Jonatan Neftalí

Jonatan Neftalí Díez-González (born 26 August 1984) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CF La Nucía as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Neftalí and the second or maternal family name is Díez-González.
Jonatan Neftalí
Neftalí in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jonatan Neftalí Díez-González
Date of birth (1984-08-26) 26 August 1984
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 La Nucía
Youth career
1993–1998 GCD Sant Joan d'Alacant
1998–2000 Hércules
2000–2003 Alicante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Alicante B 82 (5)
2005–2007 Alicante 2 (0)
2006–2007 → Baza (loan) 21 (2)
2007–2008 Alcalá 27 (0)
2008–2010 Santa Eulàlia 67 (13)
2010–2011 Vejle Boldklub 29 (1)
2011–2013 Vejle Kolding 49 (3)
2013–2015 Vejle Boldklub 52 (0)
2015 Fjölnir 11 (0)
2016–2018 Jumilla 80 (6)
2018– La Nucía 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2018

Club career

Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, Neftalí played youth football in his native region, mainly with Hércules CF and Alicante CF.[1] He made his debuts as a professional with the latter club during the 2004–05 season, being sent off in both of his Segunda División B appearances, against CF Badalona and Levante UD B.

Neftalí continued competing in the third level in the following three years, being relegated with CD Alcalá and PD Santa Eulàlia. After the latter campaign he went on trial with Grasshopper Club Zürich from Switzerland, but nothing came of it and he continued playing with Santa Eulalia in Tercera División.[2]

In 2009–10, Neftalí scored a career-best ten goals. Subsequently, Vejle Boldklub manager Mats Gren – a former assistant with Grasshoppers – declared interest in signing the player, and a two-year contract was signed in late May 2010.[3] In his first season he only missed one match as his team finished in third position, being the first place outside of the Danish Superliga promotion zone.

In March 2012, Neftalí extended his link with Vejle Boldklub Kolding (the club was renamed in 2011, and returned to its original denomination two years later), with the new deal running until the summer of 2015.[4]

References
  1. "El fútbol en la maleta: Neftalí" [Football in the suitcase: Neftalí]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 7 February 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. "Jonathan Neftalí regresa a la Peña Deportiva Santa Eulalia" [Jonathan Neftali returns to Peña Deportiva Santa Eulalia] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  3. "Neftalí se incorpora al Vejle danes" [Neftalí added to Denmark's Vejle] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. "Vejle-Kolding forlænger med Neftali" [Vejle-Kolding extends with Neftali] (in Danish). Vejle Kolding. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
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