Antonio Espigares

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Antonio Espigares
Personal information
Full name Antonio Espigares Morillas
Date of birth (2004-09-05) 5 September 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Granada, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal B
Number 29
Youth career
2014–2019 Granada
2019–2022 Villarreal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Villarreal C 9 (0)
2022–2023 → Real Unión (loan) 24 (1)
2023– Villarreal B 31 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Spain U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Antonio Espigares Morillas (born 5 September 2004) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for Villarreal CF B.

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Club career

Espigares was born in Granada, Andalusia, and joined Villarreal CF's youth setup in 2019, from hometown side Granada CF. [1] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 12 March 2022, starting in a 1–1 Tercera División RFEF away draw against CD Castellón B.

On 25 August 2022, Espigares was loaned to Primera Federación side Real Unión for the season. [2] He scored his first senior goal on 8 December, netting the winner in a 1–0 away success over CE Sabadell FC. [3]

Back to the Yellow Submarine in July 2023, Espigares renewed his contract until 2027 on 17 August, [4] and made his professional debut four days later, starting in a 3–1 Segunda División home win over CD Eldense. [5]

International career

Espigares represented Spain at under-18 level. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Víctor Moreno y Antonio Espigares, dos jóvenes granadinos en las inferiores de la 'Roja" [Víctor Moreno and Antonio Espigares, two young granadinos in the youth sides of la Roja] (in Spanish). Ideal. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Antonio Espigares, cedido un año al Real Unión" [Antonio Espigares, loaned one year to Real Unión]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "El Real Unión de Irún se lleva el triunfo después de vencer 0–1 al Sabadell" [Real Unión de Irún get the triumph after beating Sabadell 0–1] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Espigares 2027" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "El 'Mini Submarino' navega ante el Eldense" [The 'Mini Submarine' cruise against Eldense] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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