He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Men's singles.

Abela started playing badminton when he was 5 years old and his father, who is a coach, used to bring him to training sessions.

[3] He trained at the Paola badminton club, and entered the Maltese national team since 2011.

[1][4] He made his international debut in the junior tournament in 2013, and to improve and reach his future goals to become a better badminton player, he joining Badminton Europe's Centre of Excellence based in Holbæk, Denmark in September 2017.

and has stated his favourite ever player is Steven Gerrard.