Antonio Cortés Heredia (born 16 April 2000), commonly known as Antoñín, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Vitória S.C., on loan from Granada CF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Cortés Heredia | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Vitória Guimarães (on loan from Granada) | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | 26 de Febrero | ||
| 2016 | FC Schalke 04 | ||
| 2016–2017 | 26 de Febrero | ||
| 2017–2018 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Málaga B | 16 | (1) |
| 2018 | → El Palo (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | Málaga | 22 | (4) |
| 2020– | Granada | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 27 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | → Málaga (loan) | 30 | (3) |
| 2022– | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020– | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2020 | |||
Born in Málaga, Andalusia to a Romani family,[1] Antoñín started his career at lowly locals CD 26 de Febrero before agreeing to a four-year deal with FC Schalke 04 in July 2016.[2] However, only days later, he returned to his previous club after failing to adapt to the new country,[3] and joined Málaga CF in February 2017.[4]
On 28 January 2018, Antoñín was loaned to Tercera División side CD El Palo, until June.[5] He made his senior debut just hours later, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Loja CD.
Antoñín scored his first senior goal on 11 March 2018, netting the last of a 2–0 home success over CD Huétor Tájar.[6] On 22 April, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 home defeat of UD Ciudad de Torredonjimeno,[7] and finished the season with six goals in 15 matches.
Upon returning from loan, Antoñín was assigned to Málaga's B-team in Segunda División B. He made his first-team debut with the Blanquiazules on 21 September 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Juanpi in a 1–0 loss at Albacete Balompié in the Segunda División championship,[8] and scored his first professional goal on 12 October in a 2–1 home defeat to Cádiz CF.[9]
On 24 February 2020, Antoñín signed for La Liga club Granada CF until June 2024.[10] He made his debut on 5 March in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals, replacing Carlos Neva for the last five minutes of a 2–1 win (elimination on the away goals rule).[11] Following the resumption of the season after the COVID-19 break, he made his top tier debut on 12 June again from the bench in a win by the same score at home to Getafe CF;[12] on 1 July he scored for the first time to open a 2–0 win at Deportivo Alavés, a match in which he was substituted at half time due to a yellow card.[13]
On 2 October 2020, Antoñín returned to the second division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal at Rayo Vallecano.[14] He made his debut as a substitute the next day, and scored the last goal of a 4–0 home win over his former club Málaga.[15]
On 19 August 2021, Antoñín returned to Málaga on a one-year loan deal.[16] On 25 July of the following year, he moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Vitória S.C. also in a temporary deal.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Málaga B | 2018–19[18] | Segunda División B | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[18] | Tercera División | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| El Palo (loan) | 2017–18[19] | Tercera División | 15 | 6 | — | — | 15 | 6 | ||
| Málaga | 2019–20[18] | Segunda División | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | |
| Granada | 2019–20[18] | La Liga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[18] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[18] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2020–21[18] | Segunda División | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 7 |
| Career total | 88 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 19 | ||
Vitória S.C. – current squad | |
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