Abel Ferreira

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Abel
Personal information
Full name	Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira
Date of birth	December 22, 1978 (1978-12-22) (age 29)
Place of birth	Penafiel, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Sporting CP
Number	78
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-2000 2000-2004 2004-2006 2006-	FC Penafiel Vitória Guimarães SC Braga Sporting CP	63 (4) 80 (1) 43 (0) 56 (1)
National team
2007-	Portugal	1 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira, known as Abel (born 22 December 1978 in Penafiel) is a Portuguese footballer, currently playing for Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Abel developed as a useful right-back while at Vitória Guimarães, then switched to another Minho side in 2004-05, Sporting Braga.

In January 2006, Abel transferred to Sporting Lisbon, in a two-way loan deal involving Wender, a Brazilian left winger, who already had represented the northern side. Abel's loan was made permanent before 2006-07.

In 2007-08, Abel scored a spectacular goal against Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League group stage, in a 2-1 away loss. He also debuted in Portugal national football team during that season.

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