Angeliño (footballer)

Angeliño

Personal information
Full name	José Ángel Esmorís Tasende
Date of birth	4 January 1997
Place of birth	Coristanco, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current team	Manchester City
Number	69
Youth career
2001–2007	Luis Calvo Sanz
2007–2013	Deportivo La Coruña
2013–2014	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2014–	Manchester City	0	(0)
2015	→ New York City FC (loan)	14	(0)
National team
2013	Spain U17	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:27, 31 January 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

José Ángel Esmorís Tasende (born 4 January 1997), commonly known as Angeliño,^[1] is a Spanish footballer who plays for English club Manchester City, as a left back.

Club career

Early career

Born in Coristanco, A Coruña, Galicia, Angeliño joined Deportivo de La Coruña's youth setup in 2007 at the age of ten, after starting it out at Luis Calvo Sanz de Carballo.^[2][3] He spent six years at Dépor's youth system, being linked to FC Barcelona or Real Madrid due to his performances.

Manchester City

On 8 July 2012 Angeliño signed a four-year deal with Manchester City, being effective in January of the following year.^[4] Initially assigned to the under-18s, he also appeared regularly with the reserves aged only 16 years.^[5]

On 2 December 2014, Angeliño was an unused substitute in City's 4-1 away win against Sunderland.^[6]

On 30 January 2016, Angeliño made his debut for the first team in a 4–0 away win against Aston Villa, coming on in the 81st minute to replace Gaël Clichy in the FA Cup.^[7]

New York City (loan)

Angeliño signed for the club on loan in 2015.^[8] Angelino made his professional debut for New York City on 12 July 2015 in a 4–4 draw against Toronto FC. Angelino came on for Kwame Watson-Siriboe in the 46th minute and played the entire second half of the match.^[9] He had his first interview for the club on July 16, 2015.^[10] He made his first start in a 1-0 defeat to New England Revolution, playing the full 90 minutes.^[11]

Career statistics

As of 15 October 2015^[12]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City	2014–15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York City FC (loan)	2015	14	0	0	0	0	0	—		14	0
Career total		14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0

Honours

• Manchester City EDS Player of the Year: 2014–15^[13]

References

1. "Angelino - New York City FC". NYCFC. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
2. "Angeliño regresó a As Eiroas en Carballo" [Angeliño returned to As Eiroas in Carballo] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
3. "Angeliño, un coristanqués que crece a pasos agigantados" [Angeliño, a coristanqués who grows fast] (in Spanish). Adiante Galicia. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
4. "El City ficha a otro joven talento gallego" [City signs another Galician young talent] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
5. "Angeliño asombra a Europa" [Angeliño amazes Europe] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
6. Johnston, Neil (2 December 2014). "Sunderland 1-4 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
7. "Aston Villa 0-4 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
8. "New York City FC Sign Angelino on Season-Long Loan". Retrieved 2015-07-16.
9. "New York City FC v Toronto FC". MLS MatchCenter. MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
10. 16, July; Edt, 2015 3:34pm. "Angelino Interview". New York City FC. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
11. "New York City FC at New England Revolution: Match Recap". Retrieved 2015-07-19.
12. "Spain - Tasende - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
13. "City Live: Angelino named EDS Player of the Year". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 2015-08-06.

External links

• Angeliño profile at BDFutbol
• Angeliño profile at Soccerway
• Manchester City Profile