Toni Dovale

Antonio "Toni" Rodríguez Dovale (born 4 April 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a left winger.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Dovale.
Toni Dovale
Toni with Leganés in 2016
Personal information
Full name Antonio Rodríguez Dovale
Date of birth (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990
Place of birth A Coruña, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Ural CF
2000–2002 Obradoiro
2002–2005 Barcelona
2005–2007 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Celta B 26 (6)
2009–2014 Celta 68 (4)
2011 → Huesca (loan) 16 (1)
2014 Sporting Kansas City 19 (1)
2015 Lugo 20 (3)
2015–2017 Leganés 14 (1)
2017 Rayo Vallecano 2 (0)
2017–2018 Bengaluru 13 (3)
2018–2019 Nea Salamina 0 (0)
2018–2019 → East Bengal (loan) 11 (0)
2019 Navy 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 August 2019

Club career

Celta

Dovale was born in A Coruña, Galicia, playing youth football with FC Barcelona amongst other clubs. Aged 19, he made his professional debut with local RC Celta de Vigo, starting in a 1–2 Segunda División home loss against CD Numancia on 29 August 2009.[1] He started his career as a winger.[2]

In the 2011–12 season, after a brief loan spell with SD Huesca of the same tier,[3] Dovale contributed with 30 games (only nine starts, 1.141 minutes of action) and two goals to help his team return to La Liga after an absence of five years. He made his debut in the competition on 18 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 home defeat to Málaga CF.[4]

Even though his future seemed uncertain at Celta following the appointment of coach Luis Enrique in the 2013 summer,[5] Dovale managed to remain with the club, being successfully reconverted into left back in the process.[6][7] However, he eventually became surplus to requirements, with even right-footed Jonny being played in his position.[8]

Sporting KC

On 11 March 2014, Dovale signed with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer.[9] He made his debut for his new team on 5 April, playing the last ten minutes of the 0–0 home draw against Real Salt Lake.[10]

Dovale scored his first goal in the competition on 27 May 2014, in a 1–1 home draw against the New York Red Bulls. His contract expired on 31 December and was not renewed.[11]

Lugo

On 29 January 2015, Dovale signed a six-month deal with second level's CD Lugo.[12] He was an ever-present figure during his spell, starting in 16 of his league appearances and scoring his first goal on 22 March to help defeat Deportivo Alavés 3–2 at home.[13]

Later years

On 10 July 2015, Dovale moved to fellow league team CD Leganés after agreeing to a one-year contract.[14] Roughly two years later, he left Rayo Vallecano and signed a one-year deal with Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC.[15]

On 9 September 2018, Dovale joined Cypriot First Division side Nea Salamis Famagusta FC.[16] On 10 December, he returned to India after transferring to East Bengal F.C. on a loan deal.[17]

In July 2019, the 29-year-old Dovale moved clubs and countries again, signing a four-month contract with Thai League 2 club Royal Thai Navy FC.[18]

Personal life

Dovale is a trained pharmacist and worked at his family's pharmacy in La Coruna during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.[19]

Career statistics
As of match played on 20 April 2018
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celta B 2007–08[20] Segunda División B 50——50
2008–09[20] Segunda División B 10——10
2009–10[20] Segunda División B 206——206
Total 266——266
Celta 2009–10[20] Segunda División 12240—162
2010–11[20] Segunda División 0010—10
2011–12[20] Segunda División 30241—343
2012–13[20] La Liga 14020—160
2013–14[20] La Liga 12010—130
Total 684121—805
Huesca (loan) 2010–11[20] Segunda División 16100—161
Sporting Kansas City 2014[21] Major League Soccer 191204[lower-alpha 1]3254
Lugo 2014–15[20] Segunda División 20300—203
Leganés 2015–16[20] Segunda División 14140—181
2016–17[20] La Liga 0010—10
Total 14150—191
Rayo Vallecano 2016–17[21] Segunda División 2000—20
Bengaluru 2017–18[21][22] Indian Super League 130208[lower-alpha 2]3233
Career total 1781621112621123
  1. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. Appearances in AFC Cup

References
  1. "La efectividad del Numancia azota el perdón vigués" [Numancia effectiveness the scourge of Vigo pardons]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 August 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  2. "Toni Rodríguez" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. "'Toni' Rodríguez: "Soy un jugador polivalente"" ['Toni' Rodríguez: "I am a versatile player"]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 January 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. Olinga makes history Archived 20 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 18 August 2012
  5. "Bustos, Toni y Jota no cuentan para Luis Enrique" [Bustos, Toni and Jota do not count for Luis Enrique] (in Spanish). La Liga. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  6. "Toni, con los dos pies en el Celta" [Toni, both feet set in Celta]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 13 August 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  7. "Toni: "El cuerpo técnico tiene una idea y yo creo ciegamente en ella"" [Toni: "The coaching staff has a plan and i'll stick with it to the death"] (in Spanish). Vavel. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  8. "Luis Enrique deja a Toni fuera de la lista para visitar al Real Madrid" [Luis Enrique leaves Toni out of squad for Real Madrid visit]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  9. "Sporting Kansas City signs Spanish midfielder Antonio Dovale". Sporting Kansas City. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  10. "Recap: Sporting KC settles for scoreless draw in MLS Cup rematch with Real Salt Lake". Sporting Kansas City. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  11. "Sporting Kansas City in search of goalkeepers after parting ways with Eric Kronberg, Andy Gruenebaum". Sporting Kansas City. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  12. "Fichaje de Toni Rodríguez Dovale" [Signing of Toni Rodríguez Dovale] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  13. "La altura de Caballero le da la victoria al Lugo" [Caballero's height gives win to Lugo]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 March 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. "Toni Dovale, zurdo de clase para el ataque" [Toni Dovale, classy left-footed for the attack] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  15. "Bengaluru FC add winger Antonio Dovale". Bengaluru FC. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  16. Beltrán, Laura (9 September 2018). "Toni Dovale se marcha a Chipre" [Toni Dovale goes to Cyprus] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  17. "Former Bengaluru FC player Toni Dovale replaces Amna at East Bengal". The Times of India. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  18. "Toni Dovale suma un nuevo país a su trayectoria futbolística" [Toni Dovale adds another country to his football career]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  19. "Ex-Thai League star joins virus battle in Spain". Bangkok Post. AFP. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  20. "Toni Dovale: Antonio Rodríguez Dovale". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  21. "Toni". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  22. "Toni". Flash Score. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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