José Antonio Delgado Villar (born 30 March 1993), known as Nono, is a Spanish professional

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who plays for Saudi Arabian club

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as a

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Club career

Betis

Born in El Puerto de Santa María, Province of Cádiz, Nono joined

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' youth system at the age of 15 after a brief spell with Atlético Madrid. In the 2011–12 season he made his debut as a senior, being a starter with the reserves in the Segunda División B. Nono made his official debut with the

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ns' first team on 5 May 2012, playing 74 minutes in a 2–1

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away loss against

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. He contributed 15 matches and 589 minutes of action in his first full campaign, helping the side finish seventh and qualify for the

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. Nono subsequently helped Betis reach the Europa League's round of 16. He scored once in seven appearances, in the 2–0 away win over

FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

on 27 February 2014; in the next stage, however, he missed a

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in the

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against fellow Spaniards

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, who went through 4–3.

Elche, UCAM and Hungary

On 2 February 2015, looking for more playing time, Nono was loaned to

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's SV Sandhausen until June. On 17 July, after making no competitive appearances for the Germans, he terminated his contract with Betis and moved to

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at ''Es ...

from Segunda División on 11 August. On 1 February 2016, Nono returned to the third tier after being loaned to

UCAM Murcia CF Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Fútbol, commonly known as UCAM Murcia or simply UCAM, is a Spanish football club based in Murcia. Founded in 1999 it plays in Segunda Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio de La Condomina'', with ...

. In the ensuing summer, he moved abroad again and signed with Hungarian club

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, where he shared teams with compatriot Diego Vela.

Slovan Bratislava

In February 2018, Nono joined

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on a four-and-a-half-year deal. During his spell in Slovakia, he won three Super Liga championships and as many domestic cups.

Later career

Nono started 2021–22 again in the Hungarian

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, with

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. On 31 January 2022 he switched countries again, agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year contract at

of the

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Career statistics

Honours

Betis * Segunda División: 2014–15 UCAM Murcia * Segunda División B: 2015–16 Slovan Bratislava *

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: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 *

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: 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21 Spain U19 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nono 1993 births Living people People from El Puerto de Santa María Sportspeople from the Province of Cádiz Spanish footballers Footballers from Andalusia Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Real Betis players Elche CF players UCAM Murcia CF players SV Sandhausen players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Diósgyőri VTK players Budapest Honvéd FC players Slovak Super Liga players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players Saudi Professional League players Damac FC players Spain youth international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Hungary Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia