Toni Dovale
Antonio "Toni" Rodríguez Dovale (born 4 April 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger.
| Dovale with Leganés in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| 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) |
| 2017–2018 | Bengaluru | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Nea Salamina | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → East Bengal (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Navy | 8 | (2) |
| 2021 | El Ejido | 18 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Eastern | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Coruxo | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:36, 20 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Celta edit
Dovale was born in A Coruña, Galicia, playing youth football with FC Barcelona amongst other clubs. Aged 19, he made his professional debut with local RC Celta de Vigo, starting in a 1–2 Segunda División home loss against CD Numancia on 29 August 2009.[1] He started his career as a winger.[2]
In the 2011–12 season, after a brief loan spell with SD Huesca of the same tier,[3] Dovale contributed 30 games (only nine starts, 1.141 minutes of action) and two goals to help his team to 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 the 0–1 home defeat to Málaga CF.[4]
Even though his future seemed uncertain at Celta following the appointment of coach Luis Enrique in summer 2013,[5] Dovale managed to remain with the club, being successfully reconverted into left-back in the process.[6][7] However, he eventually became surplus to requirements, with even right-footed Jonny being played in his position.[8]
Sporting KC edit
On 11 March 2014, Dovale signed with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer.[9] 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.[10]
Dovale scored his first goal in the competition on 27 May 2014, in a 1–1 draw with the New York Red Bulls also at Children's Mercy Park.[11] His contract expired on 31 December and was not renewed.[12]
Lugo edit
On 29 January 2015, Dovale signed a six-month deal with second-tier CD Lugo.[13] He was an ever-present figure during his spell, starting in 16 of his league appearances and scoring his first goal on 22 March to help defeat Deportivo Alavés 3–2 at home.[14]
Later years edit
On 10 July 2015, Dovale moved to CD Leganés in the same league after agreeing to a one-year contract.[15] Roughly two years later, he left Rayo Vallecano and signed a one-year deal with Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC.[16]
On 9 September 2018, Dovale joined Cypriot First Division side Nea Salamis Famagusta FC.[17] On 10 December, he returned to India after transferring to East Bengal FC on a loan deal.[18]
In July 2019, the 29-year-old Dovale moved clubs and countries again, signing a four-month contract with Thai League 2 club Royal Thai Navy FC.[19] Following a spell in the Hong Kong Premier League with Eastern Sports Club, he returned to both his homeland and his native region in October 2022 after joining Coruxo FC of the Segunda Federación.[20]
Personal life edit
Dovale was a trained pharmacist, and worked at his family's pharmacy in La Coruna during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.[21]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played on 20 April 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta B | 2007–08[22] | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[22] | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10[22] | Segunda División B | 20 | 6 | — | — | 20 | 6 | |||
| Total | 26 | 6 | — | — | 26 | 6 | ||||
| Celta | 2009–10[22] | Segunda División | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
| 2010–11[22] | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[22] | Segunda División | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13[22] | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[22] | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 68 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 80 | 5 | |||
| Huesca (loan) | 2010–11[22] | Segunda División | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| Sporting Kansas City | 2014[23] | Major League Soccer | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 3 | 25 | 4 |
| Lugo | 2014–15[22] | Segunda División | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
| Leganés | 2015–16[22] | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[22] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2016–17[23] | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Bengaluru | 2017–18[23][24] | Indian Super League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 3 | 23 | 3 |
| Career total | 178 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 211 | 23 | ||
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearances in AFC Cup
References edit
- ^ "La efectividad del Numancia azota el perdón vigués" [Numancia effectiveness the scourge of Vigo pardons]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 August 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Toni Rodríguez" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "'Toni' Rodríguez: "Soy un jugador polivalente"" ['Toni' Rodríguez: "I am a versatile player"]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 January 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ . ESPN FC. 18 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Bustos, Toni y Jota no cuentan para Luis Enrique" [Bustos, Toni and Jota do not count for Luis Enrique] (in Spanish). La Liga. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ Castro, Xosé Ramón (13 August 2013). "Toni, con los dos pies en el Celta" [Toni, both feet set in Celta]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ Rey Estévez, Carlos (23 August 2013). "Toni: "El cuerpo técnico tiene una idea y yo creo ciegamente en ella"" [Toni: "The coaching staff has a plan and i'll stick with it to the death"] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Luis Enrique deja a Toni fuera de la lista para visitar al Real Madrid" [Luis Enrique leaves Toni out of squad for Real Madrid visit]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ Kaplan, Jonathan (11 March 2014). "Sporting Kansas City signs Spanish midfielder Antonio Dovale". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Austin, Kurt (6 April 2014). "Recap: Sporting KC settles for scoreless draw in MLS Cup rematch with Real Salt Lake". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Red Bulls, Sporting Kansas City finish in 1–1 draw". USA Today. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Brisendine, Steve (26 November 2014). "Sporting Kansas City in search of goalkeepers after parting ways with Eric Kronberg, Andy Gruenebaum". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ [Signing of Toni Rodríguez Dovale] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "La altura de Caballero le da la victoria al Lugo" [Caballero's height gives win to Lugo]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 March 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Toni Dovale, zurdo de clase para el ataque" [Toni Dovale, classy left-footed for the attack] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Bengaluru FC add winger Antonio Dovale". Bengaluru FC. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ Beltrán, Laura (9 September 2018). "Toni Dovale se marcha a Chipre" [Toni Dovale goes to Cyprus] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Nilesh (10 December 2018). "Former Bengaluru FC player Toni Dovale replaces Amna at East Bengal". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Toni Dovale suma un nuevo país a su trayectoria futbolística" [Toni Dovale adds another country to his football career]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "El excéltico Toni Dovale es nuevo jugador del Coruxo" [Former Celta man Toni Dovale is new player of Coruxo]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Ex-Thai League star joins virus battle in Spain". Bangkok Post. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Toni Dovale: Antonio Rodríguez Dovale". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "Toni". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Toni". Flash Score. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
External links edit
- Toni Dovale at BDFutbol
- Toni Dovale at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Toni Dovale at Major League Soccer