Jonathan Ñíguez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Ñíguez Esclápez | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Elche, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rio Ave | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Valencia C | ||
| 2004–2005 | Valencia B | 27 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 2006 | Real Madrid B | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Villarreal B | 25 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Ontinyent | 71 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Las Palmas | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Mirandés (loan) | 37 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Guadalajara | 72 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Alcorcón | 19 | (0) |
| 2014– | Rio Ave | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jonathan Ñíguez Esclápez, commonly known as Jony (born 2 April 1985), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Rio Ave F.C. as a midfielder.
Football career
Jony was born in Elche, Valencian Community. With the exception of one Segunda División game with Real Madrid Castilla he played until the age of 26 in lower league football, representing mainly Real Madrid C and Ontinyent CF.
In the 2011 summer Jony returned to the second level with CD Guadalajara,[1] playing 33 games – 26 starts – as his new team went on to retain its newly acquired league status. He scored his first goal during the following season, but in a 1–5 home loss against Girona FC on 25 August 2012.[2]
On 2 August 2013, following Guadalajara's relegation due to financial irregularities, Jony stayed in division two by signing for two years with AD Alcorcón.[3]
Personal life
Jony comes from a football family: his father, José Antonio, played several years with Elche CF – including the 1984–85 season in La Liga – as a striker.
His younger brother, Aarón (another midfielder), was also brought up at Valencia, spending his entire senior career in the lower leagues. The youngest, Saúl, was brought up at Atlético Madrid.[4]
References
- ↑ "Jony, nuevo fichaje del Dépor" [Jony, new Dépor signing] (in Spanish). Guadalajara's official website. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ↑ "Jandro reescribe la historia ante el Guadalajara" [Jandro rewrites history against Guadalajara] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ↑ "El Alcorcón ficha a Jony Ñíguez" [Alcorcón signs Jony Ñíguez] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ↑ "Los Ñiguez, familia de futbolistas" [The Ñiguezes, footballing family] (in Spanish). Colgados por el Fútbol. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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