Toni Lechuga
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Toni Lechuga
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| full_name = Antonio Lechuga Mateos
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|2|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
| height = 1.93 m
| position = Goalkeeper
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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Xerez
| years1 = 2006–2009 | clubs1 = Xerez B | caps1 = 64 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2008–2013 | clubs2 = Xerez | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = Doxa | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = Guadalajara | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2015–2017 | clubs5 = Burgos | caps5 = 64 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2018 | clubs6 = Arcos | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2018–2019 | clubs7 = Alcobendas Sport | caps7 = 40 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2020 | clubs8 = Torrijos | caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2020 | clubs9 = Internacional Madrid | caps9 = 0 | goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2021 | clubs10 = Santfeliuenc | caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2021–2022 | clubs11 = Jaén | caps11 = 10 | goals11 = 0
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Antonio "Toni" Lechuga Mateos (born 15 February 1988) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, Toni started his career with hometown's Xerez CD, playing several seasons with the reserves, the first being 2006–07 in the Tercera División. In late 2008 he was called up to train with the first team,[http://www.lavozdigital.es/cadiz/20080906/deportes/mas-futbol/xerez-comienza-liga-esta-20080906.html El Xerez B comienza la Liga esta tarde recibiendo al poderoso Algeciras CF (Xerez B start league this afternoon hosting mighty Algeciras CF)]; La Voz Digital, 6 September 2008 (in Spanish) but again only appeared officially for the B side.
Toni served as third-choice – backing up Renan and Chema in the 2009–10 campaign and playing understudy to Chema and Francisco Lledó in 2010–11 – in the following years. On 6 April 2011 he renewed his contract with the Andalusians, extending his link to the club until 2014.[http://www.lavozdigital.es/cadiz/20110406/deportes/xerez/xerez-renueva-toni-adri-201104061825.html El Xerez renueva a Toni y Adri (Xerez renew Toni and Adri)]; La Voz Digital, 6 April 2011 (in Spanish)
On 20 May 2012, Toni made his debut as a professional, appearing in a 3–2 Segunda División home win against Deportivo de La Coruña.[http://www.marca.com/2012/05/20/futbol/2adivision/1337544260.html El Xerez retrasa la fiesta del Depor (Xerez delay Depor's celebrations)]; Marca, 20 May 2012 (in Spanish) He was promoted to backup the next season, starting the first seven matches as it ended in relegation.[https://www.marca.com/2012/09/25/futbol/equipos/xerez/1348578259.html Chema: "No pensábamos estar en este punto a estas alturas" (Chema: "We never thought our plight would be this one at this time")]; Marca, 25 September 2012 (in Spanish)[https://www.diariodejerez.es/xerezcd/Regeneracion-obligada_0_695030732.html Regeneración obligada (Forced regeneration)]; Diario de Jerez, 6 May 2013 (in Spanish)
Toni spent the 2013–14 campaign in the Cypriot First Division with Doxa Katokopias FC. He returned to his country subsequently, seeing out his career in the lower leagues and amateur football.[https://nuevaalcarria.com/articulos/toni-lechuga-llega-a-la-porteria-del-depor Toni Lechuga llega a la portería del Depor (Toni Lechuga arrives at Depor's goal)]; Nueva Alcarria, 21 July 2014 (in Spanish)[https://www.diariodeburgos.es/noticia/z5bd11b94-e23c-8fdf-006bf22698830789/201506/el-burgos-llega-a-un-acuerdo-con-el-portero-andaluz-toni-lechuga El Burgos llega a un acuerdo con el portero andaluz Toni Lechuga (Burgos reach agreement with Andalusian goalkeeper Toni Lechuga)]; Diario de Burgos, 24 June 2015 (in Spanish)[https://www.futmadrid.com/noticia/toni-lechuga-nuevo-guardameta-del-futbol-alcobendas-sport-para-la-temporada-2018-slash-19.html Toni Lechuga, nuevo guardameta del Fútbol Alcobendas Sport para la temporada 2018/19 (Toni Lechuga, new Fútbol Alcobendas Sport goalkeeper for the 2018/19 season)]; Futmadrid, 12 July 2018 (in Spanish)[https://www.santfefc.com/single-post/toni-lechuga-refuerza-la-porter%C3%ADa-del-santfeliuenc Toni Lechuga refuerza la portería del Santfeliuenc (Toni Lechuga bolsters goal of Santfeliuenc)]; Santfeliuenc FC, 2021 (in Spanish)[https://www.eldeportedejaen.com/2021/11/real-jaen-fichaje-toni-lechuga/ Toni Lechuga, nuevo portero para el Real Jaén (Toni Lechuga, new goalkeeper for Real Jaén)]; El Deporte de Jaén, 18 November 2021 (in Spanish)
Club statistics
{{updated|23 September 2015}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Xerez
|2007–08{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j8729.html|title=Toni: Antonio Lechuga Mateos|publisher=BDFutbol|accessdate=23 September 2015}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09
|Segunda División |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11
|Segunda División |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12
|Segunda División |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13
|Segunda División |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | ||
| Doxa
|2013–14{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/antonio--lechuga--mateo/64003/|title=Toni Lechuga|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=23 September 2015}} |16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||
| Guadalajara
|13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| Burgos
|Segunda División B |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
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References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|8729|Toni}}
- {{Futbolme|20826|Toni}}
- {{LaPreferente|15767|Toni}}
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Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Jerez de la Frontera
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Tercera Federación players
Category:Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
Category:CD Guadalajara (Spain) footballers
Category:Burgos CF footballers
Category:México FC (Spain) players
Category:Internacional de Madrid players
Category:Real Jaén footballers
Category:Cypriot First Division players
Category:Doxa Katokopias FC players
Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen
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