Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Cortés Heredia | ||
Date of birth | 16 April 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gimnàstic | ||
Number | 9 | ||
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 | 27 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2020 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2020 |
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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 [a] | 0 | 31 | 7 |
Career total | 88 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 19 |