José Fontán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fontán and the second or maternal family name is Mondragón.
José Fontán
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Fontán Mondragón
Date of birth (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, Left-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Arouca
Number 3
Youth career
San Miguel de Deiro
Arosa
2011–2018 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Celta B 30 (0)
2020–2024 Celta 23 (0)
2022–2023 → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) 21 (1)
2023–2024 → Cartagena (loan) 37 (4)
2024– Arouca 2 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Spain U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:48, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

José Manuel Fontán Mondragón (born 11 February 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as either a left-back or a centre-back for Portuguese club FC Arouca.

Club career

Born in Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Galicia, Fontán joined RC Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2011, after representing Arosa SC and UD San Miguel de Deiro.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 14 October 2018, coming on as a late substitute for Diego Alende in a 0–3 Segunda División B away loss against Atlético Madrid B.[3]

Fontán made his professional debut for Celta on 23 January 2020, starting in a 1–2 loss at CD Mirandés, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4] His La Liga debut occurred on 1 October, as he started in a 0–3 home loss against FC Barcelona but was taken off in the 32nd minute due to an injury.

On 27 July 2021, Fontán renewed his contract until 2025, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[5] On 18 June of the following year, he was loaned to Eredivisie side Go Ahead Eagles for the season.[6]

On 21 August 2023, Fontán was loaned to Segunda División side FC Cartagena for the 2023–24 season.[7] On 4 July of the following year, he signed for FC Arouca in the Portuguese Primeira Liga on a two-year contract.[8]

Personal life

Fontán's twin brother Javier is also a footballer.[2] Their father, also named Javier, was also a footballer and a defender; both represented Arosa as a senior.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 June 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta B 2018–19 Segunda División B 8 0 — 0 0 8 0
2019–20 22 0 — 0 0 22 0
Total 30 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Celta 2019–20 La Liga 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2020–21 La Liga 14 0 2 0 — 16 0
2021–22 La Liga 9 0 3 2 — 12 2
Total 23 0 6 2 0 0 29 2
Go Ahead Eagles 2022–23 Eredivisie 21 1 3 0 — 24 1
Total 21 1 3 0 0 0 24 1
Cartagena 2023–24 Segunda División 37 4 3 0 — 40 4
Total 37 4 3 0 0 0 40 4
Arouca 2024–25 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 111 5 12 2 0 0 123 7

References

  1. ^ José Fontán at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Jose Fontán, el elegante y aplicado líder de la defensa del Celta" [José Fontán, the elegant and applied leader of Celta's defense] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Debut y doble partido para José Fontán" [Debut and two matches at once for José Fontán] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ^ "El Mirandés brinda en la Copa por la crisis del Celta" [Mirandés toast in the Cup for Celta's crisis] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Academy player Jose Fontán extends his contract with RC Celta". Celta Vigo. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. ^ "José Fontán on the trail of Iñigo Córdoba and Marc Cardona" [José Fontán in het spoor van Iñigo Córdoba en Marc Cardona] (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. ^ "José Fontán jugará cedido esta temporada en el FC Cartagena" [José Fontán will play on loan this season at FC Cartagena] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Jose Fontán é a nova adição ao eixo defensivo do Arouca" [Jose Fontán is the new addition of the defensive unit of Arouca] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ^ José Fontán at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 July 2024.