José Espinal
José Elpys Espinal Marte (born 14 November 1982) is a Dominican footballer who plays as a forward. He also holds Italian citizenship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Elpys Espinal Marte | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Atalanta | 3 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Alzano | 14 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | AlbinoLeffe | 5 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Nuova Albano | 11 | (1) |
| 2004 | Saronno | 10 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Sapri | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Sanremese | 27 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Novara | 48 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | → Gela (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Rovigo (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Cesena | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Giacomense (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Eupen | 56 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | Verbano | 13 | (4) |
| 2013–2015 | Carlin's Boys | ||
| 2015–2016 | Pietra Ligure | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Dominican Republic | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 September 2014 | |||
He is the twin brother of Vinicio Espinal.[1]
Career
Along with his twin brother Edwards Vinicio Espinal, both started their career at Atalanta. José left for Serie C1 clubs from 2001 to 2003 and from 2003 to 2005 played at Serie D clubs. He played all 4 matches in promotion playoffs 2005, and scored 5 goals.[2]
In 2005, he returned to professional football for Sanremese at Serie C2. In the next season he signed for Novara of Serie C1. He failed secured a regular place in 2007–08 season, and left for Lega Pro Seconda Divisione clubs on loan.
On 31 August 2009, José Espinal was swapped for Christian Jidayi of Cesena.[3] He played his first Serie B match for Cesena on 5 January 2010.
On 20 January 2010 he was loaned to Giacomense.[4]
On 13 July 2010 he signed a one-year contract for the newly promoted Belgian club AS Eupen.[5]
In December 2013, Espinal joined to Carlin's Boys.[6]
Internationally, José received his first call for Dominican Republic in August 2011 to participate in two 2014 World Cup qualifying matches against El Salvador and Surinam, but he did not appeared. He made his senior debut on 30 August 2014, when he was a starter in a loss friendly against El Salvador.
References
- "ACQUISTATO L'ATTACCANTE JOSE' ESPINAL" (in Italian). forzanovara.it. 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- "PLAY-OFF PROMOZIONE GIRONE I" (in Italian). calciodilettante.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- "Scambio col Novara Josè Espinal - Jidayi, Ferretti al Pavia" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 2009-08-31. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- "Espinal alla Giacomense" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 2010-01-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- "ESPINAL José Elpsys" (in German). AS Eupen. 2010-07-13. Archived from the original on 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- "Calcio: 'botto' di mercato della Carlin's Boys, arriva in nerazzurro dal Verbano Elpys Josè Espinal" (in Italian). San Remo News. 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2014-08-31.