Dioni

Dionisio Emanuel Villalba Rojano (born 21 December 1989), known as Dioni, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primera Federación club Juventud de Torremolinos.

Club career

Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Dioni joined Deportivo de La Coruña in 2010 at the age of 20, being assigned to the reserves initially. He only made five competitive appearances with the first team during his tenure, his La Liga debut coming on 23 September 2010 when he came on as a second-half substitute for Adrián López in a 1–0 away loss against Villarreal CF.

In summer 2012, Dioni signed with Udinese Calcio, being consecutively loaned to CD Leganés (Segunda División B), Hércules CF (Segunda División, where he scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–2 home draw with RCD Mallorca on 15 September 2013) and Cádiz CF (third level) and failing to play any official matches with the Italians. He met the same fate at his next club Granada CF, having temporary spells at Leganés, Real Oviedo and Racing de Santander – all sides competed in division three.

Dioni moved to CF Fuenlabrada on a three-year contract on 6 July 2016, netting 24 times in his first season in an eventual elimination in the third tier promotion play-offs. On 10 December 2017, early into the following campaign, he scored five goals in the 7–0 home rout of Coruxo FC.

On 1 August 2018, the 28-year-old Dioni moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a two-year deal with Polish club Lech Poznań. The following transfer window, however, he returned to his homeland and agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract at third-division Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.

Dioni continued to compete in the third tier the following years, representing CD Atlético Baleares, Málaga CF, CD Eldense and Juventud de Torremolinos CF. The veteran played a key role as the second and third clubs achieved promotion.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2021