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M. Abena

Experienced headGaziantep FK · 31 yrs

Profile

Full nameLeo Myenty Janna Abena
PositionCentre-back
NationalitySuriname
Age31
Date of birth12 Dec 1994
BirthplaceParamaribo
Height187 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubGaziantep FK
Centre-back
24
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1925
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gaziantep FK.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Gaziantep FK's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences and 1 suspension (inactive). He still appeared 24 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Süper Lig241119256.64
Türkiye Kupası1000

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

M. Abena is a 31-year-old central defender at Gaziantep FK, rated 24.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 251st of 326 on scout potential in the Süper Lig. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (71.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Abena.

Judged on this season alone, Abena graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 50 of the 50 centre-backs in the Süper Lig, on 4 clean sheets and 2.899 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 20).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 40th of 50 of the 50 centre-backs in the Süper Lig. At 31 Abena is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Abena missed 3 games through injury and 1 suspension (inactive) out of roughly 34 this season. The 24 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

Current potential40th of 50 centre-backs · Süper LigCurrent season39th of 50 centre-backs · Süper Lig39th-best centre-back in the Süper Lig251st in the Süper Lig · potential40th-highest potential centre-back in the Süper Lig
24.1
Ratingi
40th of 50 centre-backs
20.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
71.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.9
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Gaziantep FK finished 12th of 18 · a mid-table side

2.9
Def. / 90
27
Tackles
15
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 71.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.1, Abena carries the 40th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Süper Lig of 50. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.