Antoñín

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cortés and the second or maternal family name is Heredia.

Antonio Cortés Heredia (born 16 April 2000), commonly known as Antoñín, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gimnàstic de Tarragona.^[1]

Antoñín

Personal information
Full name	Antonio Cortés Heredia
Date of birth	(2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Gimnàstic
Youth career
2014–2016	26 de Febrero
2016	Schalke 04
2016–2017	26 de Febrero
2017–2018	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Málaga B	16	(1)
2018-2019	→ El Palo (loan)	15	(6)
2019–2020	Málaga	22	(4)
2020–2023	Granada	8	(1)
2020–2021	→ Rayo Vallecano (loan)	28	(6)
2021–2022	→ Málaga (loan)	30	(3)
2022–2023	→ Vitória Guimarães (loan)	3	(0)
2023	→ Anorthosis (loan)	18	(4)
2023–2024	Lugo	36	(3)
2024–	Gimnàstic	0	(0)
International career‡
2020	Spain U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2020

Club career

Málaga

Born in Málaga, Andalusia to a Romani family,^[2] 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.^[3] However, only days later, he returned to his previous club after failing to adapt to the new country,^[4] and joined Málaga CF in February 2017.^[5]

On 28 January 2018, Antoñín was loaned to Tercera División side CD El Palo, until June.^[6] 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.^[7] On 22 April, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 home defeat of UD Ciudad de Torredonjimeno,^[8] 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,^[9] and scored his first professional goal on 12 October in a 2–1 home defeat to Cádiz CF.^[10]

Granada

On 24 February 2020, Antoñín signed for La Liga club Granada CF until June 2024.^[11] 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).^[12] 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;^[13] 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.^[14]

On 2 October 2020, Antoñín returned to the second division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal at Rayo Vallecano.^[15] 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.^[16]

On 19 August 2021, Antoñín returned to Málaga on a one-year loan deal.^[17] On 25 July of the following year, he moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Vitória S.C. also in a temporary deal,^[18] but finished the season with Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta FC.

On 28 August 2023, Antoñín terminated his contract with the Nazaríes.^[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 June 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Málaga B	2018–19[20]	Segunda División B	12	0	—		—		12	0
	2019–20[20]	Tercera División	4	1	—		—		4	1
	Total		16	1	0	0	0	0	16	1
El Palo (loan)	2017–18[21]	Tercera División	15	6	—		—		15	6
Málaga	2019–20[20]	Segunda División	22	4	0	0	—		22	4
Granada	2019–20[20]	La Liga	8	1	1	0	—		9	1
	2020–21[20]	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021–22[20]	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		8	1	1	0	0	0	9	1
Rayo Vallecano (loan)	2020–21[20]	Segunda División	27	6	3	1	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	7
Career total			88	18	4	1	1	0	93	19

1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

1. Antoñín at Soccerway
2. Godoy, Félix (12 November 2019). "Los jóvenes de raza gitana ya saben que el deporte es un camino" [Youngsters of the gypsy race already know that sport is a path] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
3. "El Schalke se lleva al talento goleador de La Virreina" [Schalke take the goalscoring talent of La Virreina] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
4. "El gran viaje de Antoñín" [The great trip of Antoñín] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
5. "Antoñin firma por el Málaga CF Juvenil División de Honor" [Antoñín signs for Málaga CF Juvenil División de Honor] (in Spanish). Nuevo Fútbol. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
6. "Oficial: El Málaga cede a Antoñín al CD El Palo" [Official: Málaga loan Antoñín to CD El Palo] (in Spanish). Nuevo Fútbol. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
7. "El Huétor Tájar pierde 2–0 frente al Palo" [Huétor Tájar lose by 2–0 against El Palo] (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
8. "El Torredonjimeno no puede contra el poderío goleador de Antoñín del CD El Palo" [Torredonjimeno cannot handle the goalscoring power of CD El Palo's Antoñín] (in Spanish). El Deporte de Jaén. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
9. "Rey Manaj relanza al Albacete a costa de un Málaga en crisis" [Rey Manaj relaunches Albacete at the expense of an on-crisis Málaga] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
10. "Antoñín: "Salto al campo siempre como si fuera mi debut"" [Antoñín: "I take to the pitch every time as if it were my debut"] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
11. "Antoñín, traspasado al Granada CF" [Antoñín transfers to Granada CF] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
12. Bell, Arch (5 March 2020). "Yuri rides to Athletic's rescue". Marca. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
13. López, Enrique (12 June 2020). "El Granada CF sella su permanencia" [Granada CF seal their survival] (in Spanish). Granada Hoy. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
14. "Antoñín se estrena como goleador en Primera y es sustituido al descanso" [Antoñín scores for the first time in Primera and is substituted at half time]. Ideal (in Spanish). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
15. "Comunicado | Cesión de Antoñín" [Announcement | Loan of Antoñín] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
16. de Vicente, Marcos (3 October 2020). "El Rayo atropella al Málaga" [Rayo crush Málaga]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
17. "Antoñín jugará cedido en el Málaga CF" [Antoñín will play on loan at Málaga CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
18. "Comunicado Oficial | Antoñín Cortés" [Official announcement | Antoñín Cortés] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
19. "Comunicado Oficial | Antoñín Cortés" [Official announcement | Antoñín Cortés] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
20. Antoñín at Soccerway
21. Antoñín at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)

External links

• Antoñín at Málaga CF (archived)
• Antoñín at BDFutbol
• Antoñín at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)