Jonathan Aspas
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jonathan Aspas Juncal | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 28 February 1982 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Moaña, Spain | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1990–1998 | Moaña | |||||||||||||
1998–2001 | Celta | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2000–2004 | Celta B | 96 | (14) | |||||||||||
2000–2001 | → Pontevedra (loan) | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||
2003–2007 | Celta | 64 | (3) | |||||||||||
2007–2009 | Piacenza | 48 | (4) | |||||||||||
2009 | Mouscron | 15 | (2) | |||||||||||
2011 | AEP | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
2011–2013 | Alki Larnaca | 52 | (3) | |||||||||||
2014–2015 | Racing Ferrol | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||
2015–2018 | Pro Piacenza | 97 | (0) | |||||||||||
2018–2020 | Nibbiano & Valtidone | 41 | (0) | |||||||||||
Total | 463 | (27) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1999 | Spain U16 | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||
1999 | Spain U17 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||
1999–2000 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2002 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jonathan Aspas Juncal (born 28 February 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer. Mainly a right midfielder, he could also appear as a right-back.
Club career
Born in Moaña, Province of Pontevedra, Aspas was brought up through local RC Celta de Vigo's youth system, and made his debut with the first team on 10 December 1999, aged 17, in a meaningless UEFA Cup tie against S.L. Benfica in Lisbon (Celta had already won 7–0 in the first leg, and he came on as a substitute for Benni McCarthy in the 1–1 draw).[1] On 23 November 2003, his first La Liga game came, a 2–0 home loss against Athletic Bilbao. During that season, which ended in relegation, he also appeared in an infamous 5–0 derby defeat to Deportivo de La Coruña also at the Balaídos.[2]
Subsequently, Aspas would be regularly used by the Galicians, while the club was again relegated from the top flight in 2007. He moved abroad afterwards, joining Italy's Piacenza Calcio 1919.
With the new technical staff of R.E. Mouscron – coach Miroslav Đukić and director of football Amedeo Carboni – playing a major part in his signing, Aspas moved to the Belgian Pro League for the 2009–10 campaign. However, after only four months, the club could not face surmounting financial problems, and folded.[3]
Aspas resumed his career in the Cypriot First Division, with AEP Paphos FC and Alki Larnaca FC. In July 2014, he returned to his native region by signing for Segunda División B team Racing de Ferrol after a trial.[4]
In the 2015 off-season, Aspas returned to Italy and the city of Piacenza, joining AS Pro Piacenza 1919.[5] At the end of his contract, he moved to local amateurs ASD Nibbiano & Valtidone.[6]
Personal life
Aspas' younger brother, Iago, was also a footballer; both were groomed at Celta.[7][8] Their cousin Aitor represented smaller teams in their native region.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 5 May 2018
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Celta | 1999–2000[10] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2000–01[10] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2003–04[10] | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2004–05[10] | Segunda División | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2005–06[10] | La Liga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
2006–07[10] | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[a] | 1 | 30 | 1 | |
Total | 64 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 80 | 4 | ||
Pontevedra (loan) | 2000–01[10] | Segunda División B | 13 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
Piacenza | 2007–08[11] | Serie B | 19 | 2 | — | 19 | 2 | |||
2008–09[11] | Serie B | 29 | 2 | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
Total | 48 | 4 | — | 48 | 4 | |||||
Mouscron | 2009–10[12] | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
AEP | 2010–11[12] | Cypriot First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
Alki Larnaca | 2011–12[12] | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
2012–13[12] | Cypriot First Division | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
Total | 52 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 56 | 3 | |||
Racing Ferrol | 2014–15[10] | Segunda División B | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
Piacenza | 2015–16[12] | Serie C | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
2016–17[12] | Serie C | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
2017–18[12] | Serie C | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
Total | 97 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 98 | 0 | |||
Career total | 326 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 352 | 14 |
Honours
Celta
Spain U16
References
- ^ "El Celta de Vigo supera el trámite" [Celta de Vigo play for calendar]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 December 1999. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "El Deportivo incendia Balaídos" [Deportivo set Balaídos on fire]. El País (in Spanish). 4 January 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Moñino, Ladislao Javier (30 December 2009). ""No teníamos ni entrenador"" ["We did not even have a manager"]. Público (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Alonso Lois, Paulo (16 July 2014). "Jonathan Aspas entrenará con el Racing de Ferrol, como los brasileños Bryan y Luiz Henrique" [Jonathan Aspas will train with Racing Ferrol, as will the Brazilians Bryan and Luiz Henrique]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Jonathan Aspas si allena col Pro Piacenza" [Jonathan Aspas trains with Pro Piacenza] (in Italian). Sport Piacenza. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Calciomercato – Dopo Aspas anche Bruno, Nibbiano&Valtidone scatenato. Marco Parma sarà il ds" [Transfer market – After Aspas and Bruno, Nibbiano&Valtidone set off. Marco Parma will be the sporting director] (in Italian). Sport Piacenza. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ Collarte, César (11 June 2009). "La saga moañesa del Celta" [Celta's Moaña saga]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ "Jonathan Aspas ve a Iago cerca del Valencia" [Jonathan Aspas sees Iago close to Valencia]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 26 March 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ "Aitor Aspas emula con el Coruxo el gol de Messi contra el Getafe" [Aitor Aspas emulates Messi's goal against Getafe with Coruxo]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 January 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Jonathan Aspas: Jonathan Aspas Juncal". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Jonathan Aspas" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Jonathan Aspas". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ Bobrowsky, Josef. "European U-16 Championship 1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
External links
- Jonathan Aspas at BDFutbol
- Jonathan Aspas at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Jonathan Aspas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Moaña
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- RC Celta Fortuna players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- Pontevedra CF footballers
- Racing de Ferrol footballers
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Piacenza Calcio 1919 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- R.E. Mouscron players
- Cypriot First Division players
- AEP Paphos FC players
- Alki Larnaca FC players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus