Jonathan Vila Pereira (born 6 March 1986) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Vila was born in

O Porriño O Porriño (historically known in English as ) is a municipality in Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra (province), Pontevedra. An industrial town, in the Vigo metropolitan area, it is an important economic dependency. ...

, Province of Pontevedra. Brought through the youth ranks of local team

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), ...

, he made his

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debut on 17 December 2006, playing 14 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante ...

. He totalled ten official appearances during the season, including three (also as a substitute) in the campaign's

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as the Galicians were eventually relegated. Vila was definitely promoted to the main squad for 2008–09, with Celta now in the

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. 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

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, Vila was loaned to

Beitar Jerusalem F.C. Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jerus ...

of the Israeli Premier League until June. In July, he terminated his contract with Celta and signed with

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

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. On 23 August 2018, Vila joined

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franchise FC Pune City after one season with Recreativo de Huelva in the Spanish third tier.

Career statistics

Honours

Oviedo *

: 2014–15

References

External links

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Celta de Vigo biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vila, Jonathan 1986 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from O Porriño Men's association football midfielders Men's association football utility players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players RC Celta Fortuna players RC Celta de Vigo players Real Oviedo players Recreativo de Huelva players Coruxo FC players Israeli Premier League players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Indian Super League players FC Pune City players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Israel Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India