Abel Conejo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Conejo and the second or maternal family name is Olaya.
Abel Conejo
Personal information
Full name Abel Antonio Conejo Olaya
Date of birth (1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Valladolid, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Tordesillas
Youth career
2009–2017 Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Atlético Tordesillas 48 (6)
2019–2020 Numancia B 27 (4)
2020 Numancia 1 (0)
2020–2021 Zamora 10 (0)
2021–2022 Burgos B 30 (0)
2022–2023 Cristo Atlético 34 (0)
2023– Atlético Tordesillas 39 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024

Abel Antonio Conejo Olaya (born 21 March 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Atlético Tordesillas.

Club career

Conejo was born in Valladolid, Castile and León, and spent eight years at Real Valladolid's youth setup before leaving in April 2017.[1] He joined Tercera División side Atlético Tordesillas in August,[2] and made his senior debut on 27 August by starting in a 1–1 home draw against CD Cristo Atlético.[3]

Conejo scored his first senior goal on 9 September 2017, netting his team's second in a 2–2 home draw against Unionistas de Salamanca CF.[4] In July 2019, after being an undisputed starter, he moved to CD Numancia and was initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.[5]

Conejo made his first team debut with the Soria outfit on 17 July 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Curro Sánchez in a 0–3 loss at SD Huesca in the Segunda División championship.[6] On 5 August, he signed for Zamora CF, newly-promoted to Segunda División B.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Abel Conejo: "La forma de trabajar a lo mejor no ha sido la adecuada"" [Abel Conejo: "The manner of working at best was not the adequate one"] (in Spanish). Blanquivioletas. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ "El Atlético Tordesillas apura para perfilar su plantilla" [Atlético Tordesillas hurry up to shape up their squad] (in Spanish). Blanquivioletas. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Al Atlético Tordesillas se le escapa la victoria en el último minuto en su estreno ante el Cristo Atlético" [Atlético Tordesillas let the victory slip away in the last minute in their debut against Cristo Atlético] (in Spanish). Tribuna Zamora. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. ^ "El Atlético Tordesillas no va de farol" [Atlético Tordesillas is not a bluff] (in Spanish). Tordesillas al Día. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Regreso con el ojo en los Anexos" [Return with an eye in the Anexos] (in Spanish). Diario de Valladolid. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Subidón del Huesca" [Big promotion of Huesca] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. ^ "El centrocampista vallisoletano Abel Conejo, nuevo fichaje del Zamora CF" [The vallisoletano central midfielder Abel Conejo, new signing of Zamora CF] (in Spanish). Zamora CF. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.