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Chema Antón
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Antón with SJK in 2017
Personal information
Full name José María Antón Samper
Date of birth (1989-03-19) 19 March 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Casas del Señor, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Kelme
2003–2007 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Real Madrid B 55 (1)
2010–2011 Betis B 31 (0)
2011–2012 Red Bull Salzburg 4 (0)
2012–2014 Újpest 44 (2)
2015 Conquense 13 (2)
2015–2016 Guijuelo 24 (0)
2016–2017 Eldense 24 (0)
2017 SJK 12 (0)
International career
2008 Spain U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2017

José María "Chema" Antón Samper (born on March 19, 1989) is a Spanish professional football player. He plays as a left back, which means he defends on the left side of the field.

Chema Antón's Football Journey

Early Career and Real Madrid

Chema Antón was born in Casas del Señor, a town in Spain. When he was 14 years old, in 2003, he joined the youth team of Real Madrid. This is one of the biggest football clubs in the world.

After four years, he started playing for the senior team. He spent three full seasons with Real Madrid B, which is the reserve team. They played in a league called Segunda División B.

Chema was even a substitute for the main Real Madrid team a couple of times. This means he was ready to play if someone got injured or needed a break. He was on the bench for a game against Sevilla FC in December 2008. He was also a substitute for a game against FC Barcelona.

Moving to Other Clubs

In July 2010, Chema Antón moved to Real Betis. He played for their reserve team, Real Betis B, for one season. They also played in the third division of Spanish football.

In the summer of 2011, he tried out for FC Red Bull Salzburg. After that, he signed with a club in Hungary called Újpest FC in 2012. This team plays in the top league in Hungary, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.

On January 30, 2015, Chema joined UB Conquense. He continued to play in the third division of Spanish football. He also played for CD Guijuelo and CD Eldense in the following years.

In March 2017, Chema Antón signed a one-year contract with Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK). This team plays in the Finnish top league, the Veikkausliiga.

Career Statistics

This table shows how many games Chema Antón played and how many goals he scored for different clubs.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid 2008–09 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Real Madrid B 2007–08 Segunda División B 30 1 30 1
2008–09 Segunda División B 24 0 24 0
2009–10 Segunda División B 1 0 1 0
Total 55 1 0 0 0 0 55 1
Real Betis B 2010–11 Segunda División B 33 0 33 0
Red Bull Salzburg 2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga 4 0 2 0 1 0 7 0
USK Anif 2011–12 Austrian Regionalliga West 1 0 1 0
Újpest 2012–13 NB I 26 2 1 0 27 2
2013–14 NB I 18 0 6 0 24 0
Total 44 2 7 0 0 0 51 2
Conquense 2014–15 Segunda División B 13 2 13 2
Guijuelo 2015–16 Segunda División B 24 0 1 0 25 0
Eldense 2016–17 Segunda División B 24 0 24 0
SJK Seinäjoki 2017 Veikkausliiga 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 200 5 10 0 1 0 211 5

Football Achievements

Újpest

  • Magyar Kupa: 2013–14 (This is a major football cup in Hungary, which his team won in the 2013-2014 season.)

See also

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