Mathias Abel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaiserslautern, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kaiserslautern | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1998 | Kaiserslautern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2000 | Eintracht Bad Kreuznach | ||
| 2000–2001 | Borussia Dortmund II | 12 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Mainz 05 | 65 | (4) |
| 2005–2008 | Schalke 04 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Mainz 05 (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Hamburg (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008– | Kaiserslautern | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mathias Abel (born 22 June 1981 in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German footballer who plays for 1. FC Kaiserslautern, as a defender.
Football career
After starting with amateurs Eintracht Bad Kreuznach and having a spell with Borussia Dortmund's reserves, Abel joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 in 2002, helping the club promote from the second division in his second year, with 18 matches.
He made his top flight debut on August 14, 2004, in a 21 home win over Hamburger SV, and netted three times during the season as the club maintained its status.
From 2006 onwards, Abel would appear sparingly for several clubs: FC Schalke 04, which also loaned him for five months to Hamburg, and 1. FC Kaiserslautern (during two years he appeared almost exclusively for the reserves); this was mainly due to two consecutive anterior cruciate ligament injuries (in early 2004, he suffered the same injury while at Mainz, being sidelined for six months).[1][2]
References
- ^ "Abel unable to play for Schalke". UEFA.com. 13 September 2007. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=585667.html. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ "Schalke out to make amends". UEFA.com. 14 September 2007. http://www.uefa.com/magazine/news/kind=134217728/newsid=584839.html. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
External links
- Career stats at Fussballdaten (German)
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