Myenty Abena (born 12 December 1994) is a

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se professional

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who plays for Ferencváros as a centre back.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the

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for Jong FC Utrecht on 26 August 2016 in a game against

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Spartak Trnava

In January 2019, Abena joined a Slovak side Spartak Trnava, domestic reigning champions. On 1 May 2019, Abena won the

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with Spartak Trnava, scoring the last penalty in the penalty shoot-out, after the

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ended up 3–3 after extra–time.

Slovan Bratislava

In June 2019, Abena signed a 4–year contract with Slovan Bratislava, the main rivals of his previous employer. In the 2019–20 season, he completed the domestic double with Slovan by winning the Slovak Super Liga and

. He remained part of the team, which had repeated the double in the following

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International career

In October 2020 Abena became eligible to represent

internationally. He made his debut on 24 March 2021 in a

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against the Cayman Islands.

Honours

Spartak Trnava * Slovnaft Cup: 2018–19 Slovan Bratislava *

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: 2019–20,

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, 2021–22 * Slovnaft Cup: 2019–20,

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