Jonathan Aspas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Aspas Juncal | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Moaña, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pro Piacenza | ||
| 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 | 30 | (0) |
| 2015– | Pro Piacenza | 35 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | Spain U16 | 9 | (2) |
| 1999 | Spain U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2002 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2016. | |||
Jonathan Aspas Juncal (born 28 February 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Italian club A.S. Pro Piacenza 1919. Mainly a right midfielder, he can also appear as an attacking right back.
Club career
Born in Moaña, Pontevedra, Aspas was brought up through local 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 0–2 home loss against Athletic Bilbao; during that season, which ended in relegation, he also appeared in an infamous 0–5 derby loss to Deportivo de La Coruña also at the Balaídos.
Subsequently, Aspas would be regularly used by the Galicians, while the club was again relegated from the top level 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 League for the 2009–10 campaign. However, after only four months, the club could not face surmounting financial problems, and folded.
Aspas resumed his career in the Cypriot First Division, with AEP Paphos F.C. 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.[2]
In the 2015 off-season, Aspas returned to Italy and the city of Piacenza, joining A.S. Pro Piacenza 1919.[3]
Personal life
Aspas' younger brother, Iago, is also a footballer. Both were groomed at Celta.[4][5] Their cousin Aitor represented smaller teams in their native region.[6]
Club statistics
- As of 1 March 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta | 1999–2000[7] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000–01[7] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04[7] | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05[7] | La Liga | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06[7] | La Liga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07[7] | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 30 | 1 | |
| Total | 64 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 80 | 4 | ||
| Pontevedra (loan) | 2000–01[7] | Segunda División B | 13 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Piacenza | 2007–08[8] | Serie B | 19 | 2 | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2008–09[8] | Serie B | 29 | 2 | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 4 | — | 48 | 4 | |||||
| Mouscron | 2009–10[9] | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| AEP | 2010–11[9] | Cypriot First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Alki Larnaca | 2011–12[9] | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[9] | Cypriot First Division | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| Total | 52 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 56 | 3 | |||
| Racing Ferrol | 2014–15[9] | Segunda División B | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Career total | 221 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 243 | 14 | ||
Honours
Club
- Celta
Country
- Spain U16
References
- ↑ El Celta de Vigo supera el trámite (Celta de Vigo plays for calendar); El Mundo, 9 December 1999 (Spanish)
- ↑ "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] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 16 July 2014. 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.
- ↑ La saga moañesa del Celta (Celta's Moaña saga); Faro de Vigo, 11 June 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Jonathan Aspas ve a Iago cerca del Valencia (Jonathan Aspas sees Iago close to Valencia); Faro de Vigo, 26 March 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Aitor Aspas emula con el Coruxo el gol de Messi contra el Getafe" [Aitor Aspas emulates Messi's goal against Getafe with Coruxo] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Jonathan Aspas: Jonathan Aspas Juncal". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Jonathan Aspas". Celta de Vigo. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Jonathan Aspas". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
External links
- Jonathan Aspas profile at BDFutbol
- Jonathan Aspas – FIFA competition record
- Stats at Footballdatabase