Tono

Antonio Garcia Aranda (born 7 November 1989), known as Tono (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtoɲo]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

Club Career

Born in Alcala de Henares, Community of Madrid, Tono made his debut as a senior with Atletico Saguntino in the regional leagues. He signed with CD Castellon in summer 2009, being assigned to the reserves also in the fifth division.

Tono played his first match as a professional on 5 September 2009, featuring the last 14 minutes of a 2–0 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva in the Segunda Division. He was handed his first start on the 26th, in a 1–3 home defeat to Rayo Vallecano.

Tono was definitely promoted to the first team in August 2010, with the Valencians now in the Segunda Division B. He appeared in 25 matches during the season, but the club dropped another level due to financial problems.

On 9 June 2011, Tono joined Villarreal CF's reserves for a €25,000 fee. He acted mainly as a backup to Pere Martinez, playing 18 times as they were relegated from division two.

On 15 January 2013, Tono was loaned to CE Sabadell FC until June. In February, however, he suffered a severe knee injury which sidelined him for the remainder of the campaign.

On 5 January 2014, Tono moved to Recreativo de Huelva after agreeing to an 18-month contract, with his former team also having a buy-back option. He appeared regularly for the Andalusians during his short spell, totaling 1,055 minutes of action to help to a final eighth position.

Tono signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Levante UD on 26 August 2014, for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut in the competition 13 September, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Malaga CF.

Tono scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight – and as a professional – on 30 September 2018, helping the hosts defeat Deportivo Alaves 2–1.

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