Toni Villa
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|Villa|Suárez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Toni Villa
| image = Real Valladolid - Rayo Vallecano 2019-01-05 47 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Toni with Valladolid in 2019
| full_name = Laureano Antonio Villa Suárez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|1|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Murcia, Spain
| height = 1.71 m
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Eibar
| clubnumber = 19
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Valladolid
| years1 = 2014–2016
| clubs1 = Valladolid B
| caps1 = 74
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = Cultural Leonesa
| caps2 = 36
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2017–2022
| clubs3 = Valladolid
| caps3 = 139
| goals3 = 11
| years4 = 2022–2024
| clubs4 = Girona
| caps4 = 26
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Eibar
| caps5 = 15
| goals5 = 0
| club-update = 1 April 2025
}}
Laureano Antonio "Toni" Villa Suárez (born 7 January 1995), known as Toni Villa or simply Toni, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for SD Eibar.
Career
=Valladolid=
Born in Murcia, Toni represented Real Valladolid as a youth. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 23 April 2014, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 5–1 Tercera División home routing of Racing Lermeño CF.{{cite web|url=http://www.realvalladolid.es/noticias/actualidad/23042014/5-1-El-Promesas-golea-con-facilidad-al-Racing-Lermeno/|title=5–1: El Promesas golea con facilidad al Racing Lermeño|trans-title=5–1: Promesas easily thrash Racing Lermeño|publisher=Real Valladolid|language=es|date=23 April 2014|accessdate=10 August 2017}}
Toni scored his first senior goal on 28 September 2014, netting the winner in a 4–3 home success over Real Oviedo in the Segunda División B.{{cite web|url=http://www.rtpa.es/deportes:Derrota-del-Real-Oviedo-ante-el-Valladolid-B-%284-3%29_111411912620.html|title=Derrota del Real Oviedo ante el Valladolid B (4–3)|trans-title=Defeat of Real Oviedo against Valladolid B (4–3)|publisher=RTPA|language=es|date=28 September 2014|accessdate=10 August 2017}} On 8 June 2016 he extended his contract until 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.realvalladolid.es/noticias/actualidad/08062016/El-Real-Valladolid-proyecta-su-cantera/|title=El Real Valladolid proyecta su cantera|trans-title=Real Valladolid project their youth setup|publisher=Real Valladolid|language=es|date=8 June 2016|accessdate=10 August 2017}}
=Cultural Leonesa=
On 4 August 2017, Toni was transferred to fellow third-tier club Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.{{cite web|url=http://www.realvalladolid.es/noticias/actualidad/04082016/Toni-a-la-Cultural-Leonesa/|title=Toni, a la Cultural Leonesa|trans-title=Toni, to Cultural Leonesa|publisher=Real Valladolid|language=es|date=4 August 2017|accessdate=10 August 2017}} He contributed with five goals in 41 appearances overall, helping the club in their promotion to the Segunda División after 42 years.
=Valladolid return=
On 12 June 2017, Toni returned to Valladolid, with the club activating his buy-back clause, and was definitively assigned to the main squad also in the second division.{{cite web|url=http://www.realvalladolid.es/noticias/actualidad/12062017/Alex-Perez-renovara-y-Toni-volvera/|title=Álex Pérez renovará y Toni volverá|trans-title=Álex Pérez will renew and Toni will return|publisher=Real Valladolid|language=es|date=12 June 2017|accessdate=10 August 2017}} He made his professional debut on 3 September, replacing Míchel in a 2–0 home win against CD Tenerife.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/2017/09/03/59ac523522601d67598b45a0.html|title=El imbatido Tenerife sucumbe ante un gran Valladolid|trans-title=The unbeaten Tenerife fall against a great Valladolid|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=3 September 2017|accessdate=3 September 2017}}
On 4 December 2017, Toni renewed his contract until 2021.{{cite web|url=http://www.realvalladolid.es/noticias/actualidad/04122017/Toni-2021/|title=Toni 2021|publisher=Real Valladolid|language=es|date=4 December 2017|access-date=27 July 2018}} He scored his first professional goal the following 12 May in a 3–2 home defeat of Albacete Balompié, and contributed with 30 league appearances as his side achieved promotion to La Liga.
Toni made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 17 August 2018, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Girona FC.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/primera-division/2018/08/17/5b76f79b22601d596a8b4630.html|title=Ni VAR ni puntería|trans-title=Neither VAR nor aim|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=17 August 2018|access-date=20 August 2018}} His first goal in the division came on 1 December, but in a 4–2 home loss against CD Leganés.
=Girona=
On 1 September 2022, Toni signed a three-year contract with Girona also in the top tier.{{cite web|url=https://www.gironafc.cat/noticia/lextrem-toni-villa-jugara-a-girona|title=L’extrem Toni Villa jugarà a Girona|trans-title=Winger Toni Villa will play at Girona|publisher=Girona FC|language=ca|date=1 September 2022|accessdate=2 September 2022}} On 26 August 2024, after spending the previous campaign as a backup with only two appearances, he terminated his link.{{cite web|url=https://www.gironafc.cat/noticies/toni-villa-deixa-el-girona-fc|title=Toni Villa deixa el Girona FC|trans-title=Toni Villa leaves Girona FC|publisher=Girona FC|language=ca|date=26 August 2024|accessdate=26 August 2024}}
=Eibar=
On 27 August 2024, Toni agreed to a two-year deal with SD Eibar in the second division.{{cite web|url=https://www.sdeibar.com/noticias/toni-villa-llega-al-eibar-para-reforzar-el-ataque-armero|title=Toni Villa llega al Eibar para reforzar el ataque armero|trans-title=Toni Villa arrives at Eibar to bolster the armero attack|publisher=SD Eibar|language=es|date=27 August 2024|accessdate=27 August 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 14 May 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Copa del Rey !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Valladolid B
|37 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 5 | ||||
| 2015–16
|Segunda División B |37 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 2 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!74||7||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||74||7 | ||||||||||
| Cultural Leonesa
|Segunda División B |36 | 5 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs}} | 2 | 45 | 7 | ||
| rowspan="7"|Valladolid
|30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|Appearances in La Liga play-offs}} | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19
|26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20
|La Liga |23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|La Liga |21 | 2 | 4 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22
|Segunda División |37 | 5 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23
|La Liga |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!139||11||12||3||colspan="2"|—||4||0||155||14 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Girona
|La Liga |24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24
|La Liga |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!274 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 301 | 29 |
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References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.gironafc.cat/en/players/toni-villa Profile] at the Girona FC website
- {{BDFutbol|21033|Toni}}
- {{LaPreferente|154124|Toni}}
- {{Soccerway|laureano-antonio-villa-suarez/354961|Toni}}
{{SD Eibar squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Villa, Toni}}
Category:Footballers from Murcia
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Real Valladolid Promesas players
Category:Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players