Ángel Montoro Sánchez (born 25 June 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Montoro Sánchez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2012 | Valencia B | 57 | (8) |
| 2007–2012 | Valencia | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Murcia (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → Real Unión (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Recreativo | 91 | (10) |
| 2015–2016 | Almería | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Las Palmas | 26 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Granada | 125 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | Oviedo | 28 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Murcia | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:41, 27 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editA product of hometown Valencia CF's youth ranks, Montoro was born in Valencia. He made his first-team debut on 31 October 2007, playing ten minutes in a 1–5 La Liga home loss against Real Madrid as interim manager Óscar Fernández filled in for the recently dismissed Quique Sánchez Flores;[2] with Ronald Koeman's subsequent arrival and the January 2008 signing of Hedwiges Maduro and Éver Banega, he had to return to the reserves.
In the following two years, Montoro served as many loans (both in the Segunda División), with Real Murcia CF[3] and newly promoted Real Unión.[4] Released by Valencia in summer 2012, he continued competing at that level with Recreativo de Huelva.[5]
Montoro signed for UD Almería also of the second division on 30 June 2015.[6] On 26 January of the following year, he terminated his contract and joined top-flight club UD Las Palmas for 18 months.[7]
On 15 July 2017, free agent Montoro agreed to a three-year deal with Granada CF.[8] In the 2018–19 season, he scored five goals to help his side return to the top division as runners-up.[9][10]
Montoro tested positive for COVID-19 in July 2021.[11] He left Granada the following June after their relegation, and signed a one-year contract with second-tier Real Oviedo.[12]
In August 2023, the 35-year-old Montoro returned to Murcia, now in the Primera Federación.[13]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valencia | 2007–08 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Murcia (loan) | 2008–09 | Segunda División | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |
| Real Unión (loan) | 2009–10 | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Recreativo | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Segunda División | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Segunda División | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| Total | 91 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 10 | ||
| Almería | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Las Palmas | 2015–16 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Granada | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11[a] | 1 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 125 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 140 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 303 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 332 | 25 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editValencia
Spain U19
References
edit- ^ a b c Ángel Montoro at AS.com (in Spanish)
- ^ "Valencia 1–5 Real Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ "El Murcia ficha a Lillo, Montoro, Núñez y Sikora" [Murcia sign Lillo, Montoro, Núñez and Sikora]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 June 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Montoro es la quinta incorporacion del Real Unión" [Montoro is the fifth addition of Real Unión]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 August 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Gamero, Paco (23 June 2012). "Ángel Montoro, procedente del Valencia, segundo refuerzo albiazul" [Ángel Montoro, from Valencia, second white-and-blue addition] (in Spanish). Huelva Información. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "El Almería ficha a Montoro, un organizador para el centro del campo rojiblanco" [Almería sign Montoro, midfield playmaker for the red-and-white] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Montoro, el primero en llegar" [Montoro, the first to arrive]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Comunicado | Montoro se incorpora al Granada CF" [Announcement | Montoro joins Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ G. Gil, Aimara (4 June 2019). "El ascenso de Granada de la A a la Z: la gloria del equipo nazarí" [Granada's promotion from A to Z: the glory of the nazarí team]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ López, Enrique (13 October 2020). "El gol no tiene dueño en el Granada CF" [Goal is everybody's business at Granada CF]. Granada Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Comunicado | COVID-19" [Announcement | COVID-19] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Ángel Montoro signs for Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Otón, José (30 August 2023). "Un regreso inesperado y el gran culebrón del verano del Murcia" [Unexpected return and Murcia's big summer soap opera]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ a b Ángel Montoro at Soccerway
- ^ Ángel Montoro at FBref.com
External links
edit- Ángel Montoro at BDFutbol
- Ángel Montoro at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- CiberChe biography and stats (in Spanish)