Antonio Puertas

Not to be confused with Antonio Puerta.
Antonio Puertas
Personal information
Full name Antonio José Rodríguez Díaz
Date of birth (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992
Place of birth Benahadux, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Almería
Number 17
Youth career
Los Molinos
2009–2010 Villarreal
2010–2011 Almería
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Poli Ejido 9 (1)
2012–2014 Granada B 60 (24)
2012–2015 Almería B 39 (8)
2015– Almería 14 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2016.


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

Antonio José Rodríguez Díaz (born 21 February 1992), known as Antonio Puertas, is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almería as a forward.

Club career

Born in Benahadux, Almería, Andalusia,[1] Puertas finished his formation with UD Almería, after representing Los Molinos CF and Villarreal CF.[2] He made his senior debuts with Polideportivo Ejido in 2011, in Segunda División B.

On 31 January 2012 Puertas moved to Granada CF, being assigned to the reserves, after Poli Ejido's dissolution.[3] After scoring ten goals in 2013–14 he moved to another reserve team, UD Almería B also in the third level.[4]

On 14 June 2015 Puertas was definitely promoted to the Rojiblancos' main squad in Segunda División.[5] He made his professional debut on 9 September, coming on as a second-half substitute for José Ángel Pozo in a 3–3 Copa del Rey home draw against Elche CF (4–3 win on penalties).[6]

Puertas made his debut in the second level on 11 October 2015, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Girona FC.[7] He only scored his first professional goal on 3 September of the following year, netting the first in a 3–0 home win against Rayo Vallecano; he added another the following weekend, in a 3–3 draw at Girona.

References

  1. ↑ "Es un orgullo poder defender el escudo del club de mi tierra" [It is a pride to play for the club of my homeland] (in Spanish). El Almería. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "A pie de campo con... Antonio Puertas" [Off the field with... Antonio Puertas] (in Spanish). Granada's official website. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Antonio Puertas, refuerzo para el filial del Granada" [Antonio Puertas, addition for Granada's reserves] (in Spanish). Vavel. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Los delanteros Antonio Puertas y Rubén Díaz, primeros fichajes del Almería B" [Forwards Antonio Puertas and Rubén Díaz, first additions of Almería B] (in Spanish). Almería's official website. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cuatro jugadores del filial tienen contrato con el primer equipo, pero también pueden ser cedidos" [Four reserve players have contract with the first team, but also can be loaned out] (in Spanish). Almería's official website. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "El Almería se lleva en los penaltis un partido loco" [Almería wins a crazy match on penalties] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "El equipo de Machín mereció más" [Machín's side deserved more] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

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