Mario Abenza

Mario Abenza
Personal information
Full name	Mario Nicolás Abenza
Date of birth	19 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Murcia, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	UCAM Murcia
Number	6
Youth career
	Murcia
	Getafe
	Coruxo
2013–2015	Almería
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2019	Almería B
2017–2018	→ Linense (loan)
2018–2020	Almería
2019–2020	→ Sanluqueño (loan)
2020–2021	Real Murcia
2021–	UCAM Murcia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020

Mario Nicolás Abenza (born 19 February 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for UCAM Murcia.

Club career[edit]

Abenza was born in Murcia, and joined UD Almería's youth setup in 2013. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 16 November 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Míchel Zabaco in a 1–0 Segunda División B away win against Real Betis B.^[1]

Abenza scored his first senior goal on 2 January 2017, netting the winner in a 2–1 win at CD Alhaurino in the Tercera División.^[2] On 10 July, he was loaned to Real Balompédica Linense of the third division for a year.^[3]

On 18 October 2018, Abenza made his professional debut with Almería's first team, replacing José Corpas in a 3–1 home win against CF Reus Deportiu in the season's Copa del Rey.^[4] The following 17 July, he was loaned to third division side Atlético Sanluqueño CF for the season.^[5]

On 8 September 2020, Abenza signed for Real Murcia of the third tier, after terminating his contract with the Rojiblancos.^[6]

^ "Betis B 0–1 Almería B: Fin a la racha positiva" [Betis B 0–1 Almería B: End of the good run] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
^ "1–2: El filial exhibe una gran capacidad de reacción y le da la vuelta a un marcador adverso" [1–2: The reserves show a great reaction power and complete a comeback over an opposing scoreline] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
^ "El sub-23′ Mario Abenza, nuevo refuerzo de la Balona" [Under-23 Mario Abenza, new addition of Balona] (in Spanish). RB Linense. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
^ "El Almería tampoco falla en Copa" [Almería do not fail in Copa either] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
^ "Mario Abenza se convierte en nuevo jugador del Atlético Sanluqueño CF" [Mario Abenza becomes the new player of Atlético Sanluqueño CF] (in Spanish). Atlético Sanluqueño CF. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
^ "El murciano Mario Abenza refuerza la medular grana" [Murcian Mario Abenza bolsters the midfield grana] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.