Jonatan Neftalí Díez-González (born 26 August 1984) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Benidorm as a central defender.
 Neftalí in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonatan Neftalí Díez-González | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Alicante, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benidorm | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1998 | GCD Sant Joan d'Alacant | ||
| 1998–2000 | Hércules | ||
| 2000–2003 | Alicante | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Alicante B | 82 | (5) |
| 2005–2007 | Alicante | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Baza (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Alcalá | 27 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Santa Eulàlia | 67 | (13) |
| 2010–2011 | Vejle Boldklub | 29 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Vejle Kolding | 49 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Vejle Boldklub | 52 | (0) |
| 2015 | Fjölnir | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Jumilla | 80 | (6) |
| 2018–2021 | La Nucía | 88 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Torrellano | 55 | (3) |
| 2023– | Benidorm | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Alicante, Valencian Community, Neftalí played youth football in his native region, mainly with Hércules CF and Alicante CF.[1] He made his debuts as a professional with the latter club during the 2004–05 season, being sent off in both of his Segunda División B appearances, against CF Badalona and Levante UD B.
Neftalí continued competing in the third level in the following three years, being relegated with CD Alcalá and PD Santa Eulàlia. After the latter campaign he went on trial with Grasshopper Club Zürich from Switzerland, but nothing came of it and he continued playing with Santa Eulalia in Tercera División.[2]
In 2009–10, Neftalí scored a career-best ten goals. Subsequently, Vejle Boldklub manager Mats Gren – a former assistant with Grasshoppers – declared interest in signing the player, and a two-year contract was signed in late May 2010.[3] In his first season he only missed one match as his team finished in third position, being the first place outside of the Danish Superliga promotion zone.
In March 2012, Neftalí extended his link with Vejle Boldklub Kolding (the club was renamed in 2011, and returned to its original denomination two years later), with the new deal running until the summer of 2015.[4]
References
edit- ^ "El fútbol en la maleta: Neftalí" [Football in the suitcase: Neftalí]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 7 February 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ "Jonathan Neftalí regresa a la Peña Deportiva Santa Eulalia" [Jonathan Neftali returns to Peña Deportiva Santa Eulalia] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ "Neftalí se incorpora al Vejle danes" [Neftalí added to Denmark's Vejle] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ "Vejle-Kolding forlænger med Neftali" [Vejle-Kolding extends with Neftali] (in Danish). Vejle Kolding. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
External links
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- Jonatan Neftalí at BDFutbol
- Jonatan Neftalí at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Jonatan Neftalí at Soccerway