Toni Villa
Spanish footballer
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Laureano Antonio "Toni" Villa Suárez (born 7 January 1995), known as Toni Villa or simply Toni, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger.
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Toni with Valladolid in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laureano Antonio Villa Suárez | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Murcia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valladolid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Valladolid B | 74 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Cultural Leonesa | 36 | (5) |
| 2017–2022 | Valladolid | 139 | (11) |
| 2022–2024 | Girona | 26 | (1) |
| 2024–2026 | Eibar | 24 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026 | |||
Career
Valladolid
Born in Murcia, Toni represented Real Valladolid as a youth. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 23 April 2014, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 5–1 Tercera División home routing of Racing Lermeño CF.[1]
Toni scored his first senior goal on 28 September 2014, netting the winner in a 4–3 home success over Real Oviedo in the Segunda División B.[2] On 8 June 2016 he extended his contract until 2018.[3]
Cultural Leonesa
On 4 August 2017, Toni was transferred to fellow third-tier club Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[4] He contributed with five goals in 41 appearances overall, helping the club in their promotion to the Segunda División after 42 years.
Valladolid return
On 12 June 2017, Toni returned to Valladolid, with the club activating his buy-back clause, and was definitively assigned to the main squad also in the second division.[5] He made his professional debut on 3 September, replacing Míchel in a 2–0 home win against CD Tenerife.[6]
On 4 December 2017, Toni renewed his contract until 2021.[7] He scored his first professional goal the following 12 May in a 3–2 home defeat of Albacete Balompié, and contributed with 30 league appearances as his side achieved promotion to La Liga.
Toni made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 17 August 2018, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Girona FC.[8] His first goal in the division came on 1 December, but in a 4–2 home loss against CD Leganés.
Girona
On 1 September 2022, Toni signed a three-year contract with Girona also in the top tier.[9] On 26 August 2024, after spending the previous campaign as a backup with only two appearances, he terminated his link.[10]
Eibar
On 27 August 2024, Toni agreed to a two-year deal with SD Eibar in the second division.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valladolid B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 37 | 5 | — | — | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 7 | — | — | — | 74 | 7 | |||||
| Cultural Leonesa | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 36 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 2 | 45 | 7 | |
| Valladolid | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 21 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 37 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 139 | 11 | 12 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | 155 | 14 | |||
| Girona | 2022–23 | La Liga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 274 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 301 | 29 | ||
- Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- Appearances in La Liga play-offs
