Antonio Latorre Grueso (born 21 November 1997), known as Toni Lato or simply Lato, is a Spanish professional
footballer who plays for
Valencia CF as a
left back
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Club career
Valencia
Born in
La Pobla de Vallbona,
Valencia, Lato was a
Valencia CF youth graduate. He made his debut as a senior with
the reserves on 29 March 2014, coming on as a second-half
substitute in a 0–0 home draw against
Elche CF Ilicitano
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On 25 June 2015, Lato signed a new contract with the ''Che'', agreeing to a five-year deal and being definitely promoted to the B-team. On 6 January of the following year he was first included in a first team matchday, remaining unused in a 4–0 home win against
Granada CF for
the season's
Copa del Rey.
Lato made his first team debut on 25 February 2016, replacing fellow youth graduate
José Luis Gayà at half time in a 4–0
UEFA Europa League away routing of
SK Rapid Wien. He made his
La Liga debut for on 9 January 2017, coming on as a half-time substitute for
Guilherme Siqueira in a 3–3 draw against
CA Osasuna.
Lato scored his first competitive goal for the ''Che'' on 18 April 2019, netting the first in a 2–0 home defeat of
Villarreal CF for
the season's Europa League, helping his team qualify for the semifinals as a result. On 5 July 2019, he signed a contract extension with Valencia until 2022; his release clause was set at
€ 80 million.
PSV Eindhoven (loan)
Immediately after signing the extension, Lato was loaned out to
Eredivisie side
PSV Eindhoven for one year. He left the club in December, after playing just in the stoppage time of a 3–0 Europa League home win against
Apollon Limassol
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and two appearances for
the B-team in the
Eerste Divisie.
Osasuna (loan)
On 27 December 2019, Lato was loaned to
CA Osasuna in the top tier, until the end of
the season. He featured regularly for the side, and scored his first professional goal on 24 June by netting the game's only goal in an away defeat of
Deportivo Alavés.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Valencia
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Copa del Rey:
2018–19
References
External links
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Stats and Bio at Ciberche
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1997 births
Living people
People from Camp de Túria
Sportspeople from the Province of Valencia
Footballers from Valencia (city)
Spanish footballers
Association football defenders
Spain youth international footballers
Spain under-21 international footballers
La Liga players
Segunda División B players
Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
Valencia CF players
CA Osasuna players
Eerste Divisie players
PSV Eindhoven players
Jong PSV players