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 club | None | ||
| 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 | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Alki Larnaca | 48 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | Spain U16 | 9 | (2) |
| 1999 | Spain U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2002 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jonathan Aspas Juncal (born 28 February 1982 in Moaña, Pontevedra, Galicia) is a Spanish professional footballer. Mainly a right midfielder, he can also appear as an attacking right back.
Football career
Brought up through local side Celta de Vigo's youth system, Aspas 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). 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 against Deportivo de La Coruña (also at home).
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.
With the new technical staff of R.E. Mouscron – Miroslav Đukić (coach) and Amedeo Carboni (technical director) – 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.
Honours
- Spain U16
- UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship: 1999
Personal
Aspas' younger brother, Iago, is also a footballer. Both were groomed at Celta.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 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)
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Celta de Vigo biography (Spanish)
- Jonathan Aspas – FIFA competition record
- Transfermarkt profile