José Ángel Valdés

José Ángel

José Ángel being presented by Real Sociedad
Personal information
Full name José Ángel Valdés Díaz
Date of birth (1989-09-05) 5 September 1989
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal
(on loan from Porto)
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) 0 (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 15 May 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Valdés and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.

José Ángel Valdés Díaz (born 5 September 1989), known as José Ángel or Cote,[1] is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Villarreal CF on loan from Portuguese club FC Porto as a left back.

Club career

Sporting

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,[2] 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.[3]

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.[4][5]

Roma

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.[6] The former paid €4.5 million for his services, plus bonuses.[7] 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,[8] mainly acting as backup to Alberto de la Bella during his spell.[9]

Porto

In July 2014, José Ángel joined FC Porto for free, with Roma being eligible to receive 50% of any future transfer fee.[10] He appeared in only 28 competitive games during his two-year spell in Portugal, his Primeira Liga debut arriving on 31 August 2014 in a 3–0 home win against Moreirense FC (90 minutes played).

On 25 July 2016, José Ángel was loaned to Villarreal CF for one year.[11]

International career

José Ángel gained four caps for the Spanish under-21 team, his debut coming in 2009. He was selected by manager Luis Milla to the squad that appeared – and won – the 2011 UEFA European Championship in Denmark, being an unused member as RCD Espanyol's Dídac Vilà played all the matches and minutes.[12]

Honours

Country

Spain U20
Spain U21

References

  1. ↑ La Selección golea con Cote (Selección scores many with Cote); El Comercio, 30 June 2009 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ El Sporting aguanta el tipo pero no logra vencer (Sporting holds its own but does not win); El Comercio, 8 February 2009 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Sporting Gijon 3–2 Deportivo La Coruña; ESPN Soccernet, 15 March 2009
  4. ↑ José Ángel y Canella, premiados con el 'Mets Bat' (José Ángel and Canella, awarded the 'Mets Bat'); Marca, 26 March 2009 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ La gripe frena a Canella (Flu stops Canella); La Nueva España, 21 November 2009 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ "José Ángel, traspasado a la Roma" [José Ángel, transferred to Roma] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Acquisizione a titolo definitivo dei diritti alle pretazioni sportive del calciatore Josè Angel Valdès Diaz" [Permanent acquisition of rights to sporting services of footballer Josè Angel Valdès Diaz] (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "José Ángel vuelve cedido a la Real Sociedad" [José Ángel returns to Real Sociedad on loan] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "José Angel y De la Bella, una lucha abierta" [José Angel and De la Bella, open battle] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Operazioni di mercato – José Angel Valdes Diaz" [Market operations – José Angel Valdes Diaz] (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Andrés Fernández y José Ángel jugarán en el Villarreal (Andrés Fernández and José Ángel will play at Villarreal); Villarreal CF, 25 July 2016 (Spanish)
  12. ↑ "España sub-21, campeona de Europa: El ciclo continúa" [Spain under-21, European champion: The cycle continues] (in Spanish). Diarios de Fútbol. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  13. ↑ ITA – ESP 1:2 (0:0); Pescara 2009, 4 July 2009
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