Jonathan Vila Pereira (born 6 March 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Jonathan Vila
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Vila Pereira
Date of birth (1986-03-06) 6 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth O Porriño, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Celta B 78 (5)
2006–2014 Celta 124 (0)
2014Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 13 (0)
2014–2017 Oviedo 62 (2)
2017–2018 Recreativo 27 (0)
2018–2019 Pune City 16 (1)
2019–2021 Coruxo 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:52, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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Vila was born in O Porriño, Province of Pontevedra. Brought through the youth ranks of local team RC Celta de Vigo, he made his La Liga debut on 17 December 2006, playing 14 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Levante UD.[1] He totalled ten official appearances during the season, including three (also as a substitute) in the campaign's UEFA Cup[2][3][4] as the Galicians were eventually relegated.

Vila was definitely promoted to the main squad for 2008–09, with Celta now in the Segunda División.[5] He contributed 15 matches – 13 starts – in the 2011–12 campaign, to help the club return to the top flight after an absence of five years.

In January 2014, completely ostracised by new manager Luis Enrique,[6] Vila was loaned to Beitar Jerusalem F.C. of the Israeli Premier League until June. In July, he terminated his contract with Celta[7] and signed with Real Oviedo of Segunda División B.[8]

On 23 August 2018, Vila joined Indian Super League franchise FC Pune City after one season with Recreativo de Huelva in the Spanish third tier.[9]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 7 February 2021
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta B 2003–04[10] Segunda División B 1 0 1 0
2004–05[10] Segunda División B 27 2 27 2
2005–06[10] Segunda División B 31 2 31 2
2006–07[10] Segunda División B 19 1 19 1
Total 78 5 78 5
Celta 2006–07[10] La Liga 7 0 0 0 3[a] 0 10 0
2007–08[10] Segunda División 9 0 1 0 10 0
2008–09[10] Segunda División 26 0 4 0 30 0
2009–10[10] Segunda División 17 0 5 0 22 0
2010–11[10] Segunda División 35 0 1 0 2[b] 0 38 0
2011–12[10] Segunda División 15 0 3 0 18 0
2012–13[10] La Liga 14 0 3 0 17 0
2013–14[10] La Liga 1 0 2 0 3 0
Total 124 0 19 0 5 0 148 0
Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 2013–14[11] Israeli Premier League 13 0 3 0 16 0
Oviedo 2014–15[10] Segunda División B 30 1 4 0 3[b] 0 37 1
2015–16[10] Segunda División 25 1 1 0 26 1
2016–17[10] Segunda División 7 0 1 0 8 0
Total 62 2 6 0 3 0 71 2
Recreativo 2017–18[10] Segunda División B 27 0 0 0 0 0
Pune City 2018–19[11] Indian Super League 16 1 0 0 16 1
Coruxo 2019–20[10] Segunda División B 15 0 0 0 15 0
2020–21[10] Segunda División B 7 0 1 0 8 0
Total 22 0 1 0 0 0 23 0
Career total 342 7 29 0 8 0 379 7
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

Honours

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Oviedo

References

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  1. ^ El Levante perdona al Celta y se queda con el empate (Levante forgive Celta and settle with draw); Marca, 17 December 2006 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El Celta gana con autoridad en Lieja gracias a un gol de Gustavo López (Celta win with authority in Liège thanks to Gustavo López goal); El País, 15 September 2006 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ 3–0. Europa redime al Celta (3–0. Europe redeems Celta); 20 minutos, 28 September 2006 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El Celta no logró la machada en Bremen (Celta did not manage Bremen upset); Marca, 14 March 2007 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El año del despegue de Jonathan Vila (The year of Jonathan Vila's takeoff); La Voz de Galicia, 22 December 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ No cuentan para Luis Enrique (Luis Enrique does not want them) Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Periodista Digital, 28 December 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Celta Vigo rescind contract of Jonathan Vila Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Inside Spanish Football, 9 July 2014
  8. ^ Jonathan Vila también se suma (Jonathan Vila added as well); La Nueva España, 21 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ "Spanish midfielder Jonathan Vila joins FC Pune City". Business Standard. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Jonathan Vila: Jonathan Vila Pereira". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  11. ^ a b c "Jonathan Vila". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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