Alonso Coello (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alonso Coello Camarero | ||
Date of birth | 12 October 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Madrid Sur de Vallecas | |||
Atlético Madrid | |||
Rayo Vallecano | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Florida Atlantic Owls | 60 | (3) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | Dalton Red Wolves SC | 9 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Toronto FC II | 23 | (1) |
2023 | → Toronto FC (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Toronto FC | 38 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024 |
Alonso Coello Camarero (born 12 October 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
Early life
[edit]Born in Madrid, Spain,[1] Coello began playing football at age four with Madrid Sur de Vallecas, eventually moving onto the Atlético Madrid youth system, when he was six, where he played for five years.[2] Afterwards, he joined the youth system of Rayo Vallecano, where he played until the age of 18.[3][4] With the Rayo Vallecano Juvenil, he won the Copa Federación Nacional Juvenil.[citation needed]
College career
[edit]In 2018, Coello moved to the United States to attend Florida Atlantic University, where he played for the men's soccer team, joining through the La Liga ProPlayer initiative, a program that allows players from academy teams in Spain, between the ages 16 and 22, to go to the United States to play college soccer, where they can earn a university degree concurrently.[5][6] At FAU, he studied economics.[7] He scored his first goal on 19 October 2018, on a free kick, against the FIU Panthers.[8][9] During his freshman season, he led the team with four assists and was named to the C-USA All-Conference Third Team and the C-USA All-Freshman Team.[10] As a sophomore, he became FAU’s first-ever player to earn C-USA First Team honors.[11] In his junior year, he was named to the All-C-USA Second Team.[12] In his senior year in 2021, he was named to the All-C-USA Second Team, All-C-USA Tournament Team, and United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Third Team,[13] as FAU reached the C-USA finals for the first time in program history.[14] He served as a team captain from 2019 to 2021.[15]
Club career
[edit]In 2019, Coello played with the Dalton Red Wolves in USL League Two.[16] In 2020, he was set to join the Portland Timbers U23 in USL2, however, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17][18]
In 2022, Coello signed a professional contract with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.[19] He made his debut on April 3 against FC Cincinnati 2.[20] He scored his first professional goal on 8 May, converting a penalty kick against New York City FC II.[21] He served as team captain and played a team-high 2,189 minutes in 25 appearances.[22]
In March 2023, Coello joined the Toronto FC first team on a short-term four day loan ahead of the team's match against the San Jose Earthquakes.[20] He made his Major League Soccer debut on 25 March, starting the match against San Jose, playing the full 90 minutes.[23][24] He signed a second short-term loan for the following match, as well.[25] In April 2023, he was signed to a permanent contract with the first team for the 2023 season, with club options for 2024 and 2025,[26][27] after having played the maximum number of two games under MLS short-term loan agreements.[28] He made 21 league appearances in his rookie season.[29] On 19 June 2024, he scored his first MLS goal in a match against Nashville SC.[30][31]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 22 June 2024[32]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dalton Red Wolves SC | 2019[16] | USL League Two | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Toronto FC II | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
Toronto FC (loan) | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Toronto FC | 19 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
2024 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
Total | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |||
Career total | 72 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 2 |
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
References
[edit]- ^ Molinaro, John (8 December 2023). "Alonso Coello gives Toronto FC hope in aftermath of Michael Bradley's retirement". TFC Republic.
- ^ Arribas Flores, Zoila (June 2017). "Alonso Coello Camarero: Estudiante de 2.º de Bachillerato en GSD Vallecas y jugador del Juvenil B del Rayo Vallecano" [Alonso Coello Camarero:2nd year Baccalaureate student at GSD Vallecas and player of the Juvenile B of Rayo Vallecano] (PDF). GSD Cuadernos (in Spanish). p. 26.
- ^ Sánchez Lorenzo, Miguel (11 September 2017). "Alonso Coello, una perla en la cantera Rayista" [Alonso Coello, a pearl in the Rayista quarry]. Pobla FM (in Spanish).
- ^ Rivas, Julio César (14 March 2024). "Alonso Coello, el joven madrileño que se ha convertido en el puntal del Toronto FC" [Alonso Coello, the young man from Madrid who has become the mainstay of Toronto FC]. EFE (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 March 2024.
- ^ Galindo Martínez, Míriam (26 April 2019). "Alonso Coello crece en Florida" [Alonso Coello grows up in Florida]. Vavel (in Spanish).
- ^ Ojeda, Darío (14 December 2019). "El caso de Alonso Coello: De la cantera de LaLiga a EEUU, una nueva vía para buscar un futuro en el fútbol" [The case of Alonso Coello: From the LaLiga youth academy to the USA, a new way to seek a future in football]. El Confidencial (in Spanish).
- ^ "Alonso Coello: "Estados Unidos permite compatibilizar el deporte con los estudios"" [Alonso Coello: "The United States allows sports to be compatible with studies"]. Tele Madrid (in Spanish). 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Owls Battle FIU in Double Overtime Loss". Florida Atlantic Owls. 19 October 2018.
- ^ "@FIUMensSoccer Pulls Out Thrilling 3-2 Double-Overtime Win Over FAU". FIU Panthers. 19 October 2018.
- ^ Ibáñez, Alejandro (26 April 2019). "Alonso Coello y su aventura americana" [Alonso Coello and his American adventure]. Unión Rayo (in Spanish).
- ^ Ambrosio Villegas, Katherine (14 June 2021). "Men's Soccer Spotlight: Alonso Coello Camarero". University Press.
- ^ "Alonso Coello Camarero FAU profile". Florida Atlantic Owls.
- ^ "Coello Camarero, Mykhailenko Tabbed to United Soccer Coaches All-Region Team". Florida Atlantic Owls. 8 December 2021.
- ^ Pereira, Richard (9 December 2021). "Men's Soccer: Head coach Joey Worthen and players reflect on memorable season, look to make more history next year". University Press.
- ^ Morganroth, Scott (1 April 2022). "Coello Camarero Signs with Toronto FC". South Florida Tribune.
- ^ a b "Alonso Coello Camarero 2019 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
- ^ Fields, JoAnna (6 February 2020). "Timbers U23 announce first players on 2020 roster". Portland Timbers U23.
- ^ García, Carmen (26 October 2020). "Alonso Coello: "En Estados Unidos, cada atleta compite para la institución en la que está cursando sus estudios universitarios"" [Alonso Coello: "In the United States, each athlete competes for the institution in which he is pursuing his university studies"]. El Economista (in Spanish).
- ^ "Toronto FC II sign Alonso Coello Camarero and Kota Sakurai". Toronto FC. 1 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Toronto FC sign Markus Cimermancic and Alonso Coello Camarero to short-term agreements". Toronto FC. 24 March 2023.
- ^ Schneider, Jacob (8 May 2022). "NYCFC II put four goals past TFC II in impressive attacking display at home". MLS Next Pro.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Alonso Coello Camarero from MLS NEXT Pro". Major League Soccer. 6 April 2023.
- ^ Molinaro, John (29 March 2023). "Studious nature defines Toronto FC debutante Alonso Coello". TFC Republic.
- ^ Molinaro, John (31 March 2023). "MLS rules explained: How was Toronto FC able to call up Alonso Coello from TFC 2?". TFC Republic.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Alonso Coello Camarero to a short-term agreement". Toronto FC. 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign midfielder Alonso Coello Camarero". Toronto FC. 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Coello Camarero Signs First Team MLS Contract". Florida Atlantic Owls. 7 April 2023.
- ^ Molinaro, John (14 April 2023). "MLS rules explained: How did TFC get 'extra' international slot to sign Coello?". TFC Republic.
- ^ Molinaro, John (26 March 2024). "After a solid rookie year, TFC's Alonso Coello sets his aims high". TFC Republic.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (19 June 2024). "Toronto FC pays for missed scoring opportunities, loses 2-1 to Nashville SC". Toronto Star.
- ^ Cortes, Oscar (21 June 2024). "Alonso Coello Shines in a Great Performance That Wasn't Enough for Toronto FC". Toronto Reds.
- ^ Alonso Coello at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Alonso Coello at Soccerway
- Alonso Coello at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Footballers from Madrid
- Men's association football midfielders
- Florida Atlantic Owls men's soccer players
- USL League Two players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Rayo Vallecano players
- Toronto FC II players
- MLS Next Pro players
- Toronto FC players
- Major League Soccer players