José Fontán

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fontán and the second or maternal family name is Mondragón.
José Manuel Fontán
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Fontán Mondragón
Date of birth (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Celta
Number 19
Youth career
San Miguel de Deiro
Arosa
2011–2018 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Celta B 30 (0)
2020– Celta 19 (0)
National team
2021– Spain U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:22, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

José Manuel Fontán Mondragón (born 11 February 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays for RC Celta de Vigo as either a left back or a central defender.

Club career[]

Born in Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Galicia, Fontán joined RC Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2011, after representing Arosa SC and UD San Miguel de Deiro.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 14 October 2018, coming on as a late substitute for Diego Alende in a 0–3 Segunda División B away loss against Atlético Madrid B.[2]

Fontán made his professional debut for Celta on 23 January 2020, starting in a 1–2 loss at CD Mirandés, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3] His La Liga debut occurred on 1 October, as he started in a 0–3 home loss against FC Barcelona but was taken off in the 32nd minute due to an injury.

On 27 July 2021, Fontán renewed his contract until 2025, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[4]

Personal life[]

Fontán's twin brother is also a footballer.[1]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 30 December 2020[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta B 2018–19 Segunda División B 8 0 — 0 0 8 0
2019–20 22 0 — — 22 0
2020–21 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 30 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Celta 2019–20 La Liga 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2020–21 7 0 2 0 — 9 0
Total 7 0 3 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 37 0 3 0 0 0 40 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Jose Fontán, el elegante y aplicado líder de la defensa del Celta" [José Fontán, the elegant and applied leader of Celta's defense] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Debut y doble partido para José Fontán" [Debut and two matches at once for José Fontán] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ "El Mirandés brinda en la Copa por la crisis del Celta" [Mirandés toast in the Cup for Celta's crisis] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Academy player Jose Fontán extends his contract with RC Celta". Celta Vigo. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ^ José Fontán at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

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