Jonathan dos Santos
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Jonathan dos Santos Ramírez (born 26 April 1990 in Mexico City
) is a Mexican
football who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for FC Barcelona B
. He has also been called up to the Mexican national team.
in a youth tournament in France
, were he was spotted by FC Barcelona
scouts who were impressed with what they saw and decided to bring him and his brother to La Masia
after a trial.
passport and thereby acquired Citizenship of the European Union
, which enables him to play in the first team.
, Luis Enrique
, to form part of the second team Blaugrana. Subsequently, Josep Guardiola
called him up to the first team during pre-season in England
and the tour in the United States
. On 15 August 2009, dos Santos was called up for his first official game with the first team in the Supercopa de España
against Athletic Bilbao
, although he was eventually ruled out and saw the game as a spectator. He made his debut with Barcelona Atlètic on 5 September 2009 against Mallorca B
. The match finished in a 1–1 draw. dos Santos made his debut for Barcelona on 28 October 2009, coming on as a substitute for Seydou Keita
in the 80th minute in an away Copa del Rey
match against Cultural Leonesa
, which Barcelona won by 2–0.
He made his Champions League
debut for Barcelona on 24 November 2009 against Internazionale
in a 2–0 win at the Camp Nou
when he replaced Andrés Iniesta
in the 92nd minute. Due to the lengthy 2009-2010 season many Barcelona players were given breaks towards the end of the year. This meant the first team was going to be a few men short, and hence four Barça B players were called up by Josep Guardiola on 29 December 2009. Among these four were dos Santos, Thiago Alcântara
, Gai Assulin
and Víctor Vázquez
. His La Liga debut came on 2 January 2010 when he started against Villarreal CF
before being substituted by Andrés Iniesta in the 60th minute.
in the final.
Dos Santos made his season debut on 29 August in the 5–0 home
win against Villarreal CF
, coming in as a substitute for Cesc Fàbregas
in the 70th minute.
On 24 November dos Santos signed a contract extension which will keep him at Barcelona until 2015.
when he started in a friendly against Colombia
on 30 September 2009. He was substituted for Patricio Araujo
in the 72nd minute; Colombia won the game 2–1. This meant that he represented his international team before debuting for his club team.
On 3 March 2010, dos Santos played 61 minutes against New Zealand. During the game, off a corner from Cuauhtémoc Blanco
, the ball rolled towards him and he shot from outside the box but hit the crossbar.
On 31 May 2010 it was announced that dos Santos had been left out of Mexico's 23-man final squad for the 2010 World Cup.
In May 2011 it was announced that Jonathan was left out of the 2011 Gold Cup final squad. On 24 May 2011 Jonathan was called up to play the Copa America
. He was subsequently dismissed from the team due to him and seven other players gathering up prostitutes in their hotel rooms in Quito, Ecuador.
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
) is a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
football who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for FC Barcelona B
FC Barcelona B
Futbol Club Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve team of FC Barcelona. Reserve teams in the Spanish football league system play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their...
. He has also been called up to the Mexican national team.
Early life
His father, Zizinho was a Brazilian footballer, and his mother is Mexican. He was competing along with his brother Giovani dos SantosGiovani Dos Santos
Giovani dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can also play as a winger or second striker. Since joining Tottenham, he has had loan spells at Ipswich Town, Galatasaray and Racing de Santander...
in a youth tournament in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, were he was spotted by FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
scouts who were impressed with what they saw and decided to bring him and his brother to La Masia
La Masia
La Masia de Can Planes, usually shortened to La Masia, , is the name given to FC Barcelona's training facilities located near the Camp Nou in the Les Corts district of Barcelona, and is often used to generically describe the youth academy of Barcelona....
after a trial.
2008–09 season
In the 2008–09 season he was in Juvenil A where he was captain of the team. During that same season he obtained a SpanishSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
passport and thereby acquired Citizenship of the European Union
Citizenship of the European Union
Citizenship of the European Union was introduced by the Maastricht Treaty . European citizenship is supplementary to national citizenship and affords rights such as the right to vote in European elections, the right to free movement and the right to consular protection from other EU states'...
, which enables him to play in the first team.
2009–10 season
In the summer of 2009, he was selected by the manager of FC Barcelona BFC Barcelona B
Futbol Club Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve team of FC Barcelona. Reserve teams in the Spanish football league system play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their...
, Luis Enrique
Luís Enrique Martínez García
Luis Enrique Martínez García , known as Luis Enrique, is a retired Spanish footballer, and the current head coach of Serie A club A.S. Roma...
, to form part of the second team Blaugrana. Subsequently, Josep Guardiola
Josep Guardiola
Josep "Pep" Guardiola i Sala , is a Spanish football manager and former player. Guardiola played as a defensive midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career with FC Barcelona, whom he currently manages. He was part of Johan Cruyff's dream team that won Barcelona's first European Cup....
called him up to the first team during pre-season in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and the tour in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. On 15 August 2009, dos Santos was called up for his first official game with the first team in the Supercopa de España
Supercopa de España
The Supercopa de España is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey...
against Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...
, although he was eventually ruled out and saw the game as a spectator. He made his debut with Barcelona Atlètic on 5 September 2009 against Mallorca B
RCD Mallorca B
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca B, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Palma, Majorca, in the autonomous community of Balearic Islands. Founded in 1967, it is the reserve team of RCD Mallorca, and plays in Segunda División B – Group 3, holding home matches at Estadio Son Bibiloni, with a...
. The match finished in a 1–1 draw. dos Santos made his debut for Barcelona on 28 October 2009, coming on as a substitute for Seydou Keita
Seydou Keita (footballer)
Seydou Keita is a Malian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in Spain and the Malian national team. He also holds a French passport.A versatile midfielder, he can operate as both a central or defensive midfielder.-Marseille:...
in the 80th minute in an away Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
match against Cultural Leonesa
Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa
Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in León, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in Tercera División – Group 8, holding home games at Estadio Reino de León, with a capacity of 13,451 seats.-Season to season:----*1...
, which Barcelona won by 2–0.
He made his Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
debut for Barcelona on 24 November 2009 against Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
in a 2–0 win at the Camp Nou
Camp Nou
Camp Nou , sometimes called "the Nou Camp" in English, is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium, located in the west of the city, has been the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957....
when he replaced Andrés Iniesta
Andrés Iniesta
Andrés Iniesta Luján is a Spanish football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona, and the Spanish national team....
in the 92nd minute. Due to the lengthy 2009-2010 season many Barcelona players were given breaks towards the end of the year. This meant the first team was going to be a few men short, and hence four Barça B players were called up by Josep Guardiola on 29 December 2009. Among these four were dos Santos, Thiago Alcântara
Thiago Alcántara
Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento is a Spanish football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona.-Early years:...
, Gai Assulin
Gai Assulin
Gai Yigaal Assulin is an Israeli professional footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Israel national under-21 football team, mainly as a winger or attacking midfielder...
and Víctor Vázquez
Victor Vázquez
Víctor Vázquez is a photographer and a contemporary conceptual artist born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Víctor Vázquez has been working as an artist for more than 20 years, creating photographs, three-dimensional objects, videos and installation works in which the human body figures both conceptually...
. His La Liga debut came on 2 January 2010 when he started against Villarreal CF
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
before being substituted by Andrés Iniesta in the 60th minute.
2010-11 season
Dos Santos was called up by Guardiola to the first team during pre-season along with other players of Barça B. In the first three matches, Guardiola played him as defensive midfielder, a position he had never played before. Nevertheless, dos Santos said, "I've felt comfortable in this position."2011–12 season
On 26 July 2011, dos Santos started, and scored a goal in the 2–2 tie against Internacional Porto Alegre in the 2011 Audi Cup. The match went to a penalty shootout, were he scored as well. Barcelona advanced to the final, where they beat Bayern Munich 2–0. dos Santos was part of the starting line-up in both matches, though he played at right defenderDefender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
in the final.
Dos Santos made his season debut on 29 August in the 5–0 home
Camp Nou
Camp Nou , sometimes called "the Nou Camp" in English, is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium, located in the west of the city, has been the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957....
win against Villarreal CF
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
, coming in as a substitute for Cesc Fàbregas
Cesc Fàbregas
Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas i Soler is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona.Fàbregas started his career as a trainee with Barcelona but was signed by Premier League side Arsenal in September 2003 at the age of 16...
in the 70th minute.
On 24 November dos Santos signed a contract extension which will keep him at Barcelona until 2015.
International career
Dos Santos made his debut for the Mexico national football teamMexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
when he started in a friendly against Colombia
Colombia national football team
The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...
on 30 September 2009. He was substituted for Patricio Araujo
Patricio Araujo
Patricio Gabriel Araujo Vázquez is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for C.D. Guadalajara as a defender in the Primera División de México.-Club career:...
in the 72nd minute; Colombia won the game 2–1. This meant that he represented his international team before debuting for his club team.
On 3 March 2010, dos Santos played 61 minutes against New Zealand. During the game, off a corner from Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo is a Mexican professional footballer currently signed for Irapuato in the Mexican Liga de Ascenso.Known for his aggressive yet charismatic personality on the field, playing most of his career as a deep-lying forward and his last years as an attacking midfielder...
, the ball rolled towards him and he shot from outside the box but hit the crossbar.
On 31 May 2010 it was announced that dos Santos had been left out of Mexico's 23-man final squad for the 2010 World Cup.
In May 2011 it was announced that Jonathan was left out of the 2011 Gold Cup final squad. On 24 May 2011 Jonathan was called up to play the Copa America
2011 Copa América
The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América Argentina 2011, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America...
. He was subsequently dismissed from the team due to him and seven other players gathering up prostitutes in their hotel rooms in Quito, Ecuador.
Career statistics
As of 23 November 2011| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| Barcelona B FC Barcelona B Futbol Club Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve team of FC Barcelona. Reserve teams in the Spanish football league system play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their... |
2009–10 2009–10 Segunda División B The 2009–10 Segunda División B season was the 79th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 29 August 2009, and the season ended on 20 June 2010 with the promotion play-off finals.- Group 1:... |
19 | 1 | – | 19 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2010–11 2010–11 Segunda División -Personnel and sponsorship:-Managerial changes:-League table:||style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|||rowspan=11 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|-Positions by round:Source: -Results:... |
32 | 2 | – | 32 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 13 | 1 | – | 13 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 64 | 4 | Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... | 2009–10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010–11 2010–11 FC Barcelona season The 2010–11 season is Futbol Club Barcelona's 117th in existence and the club's 79th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football... |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 2011–12 FC Barcelona season The 2011–12 season is Futbol Club Barcelona's 112th in existence and the club's 81st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona will be debuting their new and first paid shirt sponsor Qatar Foundation after an agreement was reached in 2010 with the non-profit organization... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Career totals | 70 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 4 | ||||
Honours
Barcelona- FIFA Club World CupFIFA Club World CupThe FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
: (1) 20092009 FIFA Club World Cup-Play-off for Quarter-finals:-Quarter-finals:-----Semi-finals:-----Match for fifth place:-Match for third place:-Final:-Scorers:4 goals Denilson... - UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
: (1) 2010–2011 - UEFA Super Cup: (1) 20112011 UEFA Super Cup-External links:*, UEFA.com...
- Spanish LeagueLa LigaThe Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
: (2) 2009–102009–10 La Liga- Personnel and sponsoring :- Before the start of the season :- During the season :-League table:||rowspan=1 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|||rowspan=1 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|...
, 2010–112010–11 La LigaThe 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División... - Spanish SupercupSupercopa de EspañaThe Supercopa de España is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey...
: (2) 20102010 Supercopa de EspañaThe 2010 Supercopa de España was a two-legged Spanish football match-up played on 14 August and 21 August 2010. It was contested by Sevilla, the 2009–10 Copa del Rey winners, and Barcelona, the 2009–10 Primera División winners....
, 20112011 Supercopa de EspañaThe 2011 Supercopa de España was a two-legged Spanish football match-up that was played on 14 and 17 August 2011. It was contested by Real Madrid, the 2010–11 Copa del Rey winners, and Barcelona, the 2010–11 La Liga winners....