Profile of Abel Xavier
Abel Xavier
Abel Luis Da Silva Costa Xavier
51
years
Portugal
-
kgs
Def
position
188
cms
17
shirt number
16.36
M.€
76
ELO
Born on 30 November 1972 in Nampula
Personal data
Country of birth
Mozambique Nationality
Portugal Other nationality
Mozambique Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Africa
Region of birth
Eastern Africa
Career details
Previous club
LA Galaxy
Previous competition
MLS
Historic team
Benfica
Historical competition
Premier League
Last number
17
Most common shirt number
3
Other shirt numbers
2, 3, 12, 24, 28, 19, 7, 15, 14
Lower categories
Sporting Lissabon (1984-1987), CD Estrela Amadora (1987-1989)
Form in last matches
90'
5.6 Pts.
90'
5.4 Pts.
90'
5.7 Pts.
90'
7.8 Pts.
Position on the pitch
Main position
Centre-back
89%
Other positions
- Right-back 11%
CB
RB
Rating progression
90
93
93
95
96
98
99
02
02
03
04
05
07
Highest value in career
76 (2002)
Evolution of market value
16 M€
▲ 16.4
90
93
93
95
96
98
99
02
02
03
04
05
07
Highest value in career
16M (1995)
Contract information
Total transfer window transactions
10M€
Professional performance
| Career | 363 |
0.15
▲
|
67
▲
|
List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2007/08 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 853' | 35 | 5.9 | 63 |
|
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 853' | 35 | 5.9 | 63 | |
|
|
2006/07 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 900' | 34 | 5.7 | 66 |
|
|
2006/07 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1779' | 34 | 6.6 | 64 |
|
|
2005/06 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 540' | 32 | 6 | 62 |
|
|
2004/05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 278' | 32 | 5 | 59 |
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2 | 65 | 60 | 4983' | 5 | 11 |
|
|
2 | 64 | 62 | 5610' | 0 | 12 |
|
|
3 | 49 | 45 | 3942' | 0 | 9 |
|
|
3 | 29 | 24 | 2201' | 0 | 1 |
|
|
2 | 27 | 23 | 2130' | 2 | 5 |
|
|
2 | 26 | 26 | 2319' | 1 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 21 | 20 | 1721' | 2 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 20 | 19 | 1753' | 0 | 6 |
|
|
1 | 11 | 11 | 902' | 0 | 2 |
|
|
1 | 8 | 8 | 554' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 5 | 5 | 414' | 0 | 0 |
|
|
1 | 4 | 3 | 278' | 0 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
6 | 75 | 70 | 6164' | 2 | 7 |
|
4 | 69 | 59 | 5079' | 4 | 7 |
|
2 | 58 | 57 | 5153' | 0 | 11 |
|
|
2 | 20 | 19 | 1753' | 0 | 6 |
|
1 | 19 | 15 | 1410' | 2 | 3 |
Teams played for
For the national team
20 times at International
3 times at U21
4 times at U20
6 times at U17
2
0.1
0
2
0
Other information
Times called up
25
Matches as a starter
18
Off the bench
2
Debut
31/3/1993
Age on debut
20.3 years old
Last match
14/6/2002
Age in last game
29.5 years old
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 153' | 29 | 5.2 | 76 |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17' | 29 | 4.1 | 75 | |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 136' | 29 | 5.8 | 76 | |
|
|
2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 141' | 28 | 5.4 | 69 |
|
|
2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 360' | 27 | 5.6 | 73 |
|
|
1999 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 76' | 26 | 6.1 | 71 |
|
|
1998 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 445' | 25 | 6.1 | 72 |
Teammates in the national team
Player rating and role
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
6 | 20 | 18 | 1535' | 2 | 2 |
|
1 | 6 | 6 | 540' | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 4 | 4 | 360' | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 3 | 3 | 270' | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 90' | 0 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4 | 8 | 8 | 637' | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 6 | 6 | 540' | 0 | 1 |
|
|
2 | 5 | 5 | 450' | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 4 | 3 | 251' | 2 | 0 |
|
1 | 4 | 4 | 360' | 0 | 0 |
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
Debut for team, Debut in category
18 JUN. 07
34 years
First team goal
20 JAN. 07
34 years
Debut in category
15 SEP. 05
32 years
Debut for team
10 SEP. 05
32 years
Debut in category
16 MAR. 05
32 years
Best performances
90'
10 Pts.
90'
9.8 Pts.
90'
9.3 Pts.
90'
9.0 Pts.