Toni Dovale
![]() Dovale with Leganés in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Rodríguez Dovale | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 1990 | ||
Place of birth | A Coruña, Spain | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eastern | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ural CF | |||
2000–2002 | Obradoiro | ||
2002–2005 | Barcelona | ||
2005–2007 | Celta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | Celta B | 26 | (6) |
2009–2014 | Celta | 68 | (4) |
2011 | → Huesca (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2014 | Sporting Kansas City | 19 | (1) |
2015 | Lugo | 20 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Leganés | 14 | (1) |
2017 | Rayo Vallecano | 2 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Bengaluru | 13 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Nea Salamina | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → East Bengal (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Navy | 8 | (2) |
2021 | El Ejido | 18 | (0) |
2021– | Eastern | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 September 2021 |
Antonio "Toni" Rodríguez Dovale (born 4 April 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.
Club career[]
Celta[]
Dovale was born in A Coruña, Galicia, playing youth football with FC Barcelona amongst other clubs. Aged 19, he made his professional debut with local RC Celta de Vigo, starting in a 1–2 Segunda División home loss against CD Numancia on 29 August 2009.[1] He started his career as a winger.[2]
In the 2011–12 season, after a brief loan spell with SD Huesca of the same tier,[3] Dovale contributed 30 games (only nine starts, 1.141 minutes of action) and two goals to help his team return to La Liga after an absence of five years. He made his debut in the competition on 18 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 home defeat to Málaga CF.[4]
Even though his future seemed uncertain at Celta following the appointment of coach Luis Enrique in the 2013 summer,[5] Dovale managed to remain with the club, being successfully reconverted into left back in the process.[6][7] However, he eventually became surplus to requirements, with even right-footed Jonny being played in his position.[8]
Sporting KC[]
On 11 March 2014, Dovale signed with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer.[9] He made his debut for his new team on 5 April, playing the last ten minutes of the 0–0 home draw against Real Salt Lake.[10]
Dovale scored his first goal in the competition on 27 May 2014, in a 1–1 home draw against the New York Red Bulls. His contract expired on 31 December and was not renewed.[11]
Lugo[]
On 29 January 2015, Dovale signed a six-month deal with second-tier CD Lugo.[12] He was an ever-present figure during his spell, starting in 16 of his league appearances and scoring his first goal on 22 March to help defeat Deportivo Alavés 3–2 at home.[13]
Later years[]
On 10 July 2015, Dovale moved to fellow league team CD Leganés after agreeing to a one-year contract.[14] Roughly two years later, he left Rayo Vallecano and signed a one-year deal with Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC.[15]
On 9 September 2018, Dovale joined Cypriot First Division side Nea Salamis Famagusta FC.[16] On 10 December, he returned to India after transferring to East Bengal F.C. on a loan deal.[17]
In July 2019, the 29-year-old Dovale moved clubs and countries again, signing a four-month contract with Thai League 2 club Royal Thai Navy FC.[18]
On 14 September 2021, Dovale joined Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.
Personal life[]
Dovale was a trained pharmacist, and worked at his family's pharmacy in La Coruna during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.[19]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played on 20 April 2018
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Celta B | 2007–08[20] | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2008–09[20] | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2009–10[20] | Segunda División B | 20 | 6 | — | — | 20 | 6 | |||
Total | 26 | 6 | — | — | 26 | 6 | ||||
Celta | 2009–10[20] | Segunda División | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
2010–11[20] | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2011–12[20] | Segunda División | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 34 | 3 | ||
2012–13[20] | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2013–14[20] | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 68 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 80 | 5 | |||
Huesca (loan) | 2010–11[20] | Segunda División | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
Sporting Kansas City | 2014[21] | Major League Soccer | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 3 | 25 | 4 |
Lugo | 2014–15[20] | Segunda División | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
Leganés | 2015–16[20] | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
2016–17[20] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
Rayo Vallecano | 2016–17[21] | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Bengaluru | 2017–18[21][22] | Indian Super League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 3 | 23 | 3 |
Career total | 178 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 211 | 23 |
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearances in AFC Cup
References[]
- ^ "La efectividad del Numancia azota el perdón vigués" [Numancia effectiveness the scourge of Vigo pardons]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 August 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Toni Rodríguez" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "'Toni' Rodríguez: "Soy un jugador polivalente"" ['Toni' Rodríguez: "I am a versatile player"]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 January 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Olinga makes history". ESPN FC. 18 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Bustos, Toni y Jota no cuentan para Luis Enrique" [Bustos, Toni and Jota do not count for Luis Enrique] (in Spanish). La Liga. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ Castro, Xosé Ramón (13 August 2013). "Toni, con los dos pies en el Celta" [Toni, both feet set in Celta]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ Rey Estévez, Carlos (23 August 2013). "Toni: "El cuerpo técnico tiene una idea y yo creo ciegamente en ella"" [Toni: "The coaching staff has a plan and i'll stick with it to the death"] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Luis Enrique deja a Toni fuera de la lista para visitar al Real Madrid" [Luis Enrique leaves Toni out of squad for Real Madrid visit]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ Kaplan, Jonathan (11 March 2014). "Sporting Kansas City signs Spanish midfielder Antonio Dovale". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Austin, Kurt (6 April 2014). "Recap: Sporting KC settles for scoreless draw in MLS Cup rematch with Real Salt Lake". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Brisendine, Steve (26 November 2014). "Sporting Kansas City in search of goalkeepers after parting ways with Eric Kronberg, Andy Gruenebaum". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Fichaje de Toni Rodríguez Dovale" [Signing of Toni Rodríguez Dovale] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "La altura de Caballero le da la victoria al Lugo" [Caballero's height gives win to Lugo]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 March 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Toni Dovale, zurdo de clase para el ataque" [Toni Dovale, classy left-footed for the attack] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Bengaluru FC add winger Antonio Dovale". Bengaluru FC. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ Beltrán, Laura (9 September 2018). "Toni Dovale se marcha a Chipre" [Toni Dovale goes to Cyprus] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Nilesh (10 December 2018). "Former Bengaluru FC player Toni Dovale replaces Amna at East Bengal". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Toni Dovale suma un nuevo país a su trayectoria futbolística" [Toni Dovale adds another country to his football career]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Thai League star joins virus battle in Spain". Bangkok Post. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "Toni Dovale: Antonio Rodríguez Dovale". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Toni". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Toni". Flash Score. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
External links[]
- Toni Dovale at BDFutbol
- Toni Dovale at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Toni Dovale at Major League Soccer
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from A Coruña
- Association football defenders
- Association football wingers
- Association football utility players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Celta de Vigo B players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- SD Huesca footballers
- CD Lugo players
- CD Leganés players
- Rayo Vallecano players
- CD El Ejido players
- Eastern Sports Club footballers
- Major League Soccer players
- Sporting Kansas City players
- Indian Super League players
- I-League players
- Bengaluru FC players
- SC East Bengal players
- Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players
- Thai League 2 players
- Royal Thai Navy F.C. players
- Hong Kong Premier League players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong