Josete (footballer, born 1988)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Josete

| image =

| fullname = José Antonio Malagón Rubio

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|5|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Elche, Spain

| height = {{convert|1.79|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Xerez

| clubnumber = 12

| youthyears1 = 1999–2007 | youthclubs1 = Elche

| years1 = 2007–2010 | clubs1 = Elche B | caps1 = 87 | goals1 = 9

| years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = Elche | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010–2011 | clubs3 = Alavés | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2011–2013 | clubs4 = Zamora | caps4 = 47 | goals4 = 8

| years5 = 2013–2016 | clubs5 = Cádiz | caps5 = 110 | goals5 = 9

| years6 = 2016 | clubs6 = Oviedo | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2016–2017 | clubs7 = Elche | caps7 = 16 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2017–2020 | clubs8 = Lugo | caps8 = 63 | goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2020–2022 | clubs9 = UCAM Murcia | caps9 = 51 | goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2022–2023 | clubs10 = Talavera | caps10 = 11 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2023 | clubs11 = Badajoz | caps11 = 7 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2024 | clubs12 = AC Torrellano | caps12 = 12 | goals12 = 1

| years13 = 2024– | clubs13 = Xerez | caps13 = 7 | goals13 = 0

| club-update = 13 October 2024

| nationalteam-update =

}}

José Antonio Malagón Rubio (born 28 May 1988), known as Josete, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for Xerez.

Club career

Born in Elche, Province of Alicante, Josete graduated from Elche CF's youth system, making his senior debut with the reserves in the 2007–08 season, in the Tercera División. On 19 June 2010, he appeared in his first professional game with the Valencians' first team, featuring the last eight minutes in a 4–1 Segunda División home win over Real Sociedad.[http://www.marca.com/2010/06/19/futbol/2adivision/1276981063.html Pasillo, exhibición y póker de 'pichichi' Molina al campeón (Guard of honour, exhibition and four from 'Pichichi' Molina against champions)]; Marca, 19 June 2010 (in Spanish)

Josete competed in the Segunda División B the following years, representing Deportivo Alavés,[http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/v/20100722/deportes/alaves/alaves-queda-josete-20100722.html El Alavés se queda con Josete (Alavés get Josete)]; El Correo, 22 July 2010 (in Spanish) Zamora CF[http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2011/07/13/paisvasco/1310584629.html Josete firma con el Zamora para la próxima temporada y abandona el Alavés (Josete signs with Zamora for next season and leaves Alavés)]; El Mundo, 13 July 2011 (in Spanish) and Cádiz CF.[http://www.todomercadoweb.es/mercado-futbolistico/oficial-zamora-rescinde-josete-para-firmar-por-el-cadiz-30527 Oficial: Zamora, rescinde Josete para firmar por el Cádiz (Official: Zamora, Josete cuts ties to sign with Cádiz)]; Todo Mercado Web, 31 December 2012 (in Spanish) On 22 January 2016, he returned to the second division after agreeing to an 18-month contract with Real Oviedo.[http://www.realoviedo.es/noticia/josete-nuevo-jugador-del-real-oviedo Josete, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo (Josete, new player of Real Oviedo)]; Real Oviedo, 22 January 2016 (in Spanish) He scored his first goal in the latter league on 1 May, the only as the hosts defeated Córdoba CF.[https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/liga-segunda-division/20160501/401498393180/1-0-josete-coloca-al-oviedo-en-la-guerra-de-la-promocion.html 1–0: Josete coloca al Oviedo en la ‘guerra’ de la promoción (1–0: Josete puts Oviedo in promotion 'war')]; Mundo Deportivo, 1 May 2016 (in Spanish)

On 12 July 2016, Josete rejoined Elche.[http://www.elchecf.es/noticia/josete-regresa-al-elche-club-de-futbol Josete regresa al Elche Club de Fútbol (Josete returns to Elche Club de Fútbol)]; Elche CF, 12 July 2016 (in Spanish) The following 29 June, after suffering relegation, he signed a two-year deal with fellow division two club CD Lugo.[http://www.cdlugo.com/noticia/josete-nuevo-jugador-del-cd-lugo Josete, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo (Josete, new player of CD Lugo)]; CD Lugo, 29 June 2017 (in Spanish)

Josete returned to the third tier in summer 2020, with the 32-year-old agreeing to a contract at UCAM Murcia CF.[https://www.laverdad.es/ucamcf/josete-malagon-llega-20200904003012-ntvo.html Josete Malagón llega al UCAM con «el reto de ascender» (Josete Malagón arrives at UCAM with "promotion as the goal")]; La Verdad, 4 September 2020 (in Spanish)

In October 2022, Josete joined fellow third tier side CF Talavera de la Reina.{{cite web|url=https://ahoraclm.com/el-cf-talavera-refuerza-su-defensa-con-la-adquisicion-del-central-josete|trans-title=CF Talavera reinforces its defense with the acquisition of central defender Josete|title=El CF Talavera refuerza su defensa con la adquisición del central Josete|language=Spanish|publisher=Ahora CLM|date=3 October 2022|accessdate=16 March 2024}} He departed the club in January 2023, joining CD Badajoz.{{cite web|url=https://www.latribunadetalavera.es/noticia/z4bea0eae-e034-6c80-f20208add5564ec0/202301/josete-se-marcha-del-cf-talavera|title=Josete se marcha del CF Talavera|trans-title=Josete leaves CF Talavera|language=Spanish|last=Jimenez|first=Raquel|date=31 January 2023|accessdate=16 March 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.clubdeportivobadajoz.es/noticias/josete-refuerza-la-zaga/|trans-title='JOSETE' REINFORCES THE DEFENDER|title=‘JOSETE’ REFUERZA LA ZAGA|language=Spanish|website=www.clubdeportivobadajoz.es|date=31 January 2023|accessdate=16 March 2024}}

In March 2024, Josete joined AC Torrellano on a contract until the end of the season.{{cite tweet|number=1768371808024051995|title=📯 ʙɪᴇɴᴠᴇɴɪᴅᴏ ᴊᴏsᴇᴛᴇ 🤍 Josete vestirá la camiseta 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐚 lo que resta de temporada. 💜 El central llega al Isabel Fernández para aportar 𝙨𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙙, 𝙫𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙞́𝙖 𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙯 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙖. #ACTorrellano {{!}} #TerceraRFEF|user=actorrellano|date=14 March 2024|accessdate=16 March 2024}}