Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abraham Graves [1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 October 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | PVV | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Robinhood | ||
2019– | PVV | ||
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Suriname U20 | 4 | (0) |
2019– | Suriname | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019 |
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Graves made his debut for Suriname in a 3–1 friendly victory over Guyana on 16 March 2019. [2]
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