Angeliño
José Ángel Esmorís Tasende (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ˈaŋxel ezmoˈɾis taˈsende]; born 4 January 1997), known by the diminutive Angeliño [aŋxeˈliɲo],[5] is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back or left midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City.
![]() Angeliño lining up for RB Leipzig in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Ángel Esmorís Tasende[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 4 January 1997||
Place of birth | Coristanco, Spain | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Left back / Left midfielder[4] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
RB Leipzig (on loan from Manchester City) | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2007 | Luis Calvo Sanz | ||
2007–2013 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
2013–2014 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → New York City (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2017 | → Girona (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Mallorca (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 34 | (3) |
2018–2019 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | (1) |
2019– | Manchester City | 6 | (0) |
2020– | → RB Leipzig (loan) | 28 | (5) |
National team | |||
2013 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) |
2018 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
2016– | Galicia | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:53, 16 January 2021 (UTC) |
Club career
Early career
Angeliño was born in Coristanco, Galicia.[6] He joined Deportivo La Coruña's youth setup in 2007 at age 10, after starting it out at the "Luis Calvo Sanz" Football School in Carballo, Galicia.[7][8] He spent six years in their youth system.
Manchester City
On 8 July 2012, Angeliño signed a four-year deal with Manchester City, being effective in January of the following year.[9] Initially assigned to the under-18s, he also appeared regularly with the reserves.[10]
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.[11] He played for the club twice in the 2016–17 season, making his Champions League debut on 24 August, as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Steaua București.[12] His next appearance came on 21 September, starting in a 2–1 win over Swansea City in the EFL Cup.[13]
2015–2018: Loans in the U.S. and Europe
Angeliño signed for New York City on loan in 2015.[14] Angeliño made his professional debut for the club on 12 July 2015 in a 4–4 draw against Toronto. Angeliño came on for Kwame Watson-Siriboe in the 46th minute and played the entire second half of the match.[15] He had his first interview for the club on 16 July 2015.[16] He made his first start in a 1–0 defeat to New England Revolution, playing the full 90 minutes.[17]
It was announced on 27 December 2016 that Angeliño would be loaned to Girona from 1 January 2017 to the end of the season.[18] On 31 January, it was announced that, having not made a single appearance for Girona, Angeliño would instead be loaned to Mallorca.[19] He made his debut on 5 February, in a substitute appearance in a 2–1 loss to Real Oviedo.[20]
On 4 July 2017, Angeliño was loaned to NAC Breda for the forthcoming season.[21] During his season, he won four Rookie of the Month awards while scoring three goals and delivering seven assists.[22]
PSV Eindhoven
After his impressive debut season in the Eredivisie, Angeliño signed for PSV Eindhoven on 15 June 2018, signing a five-year contract.[22] By the season's end, he was voted into the Eredivisie Team of the Season and was named the Talent of the Season, after winning 189 duels and creating 68 chances.[23]
Return to Manchester City
Manchester City re-signed Angeliño on 3 July 2019 after triggering a buy-back clause in his contract.[24] Angeliño made his debut in the 2019–20 Premier League season on 21 September, coming on as a half-time substitute for Benjamin Mendy in an 8–0 routing of Watford at the Etihad.[25]
2019–2021: Loans to RB Leipzig
On 31 January 2020, having made 12 appearances for Manchester City, Angeliño was loaned to German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig until the end of the season.[26] He made 13 league appearances, scoring once and assisting three times. On 13 August, Angeliño provided the assist for the late winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final, helping the club reach their first ever Champions League semi-final.[27]
On 8 September 2020, Manchester City announced that Angeliño's loan to RB Leipzig would be extended for the duration of the 2020–21 campaign.[28][29] On 20 October 2020, Angeliño scored a brace in a 2–0 win over İstanbul Başakşehir in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.[30] In the final group stage match on 8 December, Angeliño scored his side's first goal in a 3–2 win over his parent club's bitter rivals Manchester United to knock them out of the competition.[31]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 January 2021.[32]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
New York City FC (loan) | 2015 | Major League Soccer | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
Girona (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Mallorca (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
NAC Breda (loan) | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||
PSV Eindhoven | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
Manchester City | 2019–20 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
RB Leipzig (loan) | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | — | 23 | 8 | |||
Total | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | — | 41 | 9 | ||||
Career total | 133 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 13 |
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
Honours
Individual
- Manchester City EDS Player of the Year: 2014–15[34]
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: September 2017,[35] December 2017,[36] February 2018,[37] April 2018,[38] September 2018[39]
- Eredivisie Talent of the Year: 2018–19[39]
- Eredivisie Team of the Year: 2017–18,[40] 2018–19[39]
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2019–20[41]
References
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- "Angeliño: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- "José Ángel Esmoris Tasende - Spielerprofil" (in German). Bundesliga. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- "José Angeliño: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- "Angelino". New York City FC. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- "Angeliño". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- "Angeliño regresó a As Eiroas en Carball o" [Angeliño returned to As Eiroas in Carballo]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). A Coruña. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- "Angeliño, un coristanqués que crece a pasos agigantados" [Angeliño, a coristanqués who grows fast]. Adiante Galicia (in Spanish). 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- "El City ficha a otro joven talento gallego" [City signs another Galician young talent]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). A Coruña. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- "Angeliño asombra a Europa" [Angeliño amazes Europe]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). A Coruña. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- "Aston Villa 0–4 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- Pollard, Rob (25 August 2016). "Pep Guardiola Continuing His Commitment to Developing Youth at Manchester City". Bleacher Report. Turner. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- Earlie, Andrew (22 September 2016). "Swansea 1–2 Manchester City: Guardiola's men continue their good form in the cup". VivaFootballCalcio. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016.
- "New York City FC Sign Angeliño on Season-Long Loan". New York City FC. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- "New York City FC v Toronto FC". MLS Schedule and Scores. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- "Angelino Interview". New York City FC. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- "New York City FC at New England Revolution: Match Recap". New York City FC. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- Smith, Jonathan (27 December 2016). "Manchester City's Angelino and Pablo Maffeo join Girona on loan". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- "Man City send youngster on loan to Spain". ITV Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- Selby, Dale (7 February 2017). "City Loan Watch: Hart undone by the rain, Nasri misses penalty, Faupala and Angeliño debut". City Watch. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- "NAC Strengthened With Angeliño" (in Dutch). NAC Breda. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- "Angeliño: PSV sign Manchester City left back". PSV Eindhoven. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "FRENKIE DE JONG EREDIVISIE PLAYER OF THE SEASON 2018/2019 | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- Leigh, Neil (3 July 2019). "Manchester City re-sign Angelino". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "Manchester City run riot as Watford's visit to the Etihad ends in an eight-goal humiliation for Quique Sanchez Flores". The Daily Telegraph. London. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- "Angelino joins Red Bull Leipzig on looan". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Bull, J. J. (13 August 2020). "RB Leipzig reach first ever Champions League semi-final with hard-earned win over Atletico Madrid". The Telegraph. Associated Press. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- "Angelino completes Red Bull Leipzig loan switch". Manchester City. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- "RB Leipzig verlängert den Leihvertrag mit Angeliño um ein weiteres Jahr" (in German). RB Leipzig. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- "RB Leipzig 2–0 Istanbul Basaksehir". BBC Sport. 20 October 2020.
- "Manchester United's season suffered a huge blow as a defeat at German side RB Leipzig knocked them out of the Champions League". BBC. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- Angeliño at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- Begley, Emlyn (4 August 2019). "Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- "City Live: Angelino named EDS Player of the Year". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- "Talent van de maand: Angeliño". FOX Sports NL (in Dutch).
- "Talent van de maand: Angeliño" (in Dutch). FOX Sports NL.
- "Talent van de Maand: Angeliño" (in Dutch). Eredivisie.
- "Talent van de Maand: Angeliño" (in Dutch). Eredivisie. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- "Frenkie de Jong Eredivisie Player of the Season 2018/2019". Eredivisie. 16 May 2019.
- "ELFTAL VAN HET SEIZOEN 2017/2018 BEKEND" (in Dutch). Eredivisie. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA.com. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
External links
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- Manchester City profile
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- Angeliño at Soccerway