Background
Abel was born in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate.
Abel was born in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate.
After starting with amateurs Eintracht Bad Kreuznach and having a spell with Borussia Dortmund"s reserves, he joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 in 2002, helping the club promote from the second division in his second year with 18 matches. From 2006 onwards, Abel would appear sparingly for several clubs: Football Club Schalke 04 – which also loaned him for five months to Hamburg – and 1.
Football Club Kaiserslautern, appearing almost exclusively for the latter"s B-side during two years.
This was mainly due to two consecutive anterior cruciate ligament injuries (in early 2004, he suffered the same injury while at Mainz, being sidelined for six months). Four days later, he managed to play the full 90 minutes in the league fixture against Borussia Mönchengladbach (same venue and result).
In February 2013 Abel was linked with China League One team Beijing Baxy Football Club, but nothing came of lieutenant After his contract with Lautern expired in the summer, he went on trial with Brunei DPMM Football Club of the South.League.