Antoñín

Spanish footballer

Antoñín
Personal information
Full name Antonio Cortés Heredia
Date of birth (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 24)
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

Antonio Cortés Heredia (born 16 April 2000), commonly known as Antoñín, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lugo.[1]

Club career

Málaga

Born 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

On 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

Club

As of match played 6 June 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

  1. ^ Antoñín at Soccerway
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "El gran viaje de Antoñín" [The great trip of Antoñín] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Antoñín, traspasado al Granada CF" [Antoñín transfers to Granada CF] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  12. ^ Bell, Arch (5 March 2020). "Yuri rides to Athletic's rescue". Marca. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  13. ^ López, Enrique (12 June 2020). "El Granada CF sella su permanencia" [Granada CF seal their survival] (in Spanish). Granada Hoy. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Comunicado | Cesión de Antoñín" [Announcement | Loan of Antoñín] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  16. ^ de Vicente, Marcos (3 October 2020). "El Rayo atropella al Málaga" [Rayo crush Málaga]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Comunicado Oficial | Antoñín Cortés" [Official announcement | Antoñín Cortés] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Comunicado Oficial | Antoñín Cortés" [Official announcement | Antoñín Cortés] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g Antoñín at Soccerway
  21. ^ Antoñín at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)

External links

  • Antoñín at Málaga CF (archived)
  • Antoñín at BDFutbol
  • Antoñín at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)