Dirk Abels
Dutch professional football player
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Dirk Abels (born 13 June 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich as a right back.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dirk Abels | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Udenhout, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grasshopper Club Zürich | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SvSSS | |||
| –2009 | Willem II | ||
| 2009–2014 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Jong PSV | 60 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | PSV | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Sparta | 140 | (3) |
| 2023– | Grasshopper | 52 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Abels made his professional debut for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie on 9 August 2014, the opening matchday of the 2014–15 season, against Achilles '29.[3]
In June 2016, he signed a contract extension with PSV until 2018.[4] He made his first team debut on 30 October 2018, in a 3–2 loss at home to RKC Waalwijk in the KNVB Cup after extra time.[5]
Abels signed with Sparta Rotterdam in January 2019,[6] where he won promotion to the Eredivisie via play-offs in his first six months.[7]
On 17 July 2023, he signed with Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League.[8] He joins them with a two-year contract with a one-year option to extend, which was activated automatically on 18 April 2025, keeping him at the club until summer 2026.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 July 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 0 | — | — | — | 57 | 0 | |||||
| PSV | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 140 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 148 | 2 | |||
| Grasshopper | 2023–24 | Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 197 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 2 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs
