Abner (footballer, born 2004)

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Abner
Personal information
Full name Abner Salles da Silva
Date of birth (2004-04-19) 19 April 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Juventude
Number 23
Youth career
Bangu
2020–2022 América Mineiro
2022–2024 Juventude
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Juventude 30 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 December 2025

Abner Salles da Silva (born 19 April 2004), simply known as Abner, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Juventude.

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Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Abner joined Juventude's youth setup in 2022, after representing América Mineiro and Bangu. On 11 January 2023, he signed his first professional contract with the former. [2]

After featuring with a B-team in the 2023 Copa FGF, Abner made his first team – and Série A – debut on 21 April 2024, coming on as a late substitute for Luis Mandaca in a 5–1 away loss to Botafogo. [3]

Career statistics

As of 20 August 2024 [4]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventude 2023 Série B 0000008 [a] 080
2024 Série A 30002050
Career total3000200080130
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa FGF

References

  1. 1 2 "Abner" (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. "Zagueiros da equipe sub-20, Abner e Clébio assinam primeiro contrato profissional" [Stoppers of the under-20 team, Abner and Clébio sign first professional contract] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ""É um sonho realizado", afirma jovem zagueiro em seu primeiro jogo no time do Juventude" ["It is a dream come true", says young stopper in his first match at Juventude] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Pioneiro. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. Abner at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 April 2024.