Jonathan Vila

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Jonathan Vila
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Vila Pereira
Date of birth (1986-03-06) 6 March 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth O Porriño, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Celta
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2008 Celta B 78 (5)
2006–2014 Celta 124 (0)
2014Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 13 (0)
2014–2017 Oviedo 62 (2)
2017–2018 Recreativo 27 (0)
2018–2019 Pune City 16 (1)
2019–2021 Coruxo 27 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:52, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

Jonathan Vila Pereira (born 6 March 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

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Club career

Vila was born in O Porriño, Province of Pontevedra. Brought through the youth ranks of local team RC Celta de Vigo, he made his La Liga debut on 17 December 2006, playing 14 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Levante UD. [1] He totalled ten official appearances during the season, including three (also as a substitute) in the campaign's UEFA Cup [2] [3] [4] as the Galicians were eventually relegated.

Vila was definitely promoted to the main squad for 2008–09, with Celta now in the Segunda División. [5] He contributed 15 matches – 13 starts – in the 2011–12 campaign, to help the club return to the top flight after an absence of five years.

In January 2014, completely ostracised by new manager Luis Enrique, [6] Vila was loaned to Beitar Jerusalem F.C. of the Israeli Premier League until June. In July, he terminated his contract with Celta [7] and signed with Real Oviedo of Segunda División B. [8]

On 23 August 2018, Vila joined Indian Super League franchise FC Pune City after one season with Recreativo de Huelva in the Spanish third tier. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played on 7 February 2021
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celta B 2003–04 [10] Segunda División B 1010
2004–05 [10] Segunda División B272272
2005–06 [10] Segunda División B312312
2006–07 [10] Segunda División B191191
Total785785
Celta 2006–07 [10] La Liga 70003 [a] 0100
2007–08 [10] Segunda División 9010100
2008–09 [10] Segunda División26040300
2009–10 [10] Segunda División17050220
2010–11 [10] Segunda División350102 [b] 0380
2011–12 [10] Segunda División15030180
2012–13 [10] La Liga14030170
2013–14 [10] La Liga102030
Total1240190501480
Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 2013–14 [11] Israeli Premier League 13030160
Oviedo 2014–15 [10] Segunda División B301403 [b] 0371
2015–16 [10] Segunda División25110261
2016–17 [10] Segunda División701080
Total6226030712
Recreativo 2017–18 [10] Segunda División B2700000
Pune City 2018–19 [11] Indian Super League 16100161
Coruxo 2019–20 [10] Segunda División B15000150
2020–21 [10] Segunda División B701080
Total2201000230
Career total3427290803797
  1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

Honours

Oviedo

References

  1. El Levante perdona al Celta y se queda con el empate (Levante forgive Celta and settle with draw); Marca, 17 December 2006 (in Spanish)
  2. El Celta gana con autoridad en Lieja gracias a un gol de Gustavo López (Celta win with authority in Liège thanks to Gustavo López goal); El País, 15 September 2006 (in Spanish)
  3. 3–0. Europa redime al Celta (3–0. Europe redeems Celta); 20 minutos, 28 September 2006 (in Spanish)
  4. El Celta no logró la machada en Bremen (Celta did not manage Bremen upset); Marca, 14 March 2007 (in Spanish)
  5. El año del despegue de Jonathan Vila (The year of Jonathan Vila's takeoff); La Voz de Galicia, 22 December 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. No cuentan para Luis Enrique (Luis Enrique does not want them) Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; Periodista Digital, 28 December 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. Celta Vigo rescind contract of Jonathan Vila Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; Inside Spanish Football, 9 July 2014
  8. Jonathan Vila también se suma (Jonathan Vila added as well); La Nueva España, 21 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. "Spanish midfielder Jonathan Vila joins FC Pune City". Business Standard. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Jonathan Vila: Jonathan Vila Pereira". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 "Jonathan Vila". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2018.