Toni Lato

Toni Lato
Personal information
Full name Antonio Latorre Grueso
Date of birth (1997-11-21) 21 November 1997
Place of birth Pobla de Vallbona, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Valencia
Number 15
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Valencia B 40 (0)
2016– Valencia 24 (0)
National team‡
2015 Spain U18 1 (1)
2016 Spain U19 4 (0)
2017– Spain U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2018

Antonio Latorre Grueso (born 21 November 1997), known as Toni Lato or simply Lato, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF as a left back.

Club career

Born in La Pobla de Vallbona, Valencia,[1] Lato was a Valencia CF youth graduate. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves on 29 March 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Elche CF Ilicitano.[2]

On 25 June 2015 Lato signed a new contract with the Che, agreeing to a five-year deal and being definitely promoted to the B-team.[3] On 6 January of the following year he was first included in a first team matchday, remaining unused in a 4–0 home win against Granada CF for the season's Copa del Rey.[4]

Lato made his first team debut on 25 February 2016, replacing fellow youth graduate José Luis Gayà at half time in a 4–0 UEFA Europa League away routing of SK Rapid Wien.[5] He made his La Liga debut for on 9 January 2017, coming on as a half-time substitute for Guilherme Siqueira in a 3–3 draw against CA Osasuna.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Debut de Toni Lato al València C.F." [Toni Lato's debut at Valencia C.F.] (in Catalan). La Pobla Televisió. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Un punto para el Mestalla que sirve de poco" [A draw for Mestalla which means little] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "El Valencia blinda a Lato" [Valencia blind Lato] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Negredo regala el pase al Valencia" [Negredo gives the pass to Valencia] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "On-song Valencia smash Europa League record". UEFA.com. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Un punto de sutura... y nada más" [A suture point... and nothing more] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
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