Antonio Blanco Conde (born 23 July 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Alavés, and the Spain national team. Blanco was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2017".[1]
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| Full name | Antonio Blanco Conde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montalbán de Córdoba, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Alavés | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Montalbán | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Séneca | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Real Madrid B | 64 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Real Madrid | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Cádiz (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Alavés (loan) | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Alavés | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Spain U17 | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Spain U19 | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Spain U21 | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Spain | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editReal Madrid
editBlanco made his La Liga debut for Real Madrid on 18 April 2021, in a goalless draw against Getafe, coming on as a substitute.[2] He was handed his first start three days later, in a 3–0 win over Cádiz.[3]
Loans to Cádiz and Alavés
editIn August 2022, he moved to Cádiz on a season-long loan deal.[4][5] Blanco was recalled in January 2023[6] and joined Segunda División club Alavés until the end of the season.[7]
Alavés
editOn 25 July 2023, Blanco signed for Alavés permanently until June 2027.[8][9]
International career
editDue to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.[10] Blanco made his senior debut in the match as Spain won 4–0.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 2 January 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 64 | 2 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 2020–21 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cádiz (loan) | 2022–23 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Alavés (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Alavés | 2023–24 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | Total | 107 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 2 | |
International
edit- As of 8 June 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editReal Madrid
Spain U17
Spain U19
Spain U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2023
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Next Generation 2017: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Real Madrid lose momentum in title race with Getafe draw". eurosport.com. 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Karim Benzema hits brace as Real Madrid ease past Cadiz and go top of La Liga". eurosport.com. 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Antonio Blanco arrives on loan from Real Madrid". Cádiz CF. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Official Announcement: Antonio Blanco". Real Madrid CF. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "ANTONIO BLANCO FINALIZA SU ETAPA EN EL CLUB" [ANTONIO BLANCO ENDS HIS TIME AT THE CLUB]. cadizcf.com (in Spanish). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "El Deportivo Alavés logra la cesión de Antonio Blanco hasta final de temporada". deportivoalaves.com (in Spanish). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Antonio Blanco será albiazul hasta 2027". Deportivo Alavés. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Official Announcement: Antonio Blanco". Real Madrid. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Oficial | Lista de convocados para el encuentro ante Lituania" [Official | Squad list for the match against Lithuania]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Spain youngsters impress in Lithuania rout". Marca. Spain. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Antonio Blanco at Soccerway
- ^ "2019 U19 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA.com. 30 July 2019.
- ^ "2023 Under-21 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
External links
edit- Antonio Blanco at Soccerway.com
- Antonio Blanco at WorldFootball.net
- Antonio Blanco at National-Football-Teams.com
- Antonio Blanco at BDFutbol
- Antonio Blanco at EU-Football.info
