David Ángel Abraham (born 15 July 1986) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays for
Huracán de Chabás as a
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Career
left, upAbraham playing for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2020
Born in
Chabás, Argentina, Abraham began his career with
Independiente in 2004, becoming a first-team regular during his first season. At this time, he was called up to the
Argentina squad to play at the
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place in the Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005.
Venues
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA Worl ...
in the Netherlands. Argentina won the tournament with a squad that included
Sergio Agüero
Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo (born 2 June 1988), also known as Kun Agüero, is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest playe ...
,
Fernando Gago
Fernando Rubén Gago (; born 10 April 1986) is an Argentine professional former player and football manager of Racing Club.
During his 16-year club career, limited by multiple serious injuries, Gago played as a defensive midfielder and deep-ly ...
, and
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés Messi (; born 24 June 1987), also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the ...
.
In 2007, Abraham moved to
Gimnàstic de Tarragona
Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2.
...
in the
Spanish second division
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. But after failing to gain promotion to
La Liga
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he left the club.
On 8 July 2008,
Swiss champions FC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Formed in 1893, the club has been Swiss national champions 20 times, Swiss Cup winners 13 times, and ...
announced that they had signed Abraham on a four-year contract.
He joined Basel's first team for their
2008–09 season under head coach
Christian Gross
Christian Jürgen Gross (born 14 August 1954) is a Swiss football manager and former player who most recently coached Schalke 04. He played as a sweeper and central midfielder.
Gross was manager of Basel from 1 July 1999 to 27 May 2009, winning ...
. To the beginning of the 2008–09 season Abraham was member of the Basel team that won the
Uhrencup
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. They beat
Legia Warsaw
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6–1 and Abraham played in the 2–2 draw with
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...
to end the table on top slot above Dortmund and
Luzern
, neighboring_municipalities= Adligenswil, Ebikon, Emmen, Horw, Kriens, Malters, Meggen, Neuenkirch
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.
After playing in two test games Abraham played his
domestic league debut for his new club in the away game in the
Stadion Wankdorf
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on 18 July 2008 as Basel won 2–1 against
Young Boys.
Basel joined the
2008–09 UEFA Champions League
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in the second qualifying round and with an aggregate score of 5–3 they eliminated
IFK Göteborg
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. In the next round they played against
Vitória de Guimarães
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. The first leg ended in a goalless draw, but with a 2–1 win in the second leg they eliminated Vitória and advanced to the group stage. Here Basel were matched with
Barcelona
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,
Sporting CP
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and
Shakhtar Donetsk
Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...
. Abraham scored his first goal for his new club on 16 September 2008 in the home game in the
St. Jakob-Park
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as Basel were defeated 1–2 by Shakhtar.
However, they ended the group in last position winning just one point after a 1–1 draw in
Camp Nou
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.
At the end of the
2008–09 Super League season Basel were third in the table, seven points behind new champions
Zürich
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and one adrift of runners-up
Young Boys.
In the
2008–09 Swiss Cup Basel advanced via
Schötz
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,
Thun
, neighboring_municipalities= Amsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg
, twintown =
, website = www.thun.ch
Thun (french: Thoune) ...
and
Zurich to the semi-finals. But here they were stopped by
Young Boys. After a goalless 90 minutes and extra time, YB decided the penalty shoot-out 3–2 and advanced to the final to become runners-up, as
Sion
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became cup winners.
Basel joined the
2009–10 UEFA Europa League
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Spain ...
in the second qualifying round. Basel advanced to the group stage, in which despite winning three of the six games the ended in third position and were eliminated. They finished four points behind group winners
Roma
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and one behind
Fulham
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, against whom they lost 3–2 in the last game of the stage. Abraham had six European appearances.
At the end of the 2009–10 season he won the
Double
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with his club. They won the
League
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Championship title with 3 points advantage over second placed
Young Boys. Abraham had 21 league appearances.
In the
Swiss Cup
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via
SC Cham
SC Cham 1910 is a Swiss football team which plays in the third tier of the Swiss football pyramid. They are based in Cham and were founded in 1910.
History
The club was founded on 14 June 1910 and was the first football club in Canton Zug. ...
,
FC Le Mont
Football-Club Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, commonly known as FCL Mont LS, is a Swiss football club based in Le Mont-sur-Lausanne
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,
Zürich
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,
FC Biel-Bienne
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Honours
Swiss championship
*Champions: 1946–47
*Runners-up: 1947–48, 1959–60
Swiss Cup
*Runners ...
and in the semi-final
SC Kriens
SC Kriens is a football club based in Kriens, Switzerland, who currently play in the Swiss Challenge League. They currently play at the Stadion Kleinfeld and form a local rivalry with FC Lucerne.
SC Kriens women's team plays in the Nationall ...
, Basel advanced to the final, and winning this 6–0 against
Lausanne-Sport they won the competition. Abraham had four appearances in the cup
Basel started in the
2010–11 UEFA Champions League
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third qualifying round and advanced to the group stage, but ended the group in third position. Therefore, they dropped to the
2010–11 Europa League knockout phase, but here they were eliminated by
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due to a last minute goal against them. Abraham played in all 12 of theses matches.
He scored his first league goal for the team on 24 July 2010 in the last minute of the away game against
FC Sion
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to give his club a 2–1 victory.
With Basel, Abraham won his second Swiss Championship at the end of the
2010–11
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season, topping the table just one point clear of rivals
Zürich
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.
To the beginning of their
2011–12 season Abraham was member of the Basel team that won the
2011 Uhrencup, beating both
Hertha Berlin
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3–0 and
West Ham United
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2–1 to lead the table on goal difference above
Young Boys.
At the end of the 2011–12 season he won the
Double
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for the second time with his team club. They won the
League
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Championship title with 20 points advantage.
In the
Swiss Cup
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Basel advanced to the final, beating FC Eschenbach,
Schötz
Schötz is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Ohmstal merged into the municipality of Schötz.[Wil
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,
Lausanne-Sport and in the semi-final
Winterthur
, neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell
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. In the final they played against
Luzern
, neighboring_municipalities= Adligenswil, Ebikon, Emmen, Horw, Kriens, Malters, Meggen, Neuenkirch
Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a ...
and the game ended 1–1 after extra time. Basel won the cup by beating their opponents 4–3 in the penalty shootout.
Despite the offer from the club, Abraham did not renew his contract and therefore he left the club. Between the years 2008 and 2012 Abraham played a total of 206 games for Basel scoring a total of 13 goals. 105 of these games were in the
Swiss Super League
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, 11 in the
Swiss Cup
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, 34 in the UEFA competitions (Champions League and Europa League) and 56 were friendly games. He scored eight goals in the domestic league, one in the Champions League and the other four were scored during the test games.
On 29 May 2012, it was confirmed that Abraham has agreed to join
Getafe
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Getafe is located 13 km south of Madrid's city centre, within a flat ar ...
on a four-year contract. In January 2013, Abraham agreed to join German side
Hoffenheim
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History
The village, settled since prehistoric times, and first mentioned ...
,
before moving to
Eintracht Frankfurt
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in 2015. He served as their captain, and was sent off during a match on 10 November 2019 after pushing over
SC Freiburg
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manager
Christian Streich
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. As a result, Abraham was issued a 7-week ban and was fined €25,000 by the
German Football Association
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.
Abraham played his last match for Eintracht Frankfurt on 17 January 2021 in a 3–1 victory against
Schalke
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, following which he returned to Argentina to sign for hometown club
Huracán de Chabás.
Honours
Gimnàstic
*
Copa Catalunya
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History
Between 1903 and 1940, it was known as the '' Championship ...
: 2008
Basel
*
Swiss Super League
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:
2009–10,
2010–11
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,
2011–12
*
Swiss Cup
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:
2009–10,
2011–12
*
Uhrencup
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: 2008, 2011
Eintracht Frankfurt
*
DFB-Pokal
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:
2017–18
Argentina U20
*
FIFA U-20 World Cup
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:
2005
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References
External links
*
*
David Abrahamat worldfootball.net
Primera División Argentina statisticsat Fútbol XXI
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abraham, David
1986 births
Living people
Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
FC Basel players
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
Eintracht Frankfurt players
Swiss Super League players
Bundesliga players
La Liga players
Argentine Primera División players
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Men's association football central defenders
People from Caseros Department
Footballers from Santa Fe Province