José María Antón Explained

Chema Antón
Fullname:José María Antón Samper
Birth Date:19 March 1989
Birth Place:Casas del Señor, Spain
Position:Left back
Youthclubs1:Kelme
Youthyears2:2003–2007
Youthclubs2:Real Madrid
Years1:2007–2010
Caps1:55
Goals1:1
Years2:2010–2011
Caps2:31
Goals2:0
Years3:2011–2012
Caps3:4
Goals3:0
Years4:2012–2014
Caps4:44
Goals4:2
Years5:2015
Caps5:13
Goals5:2
Years6:2015–2016
Caps6:24
Goals6:0
Years7:2016–2017
Caps7:24
Goals7:0
Years8:2017
Caps8:12
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2008
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:19 November 2017

José María "Chema" Antón Samper (born 19 March 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back.

Club career

Born in Casas del Señor, Valencian Community, Antón joined Real Madrid's youth system in 2003, aged 14. Four years later he made his senior debut, spending three full seasons with the B-team in Segunda División B.

Without actually appearing in La Liga, Antón was an unused substitute in Bernd Schuster's last game in charge of the first team, a 3–4 home loss against Sevilla FC on 7 December 2008. The following match, a 0–2 defeat at FC Barcelona in Juande Ramos' debut, he was again on the bench.[1]

On 28 July 2010, Antón moved to Real Betis,[2] spending his first and only season in Andalusia with the reserves also in the third level. In the summer of 2011 he had a trial with FC Red Bull Salzburg, signing shortly after and joining Hungarian top flight club Újpest FC the following year.

Antón signed for UB Conquense on 30 January 2015, receiving the international clearance seven days later.[3] He continued competing in division three in the following years, with CD Guijuelo[4] and CD Eldense.[5]

On 28 March 2017, Antón agreed to a one-year contract at Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho in the Finnish Veikkausliiga.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid2008–09La Liga00000000
Real Madrid B2007–08Segunda División B301301
2008–09Segunda División B240240
2009–10Segunda División B1010
Total5510000551
Real Betis B2010–11Segunda División B330330
Red Bull Salzburg2011–12Austrian Bundesliga40201070
USK Anif2011–12Austrian Regionalliga West1010
Újpest2012–13NB I26210272
2013–14NB I18060240
Total4427000512
Conquense2014–15Segunda División B132132
Guijuelo2015–16Segunda División B24010250
Eldense2016–17Segunda División B240240
SJK Seinäjoki2017Veikkausliiga1200000120
Career total2005100102115

Honours

Újpest

2013–14

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juande repite la última convocatoria de Schuster. Juande repeats Schuster's last call-up. Defensa Central. Rubén. Cañizares. Spanish. 9 December 2008. 6 September 2018.
  2. http://www.realbetisbalompie.es/noticias/ultimahora.html?id=6793 Dos nuevos fichajes para el Betis B: Edgar y Chema Antón (Two new signings for Betis B: Edgar and Chema Antón)
  3. http://www.ubconquense.es/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1137:chema-anton-ya-es-jugador-de-la-balompedica&catid=47:comunicados-oficiales&Itemid=121 Chema Antón ya es jugador de la Balompédica (Chema Antón is already a Balompédica player)
  4. News: Chema Antón, nuevo central de 'Champions' para la zaga del CD Guijuelo. Chema Antón, new Champions stopper for Guijuelo's back sector. Tribuna de Salamanca. Spanish. 20 July 2015. 6 September 2018.
  5. Web site: Chema Antón también se va del Eldense. Chema Antón also leaves Eldense. Cadena SER. Raúl. Belda. Spanish. 26 March 2017. 6 September 2018.
  6. Web site: Tervetuloa Anatolé Abang ja Chema Antón. Welcome Anatolé Abang and Chema Antón. Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. Finnish. 28 March 2017. 12 April 2017. 24 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824140613/http://www.sjk2007.fi/w/tervetuloa-anatol%C3%A9-abang-ja-chema-ant%C3%B3n. dead.