Antoñito (footballer, born 1987)

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Antoñito
Real Valladolid-Valencia CF, 2019-05-18 (32) (cropped).jpg
Antoñito with Valladolid in 2019
Personal information
Full name Antonio Jesús Regal Angulo
Date of birth (1987-12-24) 24 December 1987 (age 33)
Place of birth Herrera, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right back / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Cartagena
Youth career
Poli Ejido
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Poli Ejido B 47 (0)
2007–2010 Poli Ejido 67 (6)
2008Melilla (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– Cartagena 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:45, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Antonio Jesús Regal Angulo (born 24 December 1987), commonly known as Antoñito, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Cartagena as either a right back or a midfielder.

Club career[]

Born 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 Tercera División. On 4 November 2007 he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–4 away loss against UD Salamanca for the Segunda División.[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 fellow league side Córdoba CF.[7]

On 8 July 2017, Antoñito was transferred to Real Valladolid on a three-year deal.[8] He contributed 38 appearances in his first yearplay-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 back to his home country with Cartagena, now in the second division.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ El Salamanca se reencuentra con su mejor versión (Salamanca rediscover their best version); Marca, 4 November 2007 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Melilla: llega cedido Antoñito (Poli Ejido) (Melilla: Antoñito (Poli Ejido) arrives on loan); esFutbol, 26 January 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ El Cartagena ficha al centrocampista Antoñito, quien llega del Écija (Cartagena sign midfielder Antoñito, who arrives from Écija); ABC, 17 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El Alba ficha a Antoñito (Alba sign Antoñito) Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Albacete Balompié, 23 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El Oviedo remonta con dos goles de Toché (Oviedo come from behind with two goals from Toché); Marca, 6 February 2016 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Cuatro razones más para seguir con nosotros (Four more reasons to remain with us); Córdoba CF, 13 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Antoñito, tercer refuerzo (Antoñito, third addition); Real Valladolid, 8 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Toni y Antoñito, premiados por la afición (Toni and Antoñito, honoured by fans); Real Valladolid, 30 May 2018 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ 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)
  11. ^ 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)
  12. ^ Antoñito, el verdugo 'bético' (Antoñito, Betis' henchman); El Desmarque, 21 October 2018 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ El Valladolid renueva dos años a Antoñito (Valladolid renew Antoñito two years); Marca, 28 June 2019 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Panathinaikos ficha al centrocampista español Antoñito (Panathinaikos sign Spanish midfielder Antoñito); Infobae, 26 September 2020 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ "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.

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