Jonatan Valle Trueba (born 30 December 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He made his La Liga debut with Racing de Santander at the age of 18, going on to appear in 82 competitive games for the club. He added 114 matches and seven goals in

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over five seasons, in representation of four teams.

Club career

Valle was born in Santander. A youth product of Racing de Santander, he first appeared in La Liga on the final matchday of the 2002–03 season, playing 11 minutes in a 2–3 home loss against CA Osasuna. He was promoted to the first team for the following campaign, but would never be an undisputed starter. On 20 December 2003, he scored a late penalty in a 2–2 draw at

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. After spending 2006–07 on loan to

side

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, Valle returned to Santander, playing almost no part in the Cantabrians first-ever qualification to the UEFA Cup after finishing sixth (only eight matches, one start). For the 2008–09 season he was loaned again, to SD Ponferradina in the

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. In July 2009, Valle was bought by CD Castellón, with Racing retaining an option to reacquire the player. However, merely five months later, he returned to Ponferrada on loan until the end of the campaign, contributing with 11 starts and three goals as the club returned to the second level after a three-year absence. In the following six years, Valle alternated between his country's second and third tiers, also having a very brief spell in the Russian Premier League with FC Rubin Kazan. On 8 February 2017, the 32-year-old free agent signed with amateurs Bergantiños CF.Jonatan Valle ficha por el Bergantiños (Jonatan Valle signs for Bergantiños)
Contrameta, 8 February 2017 (in Spanish)

Club statistics

Honours

Ponferradina *

: 2009–10 Rubin Kazan * Russian Cup: 2011–12

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valle, Jonatan 1984 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Santander, Spain Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Rayo Cantabria players Racing de Santander players Málaga CF players SD Ponferradina players CD Castellón footballers CD Leganés players Recreativo de Huelva players CD Lugo players Burgos CF footballers Russian Premier League players FC Rubin Kazan players Spain youth international footballers Spain under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Russia