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Antonio Cotán

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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.

Full name Antonio Jesús Cotán Pérez
Date of birth (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Olivares, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
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Antonio Cotán
Personal information
Full name Antonio Jesús Cotán Pérez
Date of birth (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 (age 31)
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
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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]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Sevilla Atlético 2012–13 Segunda División B 190———190
2013–14 292———292
2014–15 344———344
2015–16 290——1[a]0300
2016–17 Segunda División 325———325
Total 143110 0001014411
Sevilla 2013–14 La Liga 20002[b]0—40
2014–15 002000—20
2015–16 100000—10
2016–17 000000—00
Total 3020200070
Valladolid 2017–18 Segunda División 8042——122
2018–19 La Liga 0020——20
Total 80600000142
Gimnàstic 2018–19 Segunda División 10000——100
Roda 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 25120——271
Numancia 2020–21 Segunda División B 21010——220
Career total 21012112201022414
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