Angeliño

About

José Ángel Esmorís Tasende (Spanish: [xoˈse ˈaŋxel esmoˈɾis taˈsende]; born 4 January 1997), better known as Angeliño ([aŋxeˈliɲo]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back or left-back for La Liga club Deportivo de A Coruña, on loan from Serie A club Roma.

Angeliño was born in Coristanco, Galicia. He joined Deportivo La Coruña’s youth setup in 2007 at age 10, after starting it out at EF Luis Calvo Sanz (the youth setup of Bergantiños FC) in Carballo, Galicia. He spent six years in their youth system.

On 8 July 2012, Angeliño signed a four-year deal with Manchester City, being effective in January of the following year. Initially assigned to the under-18s, he also appeared regularly with the reserves.
On 30 January 2016, Angeliño made his debut for the first team in a 4–0 away win against Aston Villa, coming on in the 81st minute to replace Gaël Clichy in the FA Cup. He played for the club twice in the 2016–17 season, making his Champions League debut on 24 August, as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Steaua București. His next appearance came on 21 September, starting in a 2–1 win over Swansea City in…