was his only appearance for the club.[3][4]
In October 2013, shortly after making his professional debut, Abner suffered a serious knee injury,[5][6] being sidelined for six months. Subsequently, the 40% of his rights belonging to Coxa were sold to a group of businessman, and were assigned to PSTC (which already had 40% of the player).[7]
Real Madrid
On 23 July 2014, despite long standing interest from Italian giants Roma,[8] Abner signed for Real Madrid and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[9] He made his debut for Castilla on 8 August, replacing Javi Noblejas late into a 2–1 loss at Atlético Madrid B.[10]
On 5 September 2014, after only one further match for the B-team, Abner again suffered the same knee injury from the previous year, being sidelined for the campaign.[11] The following 10 July, now fully recovered, he was called up to the main squad by manager Rafa Benítez to feature in the pre-season tours in Australia and China;[12] six days later, however, he was cut from the squad after suffering a setback from his injury.[13]
Abner returned to the fields on 20 September 2015, playing 20 minutes in a 1–0 loss at Real Unión; three days later, he again suffered a serious knee injury during training, being again out for the season.[14] After his third injury, he stated that he "considered leaving football", but Zinedine Zidane, at the time the Castilla manager, encouraged him to keep going.[15]
In 2016–17, Abner managed to feature in 21 league matches without setbacks, as Castilla finished in a disappointing 11th position.
Loan to Estoril
On 20 August 2017, Abner was loaned to Primeira Liga side Estoril, for one year.[16] He made his top tier debut on 10 September, starting in a 2–0 away defeat to Moreirense.
On 26 February 2018, after just ten league matches, Abner's loan was cancelled.[17]
Coritiba return
On 3 April 2018, Abner returned to his first club Coritiba on loan from Real Madrid, until 30 June.[18] On 20 July, he extended his link until the end of the year,[19] but opted to leave on 8 December, after 19 league appearances.[20]
Athletico Paranaense
On 8 March 2019, Abner was presented at Athletico Paranaense, after agreeing to a loan deal until the end of the year; he was initially assigned to the under-23 squad for the year's Campeonato Paranaense.[21]
In January 2020, Abner was sent on loan to Campeonato Paulista club Água Santa.[22]
Farense
In September 2020, Abner signed a three-year contract with Portuguese club Farense.[23]
RWDM
On 30 June 2023, after his contract with Farense expired, Abner signed a one-year deal with RWDM in Belgium.[24]
International career
Abner represented Brazil at under-17 level at the 2013 South American U-17 Championship[25] and at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[26] At the latter tournament, he suffered the first of his three knee injuries in a match against Honduras.[27]
Career statistics
- As of 23 May 2025[28]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coritiba (loan) | 2013 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Estoril (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Coritiba (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Água Santa (loan) | 2020 | Paulista | — | 9[c] | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Farense | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 1 | ||
| RWDM | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 25 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Dunkerque | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Career total | 186 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 212 | 1 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
- Appearance in 2019 Campeonato Paranaense
- Appearances in 2020 Campeonato Paulista
- Appearances in Belgian Pro League relegation play-offs
