Antonio García Aranda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio García Aranda | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Levante | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Saguntino | 18 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Castellón B | 37 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Castellón | 35 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Villarreal B | 41 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Sabadell (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Recreativo | 13 | (0) |
| 2014– | Levante | 82 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 June 2017. | |||
Antonio García Aranda (born 7 November 1989), known as Toño, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Levante UD as a left back.
Club career
Born in Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid, Toño made his debuts as a senior with lowly Atlético Saguntino in the regional leagues. In the 2009 summer he moved to CD Castellón, being assigned to the reserves also in the fifth level.
On 5 September 2009, Toño played his first match as a professional, featuring the last 14 minutes of a 0–2 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva for the Segunda División championship.[1] He was handed his first start on the 26th, in a 1–3 home defeat to Rayo Vallecano.[2]
Toño was definitely promoted to the main squad in August 2010, with the Valencians now in Segunda División B.[3] He appeared in 25 matches during the season, but the club dropped another level due to financial problems.
On 9 June 2011, Toño moved to Villarreal CF's reserves for a €25,000 fee.[4] He acted mainly as a backup to Pere Martínez, appearing in 18 matches as the Amarillos were relegated from division two.
On 15 January 2013, Toño was loaned to CE Sabadell FC until June.[5] In February, however, he suffered a severe knee injury which took him out of the remainder of the campaign.[6]
On 5 January 2014, Toño moved to Recreativo de Huelva after agreeing to a 18-month contract,[7] with his former team also having a buy-back option.[8] He appeared regularly for the Andalusians during his short spell, totaling 1,055 minutes of action to help to a final eighth position.
On 26 August 2014, Toño signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Levante UD, for an undisclosed fee.[9] He made his debut in the competition 13 September, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Málaga CF.[10]
References
- ↑ El Recreativo de Huelva consigue un cómodo triunfo ante el Castellón (Recreativo de Huelva wins comfortably against Castellón); Marca, 5 September 2009 (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Rayo golea y hunde más al Castellón (Rayo thrashes and sinks Castellón more); Marca, 26 September 2009 (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Castellón ya vende ilusión (Castellón already sells hope); Pam Pam Orellut, 1 August 2010 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Toño se va al Villarreal por 25.000 euros (Toño goes to Villarreal for 25,000 euros); Las Provincias, 9 June 2011 (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Villarreal CF cede al defensa Toño al CE Sabadell FC (Villarreal CF loans defender Toño to CE Sabadell FC); Villarreal CF, 15 January 2013 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Toño García se perderá lo que resta de temporada (Toño García will miss the remainder of the season); Marca, 7 February 2014 (in Spanish)
- ↑ El lateral zurdo, Toño, nuevo refuerzo para el Decano (Left back, Toño, new addition to the Dean); Recreativo Huelva, 5 January 2014 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Toño, traspasado al Recreativo (Toño, transferred to Recreativo); Villarreal CF, 5 January 2014 (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Levante UD llega a un acuerdo con el Recreativo de Huelva para el traspaso de Toño (Levante UD reaches agreement with Recreativo de Huelva for Toño's transfer) Archived 28 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine.; Levante UD, 26 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Al Levante se le aparece Jesús (Jesús appears to Levante); Marca, 13 September 2014 (in Spanish)