Antonio Jesús Regal Angulo (born 11 December 1987), commonly known as Antoñito, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a right-back or a midfielder.
_(cropped).jpg) Antoñito with Valladolid in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Jesús Regal Angulo | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Herrera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Poli Ejido | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Poli Ejido B | 47 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Poli Ejido | 67 | (6) |
| 2008 | → Melilla (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Almería B | 30 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Écija | 65 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Cartagena | 35 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Albacete | 68 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Córdoba | 27 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Valladolid | 80 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Panathinaikos | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Cartagena | 21 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Deportivo La Coruña | 36 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Recreativo | 28 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:32, 20 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Herrera, Seville, Antoñito graduated from Polideportivo Ejido's youth academy, and made his senior debut in the 2006–07 season with the reserves, in the Tercera División. On 4 November 2007 he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 Segunda División away loss against UD Salamanca.[1]
On 26 January 2008, Antoñito was loaned to Segunda División B club UD Melilla until June.[2] After returning to Poli he became a regular for the Andalusians, now in the third division.
Antoñito continued to compete in division three the following years, representing UD Almería B, Écija Balompié[3] and FC Cartagena.[4] On 23 June 2014 he signed a two-year contract with Albacete Balompié, newly promoted to the second tier.[5]
Antoñito scored his first professional goal on 6 February 2016, netting his team's second in a 2–2 home draw against Real Oviedo.[6] On 13 July, after suffering relegation, he joined Córdoba CF of the same league.[7]
On 8 July 2017, Antoñito was transferred to Real Valladolid on a three-year deal.[8] He contributed 38 appearances in his first year – play-offs included – helping to a La Liga promotion after four years.[9][10]
Antoñito made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 27 September 2018, playing 21 minutes in 2–1 home victory over Levante UD.[11] He scored his first goal on 21 October, at Real Betis (1–0).[12] He appeared in 30 matches during the season in a 16th-place finish, and subsequently agreed to an extension until June 2021.[13]
On 26 September 2020, aged 32, Antoñito joined Super League Greece club Panathinaikos F.C. on a two-year contract.[14] The following 14 January, after failing to make an appearance, he returned to his home country with Cartagena, now in the second division.[15]
On 31 January 2022, after only 53 minutes in four league matches,[16] Antoñito terminated his link at the Estadio Cartagonova.[17]
References
edit- ^ El Salamanca se reencuentra con su mejor versión (Salamanca rediscover their best version); Marca, 4 November 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ Melilla: llega cedido Antoñito (Poli Ejido) (Melilla: Antoñito (Poli Ejido) arrives on loan); esFutbol, 26 January 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Écija Balompié, S.A.D. se hace con los servicios de "Antoñito" (Écija Balompié, S.A.D. acquire services of "Antoñito") Archived 12 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Écija Balompié, 22 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Cartagena ficha al centrocampista Antoñito, quien llega del Écija (Cartagena sign midfielder Antoñito, who arrives from Écija); ABC, 17 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Alba ficha a Antoñito (Alba sign Antoñito) Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Albacete Balompié, 23 June 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Oviedo remonta con dos goles de Toché (Oviedo come from behind with two goals from Toché); Marca, 6 February 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Cuatro razones más para seguir con nosotros (Four more reasons to remain with us); Córdoba CF, 13 July 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Antoñito, tercer refuerzo (Antoñito, third addition); Real Valladolid, 8 July 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Toni y Antoñito, premiados por la afición (Toni and Antoñito, honoured by fans); Real Valladolid, 30 May 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ 1–1. El Real Valladolid regresa a Primera, cuatro años después (1–1. Real Valladolid return to Primera, four years later); EFE, 16 June 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ Enes Unal y Nacho remontan el gol inicial de Postigo (Enes Unal and Nacho come back from Postigo's initial goal); Diario AS, 27 September 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ Antoñito, el verdugo 'bético' (Antoñito, Betis' henchman); El Desmarque, 21 October 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Valladolid renueva dos años a Antoñito (Valladolid renew Antoñito two years); Marca, 28 June 2019 (in Spanish)
- ^ Panathinaikos ficha al centrocampista español Antoñito (Panathinaikos sign Spanish midfielder Antoñito); Infobae, 26 September 2020 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Antoñito regresa siete años después para aportar su experiencia y polivalencia al Cartagena" [Antoñito returns seven years later to bring his experience and versatility to Cartagena] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "'Antoñito', ex del Cartagena, a prueba con el Deportivo" ['Antoñito', formerly of Cartagena, trying out at Deportivo] (in Spanish). El Ideal Gallego. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Acuerdo con Antoñito para la rescisión de su contrato" [Agreement with Antoñito for the rescision of his contract] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.