Antoñín
Antonio Cortés Heredia (born 16 April 2000), commonly known as Antoñín, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rayo Vallecano, on loan from Granada CF.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Cortés Heredia | ||
Date of birth | 16 April 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Rayo Vallecano (on loan from Granada) | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2016 | 26 de Febrero | ||
2016 | FC Schalke 04 | ||
2016–2017 | 26 de Febrero | ||
2017–2018 | Málaga | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Málaga B | 16 | (1) |
2018 | → El Palo (loan) | 15 | (6) |
2019–2020 | Málaga | 14 | (3) |
2020– | Granada | 6 | (1) |
2020– | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 1 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2020– | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2020 |
Club career
Málaga
Born in Málaga, Andalusia to a Romani family,[1] Antoñín started his career at lowly locals CD 26 de Febrero before agreeing to a four-year deal with FC Schalke 04 in July 2016.[2] However, only days later, he returned to his previous club after failing to adapt to the new country,[3] and joined Málaga CF in February 2017.[4]
On 28 January 2018, Antoñín was loaned to Tercera División side CD El Palo, until June.[5] He made his senior debut just hours later, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Loja CD.
Antoñín scored his first senior goal on 11 March 2018, netting the last of a 2–0 home success over CD Huétor Tájar.[6] On 22 April, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 home defeat of UD Ciudad de Torredonjimeno,[7] and finished the season with six goals in 15 matches.
Upon returning from loan, Antoñín was assigned to Málaga's B-team in Segunda División B. He made his first-team debut with the Blanquiazules on 21 September 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Juanpi in a 0–1 loss at Albacete Balompié for the Segunda División championship,[8] and scored his first professional goal on 12 October in a 1–2 home defeat to Cádiz CF.[9]
Granada
On 24 February 2020, Antoñín signed for La Liga club Granada CF until June 2024.[10] He made his debut on 5 March in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals, replacing Carlos Neva for the last five minutes of a 2–1 win (elimination on the away goals rule).[11] Following the resumption of the season after the COVID-19 break, he made his top tier debut on 12 June again from the bench in a win by the same score at home to Getafe CF;[12] on 1 July he scored for the first time to open a 2–0 win at Deportivo Alavés, a match in which he was substituted at half time due to a yellow card.[13]
On 2 October 2020, Antoñín returned to the second division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal at Rayo Vallecano.[14]
References
- Godoy, Félix (12 November 2019). "Los jóvenes de raza gitana ya saben que el deporte es un camino" [Youngsters of the gypsy race already know that sport is a path] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- "El Schalke se lleva al talento goleador de La Virreina" [Schalke take the goalscoring talent of La Virreina] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "El gran viaje de Antoñín" [The great trip of Antoñín] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "Antoñin firma por el Málaga CF Juvenil División de Honor" [Antoñín signs for Málaga CF Juvenil División de Honor] (in Spanish). Nuevo Fútbol. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "Oficial: El Málaga cede a Antoñín al CD El Palo" [Official: Málaga loan Antoñín to CD El Palo] (in Spanish). Nuevo Fútbol. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "El Huétor Tájar pierde 2–0 frente al Palo" [Huétor Tájar lose by 2–0 against El Palo] (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "El Torredonjimeno no puede contra el poderío goleador de Antoñín del CD El Palo" [Torredonjimeno cannot handle the goalscoring power of CD El Palo's Antoñín] (in Spanish). El Deporte de Jaén. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "Rey Manaj relanza al Albacete a costa de un Málaga en crisis" [Rey Manaj relaunches Albacete at the expense of an on-crisis Málaga] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "Antoñín: "Salto al campo siempre como si fuera mi debut"" [Antoñín: "I take to the pitch every time as if it were my debut"] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- "Antoñín, traspasado al Granada CF" [Antoñín transfers to Granada CF] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- Bell, Arch (5 March 2020). "Yuri rides to Athletic's rescue". Marca. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- López, Enrique (12 June 2020). "El Granada CF sella su permanencia" [Granada CF seal their survival] (in Spanish). Granada Hoy. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- "Antoñín se estrena como goleador en Primera y es sustituido al descanso" [Antoñín scores for the first time in Primera and is substituted at half time]. Ideal (in Spanish). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Comunicado | Cesión de Antoñín" [Announcement | Loan of Antoñín] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
External links
- Málaga profile
- Antoñín at BDFutbol
- Antoñín at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Antoñín at Soccerway