José Javier Abella Fanjul (born 10 February 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club Santos Laguna.

[2] Abella made his Liga MX debut with Santos Laguna 26 July 2013 in a 3–2 home game win against Cruz Azul.

[5] In early 2018, media sources claimed Abella could have possibly represented the Lebanon national team if he was not to be called by Mexico.

[6] In September 2018, Abella was called up by Mexico head coach Ricardo Ferretti for two friendly matches against Uruguay and the United States.

[7] On 11 September 2018, he made his senior debut against the United States, where Mexico lost 0–1.