Antonio Cotán
Spanish footballer (born 1995)
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Antonio Jesús Cotán Pérez (born 19 September 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Segunda Federación club Atlètic Lleida.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Jesús Cotán Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Olivares, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlètic Lleida | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sevilla | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Sevilla B | 143 | (11) |
| 2014–2016 | Sevilla | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Valladolid | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Gimnàstic | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Roda | 25 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Numancia | 68 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Melilla | 18 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Tudelano | 29 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Vihren Sandanski | 7 | (0) |
| 2026– | Atlètic Lleida | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Spain U19 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 May 2026 | |||
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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