José Ángel Valdés
José Ángel being presented by Real Sociedad
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | José Ángel Valdés Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Villarreal (on loan from Porto) |
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| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Roces | ||
| 1996–1997 | La Braña | ||
| 1997–2008 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Sporting B | 22 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Sporting Gijón | 52 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Roma | 27 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2014– | Porto | 14 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Villarreal (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Spain U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Spain U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2017. |
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José Ángel Valdés Díaz (born 5 September 1989), known as José Ángel or Cote, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Villarreal CF on loan from Portuguese club FC Porto as a left back.
Born in Gijón, Asturias, José Ángel was a product of hometown Sporting de Gijón's prolific youth system, Mareo. He made his first-team and La Liga debut on 8 February 2009 in a 1–3 away loss against FC Barcelona, and went on to still feature regularly for the duration of the season as the side narrowly avoided a drop, adding a goal in a 3–2 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña.
In 2009–10, José Ángel appeared in another 13 matches for the first team, as they retained once again their top division status (15th position). In the following campaigns, he continued battling for position with another club youth graduate, Roberto Canella, with both players appearing in roughly the same number of matches.
On 19 July 2011, Serie A club A.S. Roma reached an agreement with Sporting Gijón for the transfer of José Ángel, joining compatriot Luis Enrique who had just been appointed team manager. The former paid €4.5 million for his services, plus bonuses. He made his official debut on 11 September, against Cagliari Calcio.
José Ángel spent the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons on loan to Real Sociedad, mainly acting as backup to Alberto de la Bella during his spell.
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