Ramón Darío Ábila (born 14 October 1989) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Colón. He is commonly known by the Argentine media as "Wanchope."

Career

Ábila came from the youth divisions of

Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba (commonly referred to as Instituto de Córdoba) is an Argentine sports club from the city Córdoba, whose professional football team currently plays in the Primera Nacional, the second division of the Argen ...

, made his professional debut at the

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 tea ...

in 2008. He was transferred to

Sarmiento de Junín Sarmiento may refer to: Places Argentina *Sarmiento Department, San Juan, a subdivision of the San Juan Province * Sarmiento Department, Santiago del Estero, a subdivision of the Santiago del Estero Province * Sarmiento Department, Chubut, a subdi ...

and then

Deportivo Morón Club Deportivo Morón is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Morón, Buenos Aires. Deportivo Morón's football team currently plays in Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system. The club was fo ...

, teams from the Argentina soccer's third division, to returns to Instituto in 2013. Later he signed by Huracán where he was one of top scorers at

Copa Sudamericana 2015 The 2015 Copa Sudamericana ( pt, Copa Sul-Americana 2015) was the 14th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Colombian team Santa Fe qualified to play in the 2016 Copa Libe ...

and he was part of the Huracán squad which won the

2013–14 Copa Argentina The 2013–14 Copa Argentina was the fifth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the third since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on October 29, 2013. Arsenal was the defending champion, but were eliminated by Institut ...

and

2014 Supercopa Argentina The 2014 Supercopa Argentina Final was the 3rd edition of the Supercopa, an annual football match contested by the winners of the Argentine Primera División and Copa Argentina competitions. Huracán beat River Plate 1–0 in San Juan and won the ...

. On 22 June 2016, Ábila was signed by Cruzeiro on a four-year contract for a transfer fee of US$4 million.

Boca Juniors

He was transferred to Boca at January 2018 and he scored one goal at the 2018 Copa Libertadores Final first leg, a tie 2-2 between Boca and River at

La Bombonera The Alberto José Armando Stadium is a football stadium located in La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Widely known as La Bombonera (; en, The chocolate box) due to its shape, with a "flat" stand on one side of the pitch and three steep stands rou ...

on 11 November 2018.

Minnesota United

On 7 April 2021,

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side

Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that plays in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The club began play in 2017 as the league's 22nd club, and replaced the North American Socc ...

acquired Ábila on loan with an option to purchase using Targeted Allocation Money. He scored his first MLS goal on May 12, 2021 at a home match against the

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. He lifted his jersey in celebration to reveal a shirt with a photo of his brother, Gaston, who had died of suicide the year prior.

D.C. United

On 11 August 2021,

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

acquired Ábila on another loan off of waivers. He scored his first goal for the club on 18 August, in a 2–3 loss against the

New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compet ...

. Following the 2021 season, Ábila's contract option was declined by D.C. United.

Career statistics

Honours

Sarmiento (J) *

Primera B Metropolitana Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires. ...

: 2011–12 Huracán *

Copa Argentina The Copa Argentina (English: ''Argentine Cup''), officially known as the "Copa Argentina AXION energy" due to sponsorship reasons, is an official football cup competition organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), with the aim of qual ...

: 2013–14 *

Supercopa Argentina The Supercopa Argentina (English: Argentine Super Cup) is an official National association football cup of Argentina organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). The annual football match was played for the first time in 2012, being cont ...

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Cruzeiro *

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de ...

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Boca Juniors * Primera División: 2017–18, 2019–20 *

Copa de la Liga Profesional The Copa de la Liga Profesional (English: ''Professional League Cup''; officially named "Copa Diego Armando Maradona" in its first edition) is an official Argentine football cup competition. The cup was planned and organised by the "Liga Profesi ...

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abila, Ramon 1989 births Living people Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Association football forwards Instituto footballers Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers Deportivo Morón footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Boca Juniors footballers Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Minnesota United FC players D.C. United players Club Atlético Colón footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Primera B Metropolitana players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Brazil Major League Soccer players