Abel Redenut

Abel Redenut (born 17 April 1995) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a defender for Madang in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League and the Papua New Guinea national football team.

Abel Redenut

Personal information
Full name	Abel Redenut
Date of birth	(1995-04-17) 17 April 1995
Place of birth	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Mungkas
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Besta United PNG
2014–2016	Port Moresby
2016–2017	Mungkas
2018–	Madang
International career‡
2011	Papua New Guinea U17	4	(0)
2014	Papua New Guinea U20	3	(0)
2015	Papua New Guinea U23	1	(0)
2017–	Papua New Guinea	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2017

Early years

Redenut, who is born of mixed Oro and Morobe parentage, started playing soccer at the St. Joseph International School in Port Moresby. Apart from soccer, Redenut has played schoolboys rugby union but upon recollection, decided to focus his energy on football.

Club career

Redenut started his career with Besta United PNG which is the national development team of the Papua New Guinea Football Association. In 2014, just before the 2014 OFC U-20 Championship he joined Port Moresby. In 2016, he joined Mungkas. After two seasons with Mungkas he joined Madang to play for them in the 2018 OFC Champions League.

International career

Redenut progressed through the national teams of PNG, from the U17's up to the national team. In 2015 Redenut was part of the Papua New Guinea national under-23 football team which won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pacific Games. Redenut made his debut for the national team on March 23, 2017, in their 2–1 loss against Tahiti.

External links

• Abel Redenut at Soccerway
• "Redenut set to give 100 per cent". thenational.com.pg. Retrieved 2015-04-22.