Antonio Jesús Regal Angulo (born 11 December 1987), commonly known as Antoñito, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a right-back or a midfielder for Tercera Federación club El Palo.
Club career Born in Herrera, Seville, Antoñito graduated from Polideportivo Ejido's youth academy, and made his senior debut in the 2006–07 season with the reserves, in the Tercera División. On 4 November 2007 he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 Segunda División away loss against UD Salamanca.El Salamanca se reencuentra con su mejor versión (Salamanca rediscover their best version); Marca, 4 November 2007
On 26 January 2008, Antoñito was loaned to Segunda División B club UD Melilla until June.Melilla: llega cedido Antoñito (Poli Ejido) (Melilla: Antoñito (Poli Ejido) arrives on loan) ; esFutbol, 26 January 2008 After returning to Poli he became a regular for the Andalusians, now in the third division.
Antoñito continued to compete in division three the following years, representing UD Almería B, Écija BalompiéEl Écija Balompié, S.A.D. se hace con los servicios de "Antoñito" (Écija Balompié, S.A.D. acquire services of "Antoñito") ; Écija Balompié, 22 July 2011 and FC Cartagena.El Cartagena ficha al centrocampista Antoñito, quien llega del Écija (Cartagena sign midfielder Antoñito, who arrives from Écija); ABC, 17 July 2013 On 23 June 2014 he signed a two-year contract with Albacete Balompié, newly promoted to the second tier.El Alba ficha a Antoñito (Alba sign Antoñito) ; Albacete Balompié, 23 June 2014
Antoñito scored his first professional goal on 6 February 2016, netting his team's second in a 2–2 home draw against Real Oviedo.El Oviedo remonta con dos goles de Toché (Oviedo come from behind with two goals from Toché); Marca, 6 February 2016 On 13 July, after suffering relegation, he joined Córdoba CF of the same league.Cuatro razones más para seguir con nosotros (Four more reasons to remain with us); Córdoba CF, 13 July 2016
On 8 July 2017, Antoñito was transferred to Real Valladolid on a three-year deal.Antoñito, tercer refuerzo (Antoñito, third addition); Real Valladolid, 8 July 2017 He contributed 38 appearances in his first year – play-offs included – helping to a La Liga promotion after four years.Toni y Antoñito, premiados por la afición (Toni and Antoñito, honoured by fans); Real Valladolid, 30 May 2018 1–1. El Real Valladolid regresa a Primera, cuatro años después (1–1. Real Valladolid return to Primera, four years later); EFE, 16 June 2018
Antoñito made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 27 September 2018, playing 21 minutes in 2–1 home victory over Levante UD.Enes Unal y Nacho remontan el gol inicial de Postigo (Enes Unal and Nacho come back from Postigo's initial goal); Diario AS, 27 September 2018 He scored his first goal on 21 October, at Real Betis (1–0).Antoñito, el verdugo 'bético' (Antoñito, Betis' henchman); El Desmarque, 21 October 2018 He appeared in 30 matches during the season in a 16th-place finish, and subsequently agreed to an extension until June 2021.El Valladolid renueva dos años a Antoñito (Valladolid renew Antoñito two years); Marca, 28 June 2019
On 26 September 2020, aged 32, Antoñito joined Super League Greece club Panathinaikos F.C. on a two-year contract.Panathinaikos ficha al centrocampista español Antoñito (Panathinaikos sign Spanish midfielder Antoñito); Infobae, 26 September 2020 The following 14 January, after failing to make an appearance, he returned to his home country with Cartagena, now in the second division.
On 31 January 2022, after only 53 minutes in four league matches, Antoñito terminated his link at the Estadio Cartagonova.
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