Dirk Abels

Dirk Abels (born 13 June 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich as a right back.^[1][2]

Dirk Abels

Personal information
Full name	Dirk Abels
Date of birth	(1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Udenhout, Netherlands
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Grasshopper Club Zürich
Number	2
Youth career
	SvSSS
0000–2009	Willem II
2009–2014	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	Jong PSV	60	(2)
2018–2019	PSV	0	(0)
2019–2023	Sparta	140	(3)
2023–	Grasshopper	52	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025

Club career

Abels made his professional debut for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie on 9 August 2014, the opening matchday of the 2014–15 season, against Achilles '29.^[3]

In June 2016, he signed a contract extension with PSV until 2018.^[4] He made his first team debut on 30 October 2018, in a 3–2 loss at home to RKC Waalwijk in the KNVB Cup after extra time.^[5]

Abels signed with Sparta Rotterdam in January 2019,^[6] where he won promotion to the Eredivisie via play-offs in his first six months.^[7]

On 17 July 2023, he signed with Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League.^[8] He joins them with a two-year contract with a one-year option to extend, which was activated automatically on 18 April 2025, keeping him at the club until summer 2026.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 July 2023^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong PSV	2015–16	Eerste Divisie	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2016–17		12	0	—		—		—		12	0
	2017–18		29	0	—		—		—		29	0
	2018–19		14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	Total		57	0	—		—		—		57	0
PSV	2018–19	Eredivisie	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Sparta Rotterdam	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	21	0	—		—		—		21	0
	2019–20	Eredivisie	25	0	2	0	—		—		27	0
	2020–21		31	1	1	0	2[a]	0	—		33	1
	2021–22		33	0	2	0	—		—		35	0
	2022–23		30	1	0	0	—		—		30	1
	Total		140	2	6	0	2	0	—		148	2
Grasshopper	2023–24	Super League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			197	2	7	0	0	0	1	0	204	2

1. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs