Dioni

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villalbaand the second or maternal family name is Rojano.

Dioni

Personal information
Full name	Dionisio Emanuel Villalba Rojano
Date of birth	(1989-12-21) 21 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Málaga
2007–2008	Murcia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Murcia Deportivo	30	(12)
2009–2010	Caravaca	34	(11)
2010–2011	Deportivo B	31	(13)
2010–2011	Deportivo La Coruña	4	(0)
2011–2012	Cádiz	29	(5)
2012–2014	Udinese	0	(0)
2012–2013	→ Leganés (loan)	35	(21)
2013–2014	→ Hércules (loan)	11	(1)
2014	→ Cádiz (loan)	14	(1)
2014–2016	Granada	0	(0)
2014–2015	→ Leganés (loan)	6	(0)
2015	→ Oviedo (loan)	12	(4)
2015–2016	→ Racing Santander (loan)	35	(13)
2016–2018	Fuenlabrada	72	(45)
2018–2019	Lech Poznań	7	(0)
2018	Lech Poznań II	2	(0)
2019–2021	Cultural Leonesa	64	(25)
2021–2023	Atlético Baleares	69	(31)
2023–2025	Málaga	75	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2025

Dionisio Emanuel Villalba Rojano (born 21 December 1989), known as Dioni, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Dioni joined Deportivo de La Coruña in 2010 at the age of 20, being assigned to the reserves initially. ^[1] He only made five competitive appearances with the first team during his tenure, ^{[2] [3]} his La Liga debut coming on 23 September 2010 when he came on as a second-half substitute for Adrián López in a 1–0 away loss against Villarreal CF. ^[4]

In summer 2012, Dioni signed with Udinese Calcio, being consecutively loaned to CD Leganés (Segunda División B), ^[5] Hércules CF (Segunda División, where he scored his only goal as a professional in a 2–2 home draw with RCD Mallorca on 15 September 2013) ^{[6] [7]} and Cádiz CF (third level) ^[8] and failing to play any official matches with the Italians. He met the same fate at his next club Granada CF, having temporary spells at Leganés, ^[9] Real Oviedo ^[10] and Racing de Santander – all sides competed in division three. ^[11]

Dioni moved to CF Fuenlabrada on a three-year contract on 6 July 2016, netting 24 times in his first season in an eventual elimination in the third tier promotion play-offs. ^{[12] [13]} On 10 December 2017, early into the following campaign, he scored five goals in the 7–0 home rout of Coruxo FC. ^[14]

On 1 August 2018, the 28-year-old Dioni moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a two-year deal with Polish club Lech Poznań. ^[15] The following transfer window, however, he returned to his homeland and agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract at third-division Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. ^[16]

Dioni continued to compete in the third tier the following years, representing CD Atlético Baleares ^[17] and Málaga CF. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2021 ^{[19] [20]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Murcia Deportivo	2008–09	Tercera División	30	12	—		—		—		30	12
Caravaca	2009–10	Segunda División B	34	11	1	0	—		—		5	0
Deportivo B	2010–11	Segunda División B	31	13	—		—		—		31	13
Deportivo La Coruña	2011–12	La Liga	4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
Cádiz	2011–12	Segunda División B	29	5	2	1	—		4 [b]	1	35	7
Leganés (loan)	2012–13	Segunda División B	35	21	0	0	—		2 [b]	0	37	21
Hércules (loan)	2013–14	Segunda División	11	1	2	0	—		—		13	1
Cádiz (loan)	2013–14	Segunda División B	14	1	0	0	—		2 [b]	0	16	1
Leganés (loan)	2014–15	Segunda División	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Oviedo (loan)	2014–15	Segunda División B	12	4	0	0	—		3 [b]	0	15	4
Racing Santander (loan)	2015–16	Segunda División B	35	13	1	0	—		4 [b]	0	40	13
Fuenlabrada	2016–17	Segunda División B	35	24	0	0	—		2 [b]	0	37	24
	2017–18	Segunda División B	37	21	4	2	—		4 [b]	0	45	23
	Total		72	45	4	2	—		6	0	82	47
Lech Poznań	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	7	0	1	0	0	0	—		8	0
Lech Poznań II	2018–19	III liga, gr. II	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Cultural Leonesa	2018–19	Segunda División B	15	5	0	0	—		—		15	5
	2019–20	Segunda División B	26	11	2	0	—		2 [b]	2	30	11
	2020–21	Segunda División B	23	9	2	1	—		—		25	10
	Total		64	25	4	1	—		2	2	70	26
Total			386	151	16	4	0	0	23	3	425	158

1. Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup
2. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

References

1. "Dioni, el malagueño que rechazó al Málaga" [Dioni, the man born in Málaga who said no to Málaga] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
2. "El Dépor força la pròrroga de penal i passa de ronda després de superar el Còrdova" [Dépor force overtime through penalty and go through after overcoming Còrdoba]. Ara (in Catalan). 5 January 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
3. Cobas, Eugenio (25 September 2013). "Dionisio Villalba, 'Dioni': "Soy mucho más futbolista que cuando salí del Dépor"" [Dionisio Villalba, 'Dioni': "I'm much more of a footballer than when I left Dépor"]. La Opinión A Coruña (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
4. "Una genialidad del brasileño Nilmar dio el triunfo al Villarreal ante el Deportivo" [Wonder play from Brazilian Nilmar gave win to Villarreal against Deportivo]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 23 September 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
5. "El Leganés se hace con el delantero 'Dioni'" [Leganés get forward 'Dioni'] (in Spanish). Vavel. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
6. "2–2: El Hércules neutraliza un 0–2 ante un buen Mallorca" [2–2: Hércules neutralise a 0–2 against a good Mallorca]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
7. "Dioni abandona el Hércules para fichar por el Cádiz en Segunda B" [Dioni leaves Hércules to sign for Cádiz in Segunda B]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 January 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
8. Quiñones Miralles, Javi (23 January 2014). "Dioni, Paulinho y Garrido ya son cadistas" [Dioni, Paulinho and Garrido already belong to Cádiz] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
9. "Dioni abandona el Leganés" [Dioni leaves Leganés]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 January 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
10. "Dioni alcanza un acuerdo con el Real Oviedo" [Dioni reach agreement with Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
11. "El Racing incorpora a su plantilla al delantero Dionisio Villalba" [Racing add forward Dionisio Villalba to their squad]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 August 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
12. Barrios Merillas, Adrián (14 May 2017). "El Fuenlabrada es de playoffs" [Fuenlabrada reach playoffs] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
13. "El Villanovense acaba con el Fuenlasueño de penalty (0–1)" [Villanovense end Fuenladream through a penalty (0–1)] (in Spanish). Fuenlabrada Noticias. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
14. Mainez, Rafa (10 December 2017). "Dioni marca cinco goles... ¡en 50 minutos!" [Dioni scores five goals... in 50 minutes!]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
15. "Dioni piłkarzem Lecha Poznań" [Dioni a Lech Poznań player] (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
16. "Dioni Villalba, nuevo jugador de la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa" [Dioni Villalba, new player of Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
17. Cercós, Alberto (12 June 2023). "Dioni ya es historia en el Atlético Baleares" [Dioni is already history at Atlético Baleares] (in Spanish). Fútbol Mallorca. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
18. "Dioni, first signing for Málaga CF 23/24". Málaga CF. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
19. Dioni at Soccerway
20. "Dioni" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

External links

• Dioni at BDFutbol
• Dioni at Futbolme (in Spanish)