Dirk

Abels

RB Hồ Chí Minh City #2

Right-Back – Defender

Dirk Abels

Hồ Chí Minh City V.League 1

Top 41% of centre-backs in the world
#1018 centre-back aged 26–29

Date of birth / Age: 13 Jun 1997 (29)
Citizenship: Netherlands
Foot: Right
Height / Weight: 1.82 m / 84 kg
Main position: Right-Back
Contract until: 2027

Benchmarks

centre-backs with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#3178

centre-back in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#1018

among centre-backs aged 26–29

In his league

36%

of Super League centre-backs rank below him

Finishing

−1.4

goals below expected · better than 40% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

3 Expected

4.4

46 shots. He scores fewer than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

2 Expected

2.7

Teammates converted his chances about as expected.

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 35
StartsStarting eleven: 33
GoalsGoals: 4
AssistsAssists: 1
YellowYellow cards: 9
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 2,899

Starting eleven94%

33 of 35 appearances

Minutes played2,899

83 per appearance

Goal involvement5

4 goals · 1 assists

Positions played

281 matches · since 2015/16

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Position	Apps	G	A
Right-Back	153	7	6
Centre-Back	94	1	4
Central Midfield	19	1	1
Defensive Midfield	5	0	1
Other · LB, AM, RW, CF	10	0	1

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/2726/27	V.League 1V.League 1	Hồ Chí Minh City	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	196
2025/2625/26	Super LeagueSuper League	Grasshopper	31	30	3	1	8	0	0	2,691
2025/2625/26	Schweizer PokalSchweizer Pokal	Grasshopper	3	2	1	–	1	–	0	118
2025/2625/26	Play-offs 1/2Play-offs 1/2	Grasshopper	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2024/2524/25	Super LeagueSuper League	Grasshopper	28	22	1	0	3	0	0	2,044
2024/2524/25	Play-offs 1/2Play-offs 1/2	Grasshopper	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2024/2524/25	Schweizer PokalSchweizer Pokal	Grasshopper	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2023/2423/24	Super LeagueSuper League	Grasshopper	24	24	0	1	6	1	0	2,088
2023/2423/24	Play-offs 1/2Play-offs 1/2	Grasshopper	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2022/2322/23	EredivisieEredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam	30	12	1	1	2	0	0	1,453
2021/2221/22	EredivisieEredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam	33	33	0	0	7	0	0	2,901
2021/2221/22	KNVB BekerKNVB Beker	Sparta Rotterdam	2	2	0	–	2	–	0	180
2020/2120/21	EredivisieEredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam	32	29	1	3	4	0	0	2,599
2020/2120/21	KNVB BekerKNVB Beker	Sparta Rotterdam	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2019/2019/20	EredivisieEredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam	25	19	0	1	1	0	0	1,844
2019/2019/20	KNVB BekerKNVB Beker	Sparta Rotterdam	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2018/1918/19	Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie	Sparta Rotterdam	17	16	1	–	1	–	0	1,442
2018/1918/19	Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie	PSV II	14	14	2	–	3	–	0	1,260
2018/1918/19	EredivisieEredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	360
2018/1918/19	KNVB BekerKNVB Beker	PSV	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2017/1817/18	Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie	PSV II	8	26	0	1	1	0	1	562
2017/1817/18	Premier League International CupPremier League International Cup	PSV U23	3	2	0	–	1	–	0	206
2016/1716/17	Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie	PSV II	12	5	0	1	0	0	0	591
2016/1716/17	UEFA Youth LeagueYouth League	PSV U19	7	7	1	–	2	–	0	660
2015/1615/16	Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie	PSV II	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	134
2015/1615/16	UEFA Youth LeagueYouth League	PSV U19	7	7	1	–	2	–	0	630
2014/1514/15	Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie	PSV II	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	137
20152015	Youth Viareggio CupYouth Viareggio Cup	PSV U19	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			299	271	12	9^*	46	1^*	1	23,236

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Eredivisie	124	2	5
Super League	83	4	2
Eerste Divisie	56	3	2
UEFA Youth League	14	2	–
KNVB Beker	6	0	–
Play-offs 1/2	5	0	–
Schweizer Pokal	4	1	–
Premier League International Cup	3	0	–
V.League 1	2	0	0
Youth Viareggio Cup	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Aug 2026 Aug 2026 · Transfer Grasshopper Hồ Chí Minh City Transfer
Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Transfer Sparta Rotterdam Grasshopper Transfer
Jan 2019 Jan 2019 · Transfer PSV II Sparta Rotterdam Transfer
Jul 2009 Jul 2009 · Transfer Willem II PSV II Transfer

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Hồ Chí Minh City 2026 2 0
Grasshopper 2023–2026 92 5
Sparta Rotterdam 2018–2023 146 3
PSV II 2014–2019 39 2
PSV 2018 1 0
PSV U23 2017 3 0
PSV U19 2015–2017 16 2

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