Jonathan Aspas

Jonathan Aspas
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Aspas Juncal
Date of birth28 February 1982
Place of birthMoaña, Spain
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Racing Ferrol
Youth career
1990–1998Moaña
1998–2001Celta
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000–2004Celta B96(14)
2000–2001→ Pontevedra (loan)13(1)
2003–2007Celta64(3)
2007–2009Piacenza48(4)
2009Mouscron15(2)
2011AEP10(0)
2011–2013Alki Larnaca52(3)
2014–Racing Ferrol19(0)
National team
1999Spain U169(2)
1999Spain U173(1)
1999–2000Spain U183(0)
2002Spain U203(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:51, 23 March 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Aspas and the second or maternal family name is Juncal.

Jonathan Aspas Juncal (born 28 February 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Racing de Ferrol. Mainly a right midfielder, he can also appear as an attacking right back.

Football 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.

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.

Club statistics

As of 1 March 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celta 1999–2000[2] La Liga 00101[lower-alpha 1]020
2000–01[2] La Liga 0000—00
2003–04[2] La Liga 3010—40
2004–05[2] La Liga 25210—40
2005–06[2] La Liga 15130—182
2006–07[2] La Liga 210207[lower-alpha 1]1301
Total 6438081804
Pontevedra (loan) 2000–01[2] Segunda División B 131——131
Piacenza 2007–08[3] Serie B 192—192
2008–09[3] Serie B 292—292
Total 484—484
Mouscron 2009–10[4] Belgian Pro League 15200—152
AEP 2010–11[4] Cypriot First Division 10000—100
Alki Larnaca 2011–12[4] Cypriot First Division 28040—320
2012–13[4] Cypriot First Division 24300—243
Total 52340—563
Racing Ferrol 2014–15[4] Segunda División B 19020—210
Career total 221131408124314
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup

Honours

Club

Celta

Country

Spain U16

Personal life

Aspas' younger brother, Iago, is also a footballer. Both were groomed at Celta.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ El Celta de Vigo supera el trámite (Celta de Vigo plays for calendar); El Mundo, 9 December 1999 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Jonathan Aspas: Jonathan Aspas Juncal". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jonathan Aspas". Celta de Vigo. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Jonathan Aspas". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. ↑ La saga moañesa del Celta (Celta's Moaña saga); Faro de Vigo, 11 June 2009 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Jonathan Aspas ve a Iago cerca del Valencia (Jonathan Aspas sees Iago close to Valencia); Faro de Vigo, 26 March 2013 (Spanish)

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