José Javier Abella Fanjul
Defender · Santos Laguna · №4
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Cruz Azul
Santos Laguna
Liga MX
|
1:0 | |
Santos Laguna
Tigres UANL
Liga MX
|
0:0 | |
Santos Laguna
Guadalajara Chivas
Liga MX
|
0:1 | |
Chicago Fire
Santos Laguna
Leagues Cup
|
3:1 | |
New York City FC
Santos Laguna
Leagues Cup
|
2:0 | |
Club América
Santos Laguna
Liga MX
|
3:0 | |
Santos Laguna
Atlas
Liga MX
|
0:1 | |
Monterrey
Santos Laguna
Liga MX
|
3:2 | |
Pachuca
Santos Laguna
Liga MX
|
4:2 | |
|
Santos Laguna
Club América
Liga MX
|
1:1 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Liga MX | 2025 | 9 |
| Liga MX | 2026 | 6 |
| Leagues Cup | 2026 | 2 |
About the player
José Abella came through the Santos Laguna academy, working his way from the club's Segunda División feeder side into the under-17 and under-20 sides before appearing at the 2012 Viareggio tournament with the youth team. He made his senior debut for Santos Laguna in the CONCACAF Champions League against Águila in September 2012, then followed with a Liga MX debut against Cruz Azul the following July.
At under-20 level he scored three goals in eleven appearances and won the CONCACAF championship in 2013, going on to represent Mexico at the U-20 World Cup in Turkey. He stayed involved with the under-23s, taking a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games and featuring twice at the Rio 2016 Olympics. He also made a single senior international appearance — a 2018 friendly defeat to the United States.
At club level, Abella spent the first phase of his career at Santos Laguna before a loan to Atlas in 2020 turned into a permanent move, where he stayed for three seasons. A spell at FC Juárez followed in 2024 before he returned to Santos Laguna, the club that developed him, in 2025.
Career path
- 2014 — 2027 — now Santos Laguna 132 matches
- 2024 — 2025 FC Juárez 32 matches
- 2020 — 2024 Atlas Guadalajara 102 matches
- 2020 Atlas Guadalajara U19 4 matches
- 2020 Santos Laguna U19 1 match
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX Apertura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| 25/26 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX Apertura | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 349 |
| 25/26 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX Clausura | 10 | 0 | 0 | 460 |
| 24/25 | FC Juárez | Liga MX Apertura | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 021 |
| 24/25 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX Clausura | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 511 |
| 23/24 | Atlas Guadalajara | Liga MX Apertura | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 530 |
| 23/24 | FC Juárez | Liga MX Clausura | 12 | 0 | 0 | 936 |
| 22/23 | Atlas Guadalajara | Liga MX Clausura | 16 | 0 | 1 | 930 |
| 22/23 | Atlas Guadalajara | Liga MX Apertura | 12 | 0 | 0 | 957 |
| 22/23 | Atlas Guadalajara | CONCACAF Champions Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 22/23 | Atlas Guadalajara | Liguilla Clausura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 21/22 | Atlas Guadalajara | Liga MX Clausura | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 005 |
| 21/22 | Atlas Guadalajara | Liguilla Clausura | 6 | 0 | 1 | 540 |
| 21/22 | Atlas Guadalajara | Liga MX Apertura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 21/22 | Atlas Guadalajara | Liguilla Apertura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2026 | Santos Laguna | Leagues Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| 2025 | Santos Laguna | Leagues Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| 2024 | FC Juárez | Leagues Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 234 |
| 2023 | Atlas Guadalajara | Leagues Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2022 | Atlas Guadalajara | Campeón de Campeones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2022 | Atlas Guadalajara | Leagues Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2018 | Santos Laguna | Campeón de Campeones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2014 | Santos Laguna | Copa Libertadores | 7 | 1 | 0 | 630 |
| 20/21 | Atlas Guadalajara | Liga MX Apertura | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 115 |
| 20/21 | Atlas Guadalajara | Liga MX Clausura | 4 | 0 | 2 | 72 |
| 20/21 | Atlas Guadalajara | Liguilla Clausura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 19/20 | Atlas Guadalajara | Liga MX Clausura | 8 | 1 | 0 | 617 |
| 19/20 | Santos Laguna | Copa MX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 19/20 | Atlas Guadalajara U19 | Liga MX Sub-20 Clausura (- 22/23) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 19/20 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX Apertura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 19/20 | Atlas Guadalajara U19 | Liga MX Sub-20 Apertura (- 22/23) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | Santos Laguna | Liguilla Apertura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 19/20 | Santos Laguna U19 | Liga MX Sub-20 Apertura (- 22/23) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | Atlas Guadalajara | Copa MX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 18/19 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX Clausura | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 421 |
| 18/19 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX Apertura | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 430 |
| 18/19 | Santos Laguna | CONCACAF Champions Cup | 6 | 1 | 1 | 517 |
| 18/19 | Santos Laguna | Liguilla Apertura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 17/18 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX Clausura | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 530 |
| 17/18 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX Apertura | 10 | 0 | 0 | 748 |
Transfers
Transfers- 24/25 FC Juárez Santos Laguna
- 23/24 Atlas FC Juárez €1.39M
- 21/22 Santos Laguna Atlas
- 20/21 Atlas Santos Laguna
- 19/20 Santos Laguna Atlas
- 13/14 Santos U19 Santos Laguna
- 11/12 Santos U17 Santos U19
- 09/10 Santos Mochis Santos U17
