Antoñito (footballer, born 1987)

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 for Deportivo de La Coruña.

Not to be confused with Antoñito.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Regal and the second or maternal family name is Angulo.
Antoñito
Antoñito with Valladolid in 2019
Personal information
Full name Antonio Jesús Regal Angulo
Date of birth (1987-12-11) 11 December 1987
Place of birth Herrera, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Deportivo La Coruña
Number 2
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– Deportivo La Coruña 36 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:09, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

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 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
  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.
  16. "'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.
  17. "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.
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