Antonio Hidalgo Morilla

Antonio Hidalgo
Personal information
Full nameAntonio Hidalgo Morilla
Date of birth8 February 1979
Place of birthGranollers, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Sabadell
Number8
Youth career
Barcelona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1999Barcelona C43(10)
1998–2000Barcelona B66(4)
2000–2005Tenerife91(8)
2005–2008Málaga109(28)
2008–2009Zaragoza16(0)
2009Osasuna (loan)12(0)
2009–2010Albacete33(9)
2010–2011Tenerife29(3)
2012–Sabadell101(11)
National team
1997Spain U174(0)
1997Spain U182(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Hidalgo and the second or maternal family name is Morilla.

Antonio Hidalgo Morilla (born 8 February 1979) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CE Sabadell FC as a central midfielder.

Football career

Born in Granollers, Barcelona, Catalonia, Hidalgo began starting professionally with FC Barcelona's reserve side, then went on to represent CD Tenerife for five seasons. After being an important element during the team's 2001 promotion, he played ten games in the following campaign's La Liga).

Hidalgo moved to Málaga CF in 2005, appearing in 35 matches as the Andalusia outfit was eventually relegated from the top division, as last. On 15 June 2008 he scored two goals in a 2–1 victory over former club Tenerife, granting his team's top flight promotion after a two-year absence at the expense of Real Sociedad;[1] he finished the season with 14 league goals, best in the squad.[2]

However, Hidalgo would stay in the second division, signing a two-year contract with Real Zaragoza.[3] In late January 2009 he joined struggling CA Osasuna, on loan until the end of the season,[4] and appeared regularly, although very rarely as a starter, as the Navarrese eventually stayed in the top level.

Upon his return to Aragon, Hidalgo was deemed surplus to requirements; in the dying minutes of the August 2009 transfer window he arranged a 1+1 deal with Albacete Balompié, in the second level. However, at the end of his first and only season, the 31-year-old was one of 14 players who were not given a contract extension, being released.[5]

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