David Ángel Abraham (born 15 July 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Huracán de Chabás as a central defender.
![]() Abraham training for FC Basel in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Ángel Abraham | ||
Date of birth | (1986-07-15) 15 July 1986 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Chabás, Argentina | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Huracán de Chabás | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | Independiente | 70 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Gimnàstic | 36 | (3) |
2008–2012 | FC Basel | 104 | (8) |
2012–2013 | Getafe | 9 | (0) |
2013–2015 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 46 | (2) |
2015–2021 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 138 | (3) |
2021– | Huracán de Chabás | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2005 | Argentina U20 | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:15, 17 January 2021 (UTC) |
Born in Chabás, Argentina, Abraham began his career with Independiente in 2005, 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 in the Netherlands. Argentina won the tournament with a squad that included Sergio Agüero, Fernando Gago, and Lionel Messi.
In 2007, Abraham moved to Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Spanish second division. But after failing to gain promotion to La Liga he left the club.
Abraham signed a four-year contract with Swiss champions FC Basel on 18 July 2008. He made his debut on 18 July 2008, in a 2–1 win over BSC Young Boys at the Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf.[1]
Abraham won the national double with Basel in the 2009–10 season and the Swiss Super League Championship in the 2010–11 season. He scored his first league goal for Basel on 24 July 2010 in the last minute of the away game against FC Sion to give his club a 2–1 victory.[2] At the end of the 2011–12 season Abraham won his second double with the club, the League Championship title[3] and the Swiss Cup.[4]
On 29 May 2012, it was confirmed that Abraham has agreed to join Getafe on a four-year contract.[5][6] In January 2013, Abraham agreed to join German side Hoffenheim,[7][8] before moving to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2015. He served as their captain, and was sent off during a match on 10 November 2019 after pushing over SC Freiburg manager Christian Streich.[9] As a result, Abraham was issued a 7 week ban and was fined €25,000 by the German Football Association.[10]
Abraham played his last match for Eintracht Frankfurt on 17 January 2021 in a 3–1 victory against Schalke, following which he returned to Argentina to sign for hometown club Huracán de Chabás.[11]
Gimnàstic
Basel
Eintracht Frankfurt
Argentina U20