Antonio Portales
 Portales training with Dundee in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Antonio Portales Villarreal | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Monterrey | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2020 | Monterrey | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | → Atlético San Luis (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 49 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Atlante | 45 | (9) |
| 2023– | Dundee | 34 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024 | |||
Juan Antonio Portales Villarreal (born 16 May 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Dundee.
Career
[edit]In Mexico
[edit]Portales spent nine years in his home country of Mexico starting off at Monterrey. He finished playing in Mexico in the 2022–23 season for Atlante where he scored 9 goals across 45 appearances in all competitions.
Dundee
[edit]On 16 June 2023, Portales signed for Scottish Premiership club Dundee.[1] He made his debut for the club in a Scottish League Cup group stage win over Dumbarton.[2] Portales went off within minutes of his Scottish Premiership debut at home to Motherwell after injuring his knee, which would leave him sidelined for several weeks.[3][4] Portales made his return on 30 September away to Hibernian, and kept a clean sheet in the game.[5] After establishing himself as a mainstay in the Dee defence, Portales suffered a hamstring injury in a December game away to Rangers which would keep him out for 10 to 12 weeks.[6][7] He returned to playing at the end of February away to Celtic.[8] Portales scored his first goal for Dundee on 28 April 2024 in a home game against Celtic.[9]
Portales opened his scoring account for the 2024–25 season on 13 July 2024 with a goal in a 1–7 away victory over Bonnyrigg Rose in the Scottish League Cup group stage.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 30 November 2024
| Club[11] | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monterrey | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Atlético San Luis (loan) | 2018–19 | Ascenso MX | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Liga MX | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 2020–21 | Liga de Expansión MX | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
| Atlante | 2022–23 | Liga de Expansión MX | 45 | 9 | — | — | — | 45 | 9 | |||
| Dundee | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 140 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 19 | ||
Honours
[edit]Monterrey
Atlético San Luis
Atlante
References
[edit]- ^ "Antonio Portales signs for the Dee". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Dundee v Dumbarton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Dundee carve out point on top-flight return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Cran, George (14 August 2023). "Dundee manager Tony Docherty praises Scott Tiffoney reaction as Antonio Portales injury timeline revealed". The Courier. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Blunt Hibs held by stuffy Dundee at Easter Road". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Cran, George (15 December 2023). "Dundee dealt bitter injury blow after Antonio Portales ruled out for extended period as Owen Beck remains doubt for Ross County clash". The Courier. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Docherty on County challenge, January window and Portalles injury". BBC Sport. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Rampant Celtic put seven past hapless Dundee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Dundee vs Celtic: Scottish Premiership". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Bonnyrigg Rose vs. Dundee - 13 July 2024 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "J. Portales Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Antonio Portales at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Antonio Portales at Soccerway
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- Living people
- 1996 births
- Sportspeople from Tampico, Tamaulipas
- Mexican men's footballers
- Footballers from Tamaulipas
- Men's association football defenders
- Liga MX players
- Ascenso MX players
- Liga Premier de México players
- Tercera División de México players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- C.F. Monterrey players
- Atlético San Luis footballers
- Dundee F.C. players
- Mexican expatriate men's footballers
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- 21st-century Mexican sportsmen
- Mexican football defender stubs