Antonio Cortés Heredia (born 16 April 2000), commonly known as Antoñín, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lugo.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Cortés Heredia | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lugo | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | 26 de Febrero | ||
| 2016 | Schalke | ||
| 2016–2017 | 26 de Febrero | ||
| 2017–2018 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Málaga B | 16 | (1) |
| 2018-2019 | → El Palo (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | Málaga | 22 | (4) |
| 2020–2023 | Granada | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 28 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | → Málaga (loan) | 30 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Anorthosis (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2023– | Lugo | 27 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2020 | |||
Club career
editMálaga
editBorn in Málaga, Andalusia to a Romani family,[2] 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.[3] However, only days later, he returned to his previous club after failing to adapt to the new country,[4] and joined Málaga CF in February 2017.[5]
On 28 January 2018, Antoñín was loaned to Tercera División side CD El Palo, until June.[6] He made his senior debut just hours later, starting in a 1–0 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.[7] On 22 April, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 home defeat of UD Ciudad de Torredonjimeno,[8] 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 1–0 loss at Albacete Balompié in the Segunda División championship,[9] and scored his first professional goal on 12 October in a 2–1 home defeat to Cádiz CF.[10]
Granada
editOn 24 February 2020, Antoñín signed for La Liga club Granada CF until June 2024.[11] 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).[12] 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;[13] 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.[14]
On 2 October 2020, Antoñín returned to the second division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal at Rayo Vallecano.[15] He made his debut as a substitute the next day, and scored the last goal of a 4–0 home win over his former club Málaga.[16]
On 19 August 2021, Antoñín returned to Málaga on a one-year loan deal.[17] On 25 July of the following year, he moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Vitória S.C. also in a temporary deal,[18] but finished the season with Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta FC.
On 28 August 2023, Antoñín terminated his contract with the Nazaríes.[19]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 6 June 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Málaga B | 2018–19[20] | Segunda División B | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[20] | Tercera División | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| El Palo (loan) | 2017–18[21] | Tercera División | 15 | 6 | — | — | 15 | 6 | ||
| Málaga | 2019–20[20] | Segunda División | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | |
| Granada | 2019–20[20] | La Liga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[20] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[20] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2020–21[20] | Segunda División | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 7 |
| Career total | 88 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
References
edit- ^ Antoñín at Soccerway
- ^ 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.
- ^ de Vicente, Marcos (3 October 2020). "El Rayo atropella al Málaga" [Rayo crush Málaga]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Antoñín jugará cedido en el Málaga CF" [Antoñín will play on loan at Málaga CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial | Antoñín Cortés" [Official announcement | Antoñín Cortés] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial | Antoñín Cortés" [Official announcement | Antoñín Cortés] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Antoñín at Soccerway
- ^ Antoñín at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)