Ramón Ábila

Ramon Abila
Personal information
Full name	Ramon Dario Abila
Date of birth	14 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Colón
Number	9
Youth career
2008	Instituto
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2014	Instituto
2011–2012	→ Sarmiento (loan)
2012–2013	→ Deportivo Morón (loan)
2014–2016	Huracán
2016–2017	Cruzeiro
2017	→ Huracán (loan)
2018–2022	Boca Juniors
2021	→ Minnesota United (loan)
2021	→ D.C. United (loan)
2022–	Colón
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:12, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Ramón Darío Ábila (born 14 October 1989)^[1] is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Colón. He is commonly known by the Argentine media as "Wanchope."

Career[edit]

Ábila came from the youth divisions of Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba, made his professional debut at the Primera B Nacional in 2008. He was loaned to Sarmiento de Junín and then Deportivo Morón, teams from the Argentina soccer's third division, returning to Instituto in 2013.

Later he signed with Huracán where he was one of top scorers at Copa Sudamericana 2015 and he was part of the Huracán squad which won the 2013–14 Copa Argentina and 2014 Supercopa Argentina.

On 22 June 2016, Ábila was signed by Cruzeiro on a four-year contract for a transfer fee of US$4 million.^[2] He was loaned to Cruzeiro for the 2017 season.

Boca Juniors[edit]

He was transferred to Boca Juniors in December 2017.^[3] On 11 February 2018, he made his debut in a 1–0 win against Club Atlético Temperley. Two weeks later, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 win against San Martín. On 11 November, in the 2018 Copa Libertadores Final first leg, he scored Boca's first goal in the match against River which ended 2–2.

Minnesota United[edit]

On 7 April 2021, Major League Soccer side Minnesota United acquired Ábila on loan with an option to purchase using Targeted Allocation Money.^[4]

He scored his first MLS goal on 12 May 2021 in a home match against the Vancouver Whitecaps. He lifted his jersey in celebration to reveal a shirt with a photo of his brother, Gaston, who had died of suicide the year prior.

D.C. United[edit]

On 11 August 2021, D.C. United acquired Ábila on another loan off of waivers.^[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 August, in a 2–3 loss against the New England Revolution.^[6] Following the 2021 season, Ábila was released by the club.^[7]

Colon[edit]

On 8 february 2022, he joined Club Atlético Colón.^[8]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 17 March 2019^[9]

Club statistics
Club	Season	League			Cup		State League		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Instituto	2008–09	Primera B Nacional	4	0	0	0	—				4	0
	2009–10		10	0	0	0	—				10	0
	2010–11		24	5	0	0	—				24	5
	2013–14		16	7	0	0	—				16	7
	Subtotal		54	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	12
Sarmiento (loan)	2011–12	Primera B Metropolitana	34	9	3	3	—				37	12
Deportivo Morón (loan)	2012–13	Primera B Metropolitana	32	4	2	0	—				34	4
Huracán	2013–14	Primera B Nacional	20	6	4	3	—				24	9
	2014	Primera B Nacional	16	10	0	0	—				16	10
	2015	Argentine Primera División	25	9	2	0	—		17	9	44	18
	2016		15	11	0	0	—		9	5	24	16
	2017–18		9	4	2	1	—				11	5
	Subtotal		85	40	8	4	0	0	26	14	119	58
Cruzeiro (loan)	2016	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	21	7	7	5	—				28	12
	2017	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	10	3	5	1	15	8	2	1	32	13
	Subtotal		31	10	12	6	15	8	2	1	60	25
Boca Juniors	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	11	6	1	0	—		4	2	16	8
	2018–19	Argentine Primera División	14	4	2	2	—		8	3	24	9
	Subtotal		25	10	3	2	0	0	12	5	40	17
Career totals			261	85	27	15	15	8	40	20	344	128

Honours[edit]

Sarmiento (J)

Primera B Metropolitana: 2011–12

Huracán

Cruzeiro

Copa do Brasil: 2017

Boca Juniors

References[edit]

^ "Ramón Ábila – Goal.com". goal.com. 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
^ "Cruzeiro confirma a contratação do atacante argentino Ramon Ábila". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 June 2016.
^ "En el primer día de las vacaciones, Boca ya tiene a su primer refuerzo". infobae (in European Spanish). 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
^ "Minnesota United sign forward Ramon Abila from Boca Juniors". mlssoccer.com. 7 April 2021.
^ "D.C. United Acquire Boca Juniors Forward Ramón Ábila off of Waivers". dcunited. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
^ Quillen, Ian (18 August 2021). "Recap: New England Revolution 3, DC United 2". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ "DC United's transformation under Hernan Losada continues with roster update". mlssoccer.com.
^ "Fin del ciclo en Boca: Wanchope Ábila, nuevo refuerzo de Colón". Tycsports.com. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
^ Ramon Avila at Soccerway

External links[edit]

Ramon Dario Abila at BDFA (in Spanish)
Ramón Ábila at Soccerway

[1] "Ramón Ábila – Goal.com". goal.com. 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[2] "Cruzeiro confirma a contratação do atacante argentino Ramon Ábila". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 June 2016.

[3] "En el primer día de las vacaciones, Boca ya tiene a su primer refuerzo". infobae (in European Spanish). 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2023-09-17.

[4] "Minnesota United sign forward Ramon Abila from Boca Juniors". mlssoccer.com. 7 April 2021.

[5] "D.C. United Acquire Boca Juniors Forward Ramón Ábila off of Waivers". dcunited. Retrieved 2021-08-13.

[6] Quillen, Ian (18 August 2021). "Recap: New England Revolution 3, DC United 2". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[7] "DC United's transformation under Hernan Losada continues with roster update". mlssoccer.com.

[8] "Fin del ciclo en Boca: Wanchope Ábila, nuevo refuerzo de Colón". Tycsports.com. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2023-09-17.

[9] Ramon Avila at Soccerway

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