Toni Villa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villa and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.

Toni Villa
Toni with Valladolid in 2019
Personal information
Full name Laureano Antonio Villa Suárez
Date of birth (1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Murcia, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Eibar
Number 19
Youth career
Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Valladolid B 74 (7)
2016–2017 Cultural Leonesa 36 (5)
2017–2022 Valladolid 139 (11)
2022–2024 Girona 26 (1)
2024– Eibar 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024

Laureano Antonio "Toni" Villa Suárez (born 7 January 1995), known as Toni Villa or simply Toni, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for SD Eibar.

Career

Valladolid

Born in Murcia, Toni represented Real Valladolid as a youth. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 23 April 2014, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 5–1 Tercera División home routing of Racing Lermeño CF.[1]

Toni scored his first senior goal on 28 September 2014, netting the winner in a 4–3 home success over Real Oviedo in the Segunda División B.[2] On 8 June 2016 he extended his contract until 2018.[3]

Cultural Leonesa

On 4 August 2017, Toni was transferred to fellow third-tier club Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[4] He contributed with five goals in 41 appearances overall, helping the club in their promotion to the Segunda División after 42 years.

Valladolid return

On 12 June 2017, Toni returned to Valladolid, with the club activating his buy-back clause, and was definitively assigned to the main squad also in the second division.[5] He made his professional debut on 3 September, replacing Míchel in a 2–0 home win against CD Tenerife.[6]

On 4 December 2017, Toni renewed his contract until 2021.[7] He scored his first professional goal the following 12 May in a 3–2 home defeat of Albacete Balompié, and contributed with 30 league appearances as his side achieved promotion to La Liga.

Toni made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 17 August 2018, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Girona FC.[8] His first goal in the division came on 1 December, but in a 4–2 home loss against CD Leganés.

Girona

On 1 September 2022, Toni signed a three-year contract with Girona also in the top tier.[9] On 26 August 2024, after spending the previous campaign as a backup with only two appearances, he terminated his link.[10]

Eibar

On 27 August 2024, Toni agreed to a two-year deal with SD Eibar in the second division.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valladolid B 2014–15 Segunda División B 37 5 — — — 37 5
2015–16 Segunda División B 37 2 — — — 37 2
Total 74 7 — — — 74 7
Cultural Leonesa 2016–17 Segunda División B 36 5 5 0 — 4[a] 2 45 7
Valladolid 2017–18 Segunda División 30 2 4 0 — 4[b] 0 38 2
2018–19 La Liga 26 2 0 0 — — 26 2
2019–20 La Liga 23 0 1 0 — — 24 0
2020–21 La Liga 21 2 4 3 — — 25 5
2021–22 Segunda División 37 5 3 0 — — 40 5
2022–23 La Liga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 139 11 12 3 — 4 0 155 14
Girona 2022–23 La Liga 24 1 2 0 — — 26 1
2023–24 La Liga 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 1
Career total 274 24 19 3 0 0 8 2 301 29
  1. ^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in La Liga play-offs

References

  1. ^ "5–1: El Promesas golea con facilidad al Racing Lermeño" [5–1: Promesas easily thrash Racing Lermeño] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Derrota del Real Oviedo ante el Valladolid B (4–3)" [Defeat of Real Oviedo against Valladolid B (4–3)] (in Spanish). RTPA. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. ^ "El Real Valladolid proyecta su cantera" [Real Valladolid project their youth setup] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Toni, a la Cultural Leonesa" [Toni, to Cultural Leonesa] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Álex Pérez renovará y Toni volverá" [Álex Pérez will renew and Toni will return] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  6. ^ "El imbatido Tenerife sucumbe ante un gran Valladolid" [The unbeaten Tenerife fall against a great Valladolid] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Toni 2021" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Ni VAR ni puntería" [Neither VAR nor aim] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  9. ^ "L'extrem Toni Villa jugarà a Girona" [Winger Toni Villa will play at Girona] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Toni Villa deixa el Girona FC" [Toni Villa leaves Girona FC] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Toni Villa llega al Eibar para reforzar el ataque armero" [Toni Villa arrives at Eibar to bolster the armero attack] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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