Daniel Abalo Paulos

Ludogorets On 26 June 2013, Bulgarian champions PFC Ludogorets Razgrad announced they were set to sign Abalo after he became a free agent shortly after. The transfer was completed the following day after he passed his medical, and the player agreed to a two-year contract, being given the number 17 shirt.

Abalo played his first game with his new team on 17 July 2013, featuring in a 2–1 defeat away to ŠK Slovan Bratislava in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. He made his league debut three days later in the 1–0 loss at FC Lyubimets; in the second leg against Slovan on the 24th, he scored twice for a 3–0 win at Ludogorets Arena and the subsequent qualification.

Abalo made his debut in the Champions League group phase on 16 September 2014, grabbing a 1–1 equaliser away against Liverpool in the 90th minute, but in an eventual 2–1 defeat. He repeated the feat in the second match between the two sides, a 2–2 draw.

Having won the league title in both of his seasons, Abalo left Ludogorets in May 2015 with the intention of returning to Spain or moving to England.

Later career On 24 July 2015, Abalo signed a two-year contract at Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor. He made his debut on 23 August, scoring from Cicinho's assist in a 4–2 loss at Eskişehirspor.

Abalo returned to his country on 20 January 2016, joining Deportivo Alavés until the end of the second-tier campaign. After gaining promotion with the Basques he travelled abroad again, to Poland's Korona Kielce on 3 September. He made his debut in the Ekstraklasa a week later, replacing compatriot Miguel Palanca for the final seven minutes of a 1–0 home win over Arka Gdynia; his first goal came on 17 October, again off the bench to equalise in a 1–2 loss to Śląsk Wrocław at the Kielce City Stadium.

On 31 August 2017, Abalo signed a three-year deal at FC Cartagena in Spain's third tier. His team won their group in his first season, but were eliminated from the playoffs by Extremadura UD, and in his second year he was loaned to UP Langreo of the same league; his contract was rescinded on 3 July 2019.

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Honours Ludogorets First Professional Football League: 2013–14, 2014–15 Bulgarian Cup: 2013–14 Bulgarian Supercup: 2014

Alavés Segunda División: 2015–16