| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leo Myenty Janna Abena | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-12-12)12 December 1994 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Paramaribo,Suriname | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gaziantep | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Utrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Jong Utrecht | 33 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | De Graafschap | 39 | (0) |
| 2019 | Spartak Trnava | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Slovan Bratislava | 69 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Ferencváros | 27 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Spartak Moscow | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Gaziantep | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Suriname | 28 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2025 | |||
Leo Myenty Janna Abena (born 12 December 1994) is a Surinamese professionalfootballer for Turkish clubGaziantep. He is frequently called upon for theSuriname national team.
He made his professional debut in theEerste Divisie forJong FC Utrecht on 26 August 2016 in a game againstJong PSV.[1]
In January 2019, Abena joined a Slovak sideSpartak Trnava, domestic reigning champions.[2]
On 1 May 2019, Abena won theSlovak Cup with Spartak Trnava, scoring the last penalty in the penalty shoot-out, after thematch ended up 3–3 after extra–time.[3]
In June 2019, Abena signed a 4–year contract with Slovan Bratislava, the main rivals of his previous employer.[4]
In the2019–20 season, he completed the domestic double with Slovan by winning theSlovak Super Liga andSlovak Cup. He remained part of the team, which had repeated the double in the followingseason.
On 5 May 2023, he won the2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I withFerencváros, afterKecskemét lost 1–0 toHonvéd at theBozsik Aréna on the 30th matchday.[5][6]
On 20 April 2024, theFerencváros–Kisvárda tie ended with a goalless draw at theGroupama Aréna on the 29th match day of the2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season[7] which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship.[8][9]
On 15 May 2024, Ferencváros were defeated by Paks 2–0 in the2024 Magyar Kupa Final at thePuskás Aréna.[10][11]
On 16 August 2024, Abena signed withSpartak Moscow in Russia, reuniting with his former Ferencváros managerDejan Stanković.[12] On 30 June 2025, his contract with Spartak was terminated by mutual consent.[13]
On 1 July 2025, Abena signed a two-year contract withGaziantep in Turkey.[14]
In October 2020 Abena became eligible to representSuriname internationally.[15] He made his debut on 24 March 2021 in aWorld Cup qualifier against the Cayman Islands.[16] He scored his first international goal for Suriname on 15 October 2023 in a Nations League match againstGrenada.[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Utrecht | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| De Graafschap | 2017–18 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 1 | ||||
| Spartak Trnava | 2018–19 | Slovak Super Liga | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2019–20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 69 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 33 | 1 | — | 122 | 5 | |||
| Ferencváros | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 38 | 3 | |||
| Spartak Moscow | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 192 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 11 | ||
Spartak Trnava
Slovan Bratislava
Ferencvárosi
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