Quick Facts
Biography
José Ángel Esmorís Tasende (born 4 January 1997), commonly known as Angeliño, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Girona FC on loan from English club Manchester City as a left back.
Club career
Early career
Born in Coristanco, A Coruña, Galicia, Angeliño joined Deportivo de La Coruña's youth setup in 2007 at the age of ten, after starting it out at Luis Calvo Sanz de Carballo. He spent six years at Dépor's youth system, being linked to FC Barcelona or Real Madrid due to his performances.
Manchester City
On 8 July 2012 Angeliño signed a four-year deal with Manchester City, being effective in January of the following year. Initially assigned to the under-18s, he also appeared regularly with the reserves aged only 16 years.
On 2 December 2014, Angeliño was an unused substitute in City's 4–1 away win against Sunderland.
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.
New York City (loan)
Angeliño signed for the club on loan in 2015. Angeliño made his professional debut for New York City on 12 July 2015 in a 4–4 draw against Toronto FC. Angeliño came on for Kwame Watson-Siriboe in the 46th minute and played the entire second half of the match. He had his first interview for the club on July 16, 2015. He made his first start in a 1–0 defeat to New England Revolution, playing the full 90 minutes.
2016–2017
Angeliño made his first appearance of the 2016–17 season and his Champions League debut on 24 August, as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Steaua București. His next appearance came on 21 September, starting in a 2–1 win over Swansea City in the EFL Cup.
On 27 December it was announced that Angeliño would be loaned to Girona FC from 1 January to the end of the season.
Career statistics
As of match played 21 September 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| New York City FC (loan) | 2015 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Honours
- Manchester City EDS Player of the Year: 2014–15
- "City Live: Angelino named EDS Player of the Year". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 2015-08-06.