Toni lining-up for Celta in 2009
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Rodríguez Dovale | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 1990 | ||
Place of birth | A Coruña, Spain | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Rayo Vallecano | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ural CF | |||
2000–2002 | Obradoiro | ||
2002–2005 | Barcelona | ||
2005–2007 | Celta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | Celta B | 26 | (6) |
2009–2014 | Celta | 68 | (4) |
2011 | → Huesca (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2014 | Sporting Kansas City | 19 | (1) |
2015 | Lugo | 20 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Leganés | 14 | (1) |
2017– | Rayo Vallecano | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2017. |
Antonio Rodríguez Dovale (born 4 April 1990), commonly known as Toni, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano mainly as a left winger.
Toni was born in A Coruña, Galicia, playing youth football with FC Barcelona amongst other clubs. Aged 19, he made his professional debut with local Celta de Vigo, starting in a 1–2 Segunda División home loss against CD Numancia on 29 August 2009. He started his career as a winger.
In the 2011–12 season, after a brief loan spell with SD Huesca in the same category, Toni contributed with 30 games (only nine starts, 1.141 minutes of action) and two goals to help his team return to La Liga after an absence of five years. He made his debut in the competition on 18 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 home defeat to Málaga CF.
Even though his future seemed uncertain at Celta following the appointment of coach Luis Enrique in the 2013 summer, Toni managed to remain with the club, being successfully reconverted into left back in the process. However, he eventually became surplus to requirements, with even right-footed Jonny being played in his position.
On 11 March 2014, Toni signed with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer. He made his debut for his new team on 5 April, playing the last ten minutes of the 0–0 home draw against Real Salt Lake.