Antonio Cotán

Antonio Cotán
Personal information
Full name	Antonio Jesús Cotán Pérez
Date of birth	19 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Olivares, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Tudelano
Number	19
Youth career
	Sevilla
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2017	Sevilla B
2014–2016	Sevilla
2017–2019	Valladolid
2019	Gimnàstic
2019–2020	Roda
2020–2023	Numancia
2023–2024	Melilla
2024–	Tudelano
International career
2012	Spain U17
2013	Spain U18
2013	Spain U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:40, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Antonio Jesús Cotán Pérez (born 19 September 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Tudelano.

Club career

Sevilla

Born in Olivares, Province of Seville, Cotán came through the youth ranks at local club Sevilla FC, spending his first season as a senior with the reserves in the Segunda División B. On 9 January 2013 he first appeared with the first team, against RCD Mallorca in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, but did not leave the bench in the 1–2 home loss.^[1]

On 8 August 2013, one month shy of his 18th birthday, Cotán made his first official appearance with the Andalusians, playing the entire second half of a 6–1 away win over FK Mladost Podgorica in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.^[2] On 11 May of the following year, as the main squad had already secured the fifth place and manager Unai Emery was resting his starters for the Europa League final, he made his La Liga debut, featuring the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 defeat at Getafe CF.^[3]

Cotán subsequently featured almost exclusively for the B side the following years, helping them in their promotion to Segunda División in 2016.^[4] He scored his first professional goal on 21 August of that year, opening a 3–3 home draw against Girona FC.^[5]

Valladolid

On 8 August 2017, Cotán signed a two-year contract with fellow second-division club Real Valladolid, with Sevilla holding a buyback clause.^[6] He featured rarely during the campaign due to injury, in a promotion in the playoffs.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Cotán left the Estadio José Zorrilla as a free agent on 30 January 2019, having failed to appear in any league matches in the season.^[8]

Gimnàstic

On 31 January 2019, Cotán agreed to a six-month deal at Gimnàstic de Tarragona of the second tier.^[10] He was used sparingly in his short spell, in an eventual relegation.^[11]

Roda and Numancia

On 25 July 2019, Cotán moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Roda JC Kerkrade of the Dutch Eerste Divisie.^[12] On 2 September of the following year, he returned to his home nation after signing for CD Numancia, recently relegated to division three.^[13]

Later career

Cotán remained in the Spanish lower leagues until his retirement, representing UD Melilla and CD Tudelano.^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 May 2021^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sevilla Atlético	2012–13	Segunda División B	19	0	—		—		—		19	0
	2013–14		29	2	—		—		—		29	2
	2014–15		34	4	—		—		—		34	4
	2015–16		29	0	—		—		1^[a]	0	30	0
	2016–17	Segunda División	32	5	—		—		—		32	5
	Total		143	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	144	11
Sevilla	2013–14	La Liga	2	0	0	0	2^[b]	0	—		4	0
	2014–15		0	0	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2015–16		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
Valladolid	2017–18	Segunda División	8	0	4	2	—		—		12	2
	2018–19	La Liga	0	0	2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		8	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	14	2
Gimnàstic	2018–19	Segunda División	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
Roda	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	25	1	2	0	—		—		27	1
Numancia	2020–21	Segunda División B	21	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
Career total			210	12	11	2	2	0	1	0	224	14

^ Appearance in Segunda División B play-offs
^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

^ De Andrés, Rubén (9 January 2013). "Misión Imposible" [Impossible Mission]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^ López, José María (8 August 2013). "Paseo en Podgorica del Sevilla, que arrasa al Mladost: 1–6" [Sevilla walk in the park in Podgorica, thrashing Mladost: 1–6]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^ Campos, Tomás (11 May 2014). "Trallazo de oro de Escudero" [Escudero golden rocket]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2014.
^ "El Sevilla, único club que tendrá filial en Segunda" [Sevilla, the only club who will have reserves in Segunda]. ABC (in Spanish). 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "El Girona remonta tres goles en el campo del filial sevillista" [Girona come back from three goals at Sevilla's reserves]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
^ "Cotán ya es blanquivioleta" [Cotán is already blanquivioleta] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
^ Sanz Herrero, Sergio (4 April 2018). "Una rotura del menisco externo deja a Cotán entre cuatro y seis semanas de baja" [Lateral meniscus tear puts Cotán out of action for four to six weeks]. Tribuna de Valladolid (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Cotán no continuará en el Real Valladolid" [Cotán will not continue at Real Valladolid] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ "Cotán abandona el Real Valladolid" [Cotán leaves Real Valladolid]. El Español (in Spanish). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "El Nàstic ficha a Antonio Cotán" [Nàstic sign Antonio Cotán] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ Bernad Suelves, Marc (6 May 2019). "Diez jugadores de la plantilla actual aún tienen contrato" [Ten players from current squad still under contract]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ Leenders, Jimmy (25 July 2019). "Roda legt Spaanse middenvelder Cotán vast" [Roda sign Spanish midfielder Cotán]. De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ "Antonio Cotán, primer fichaje del C. D. Numancia" [Antonio Cotán, first signing of C. D. Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ "Un fichaje "de primera" para el CD Tudelano" ["Top-flight" signing for CD Tudelano] (in Spanish). Plaza Nueva. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
^ Antonio Cotán at Soccerway

External links

Antonio Cotán at BDFutbol
Antonio Cotán at Futbolme (in Spanish)

[16] Appearance in Segunda División B play-offs

[17] Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[1] De Andrés, Rubén (9 January 2013). "Misión Imposible" [Impossible Mission]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2013.

[2] López, José María (8 August 2013). "Paseo en Podgorica del Sevilla, que arrasa al Mladost: 1–6" [Sevilla walk in the park in Podgorica, thrashing Mladost: 1–6]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2013.

[3] Campos, Tomás (11 May 2014). "Trallazo de oro de Escudero" [Escudero golden rocket]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2014.

[4] "El Sevilla, único club que tendrá filial en Segunda" [Sevilla, the only club who will have reserves in Segunda]. ABC (in Spanish). 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[5] "El Girona remonta tres goles en el campo del filial sevillista" [Girona come back from three goals at Sevilla's reserves]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

[6] "Cotán ya es blanquivioleta" [Cotán is already blanquivioleta] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

[7] Sanz Herrero, Sergio (4 April 2018). "Una rotura del menisco externo deja a Cotán entre cuatro y seis semanas de baja" [Lateral meniscus tear puts Cotán out of action for four to six weeks]. Tribuna de Valladolid (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[Valladolid-8] "Cotán no continuará en el Real Valladolid" [Cotán will not continue at Real Valladolid] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

[9] "Cotán abandona el Real Valladolid" [Cotán leaves Real Valladolid]. El Español (in Spanish). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[10] "El Nàstic ficha a Antonio Cotán" [Nàstic sign Antonio Cotán] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[11] Bernad Suelves, Marc (6 May 2019). "Diez jugadores de la plantilla actual aún tienen contrato" [Ten players from current squad still under contract]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[12] Leenders, Jimmy (25 July 2019). "Roda legt Spaanse middenvelder Cotán vast" [Roda sign Spanish midfielder Cotán]. De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[13] "Antonio Cotán, primer fichaje del C. D. Numancia" [Antonio Cotán, first signing of C. D. Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[14] "Un fichaje "de primera" para el CD Tudelano" ["Top-flight" signing for CD Tudelano] (in Spanish). Plaza Nueva. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[15] Antonio Cotán at Soccerway

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