Antonio Manuel Luna Rodríguez (born 17 March 1991) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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. Formed at

Sevilla Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Seville ...

, where he won the

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in his second professional game in

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, he also represented

Almería Almería (, , ) is a city and municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of Almería, province of the same name. It lies in southeastern Iberian Peninsula, Iberia on the Mediterranean S ...

Mallorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...

Eibar Eibar (, ) is a city and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Euskadi. It is the capital of the '' eskualde / comarca'' of Debabarrena. Eibar has 27,138 inhabitants ( Eustat, 2018). Its chief industry is ...

and Levante in

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, totalling 125 games. He had one season at

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in the

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, as well as playing in Italy and Greece.

Club career

Sevilla

Born in

Son Servera Son Servera () is a municipality in northeast Majorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain. Founded in 1300 by James I of Aragon James I the Conqueror ( Catalan/Valencian: ''Jaume I or Jaume el Conqueridor''; Aragonese: ''Chaime I'' ''o Conquerido ...

, Luna finished his youth career in

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with

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, that competes in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. The club was formed on 25 January ...

, making his senior debut with the reserves in the

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. On 15 and 19 May 2010, he appeared in his first two official games with the first team in the absence of the injured Fernando Navarro, and both were decisive ones: in the first, he featured the full 90 minutes as his team won 3–2 away against

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001 ...

the last round ''The Last Round'' () is a 1976 Italian crime film directed by Stelvio Massi. Cast *Carlos Monzón: Marco Russo * Luc Merenda: Rico Manzetti * Leonora Fani: Nina *Mariangela Giordano: Lisa's Mother *Gianni Dei: Beny Manzetti * Giampiero Albertin ...

, finally edging

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

for the last qualification position for the

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. The second was a 2–0 victory over

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

in the final of the

, again playing the full match. Luna was loaned to neighbouring Almería on 19 January 2011, until the end of the campaign. He was regularly utilised, as the club suffered top-flight relegation after a four-year stay. After returning to Sevilla, Luna took part in 14 league matches in 2011–12, his first full season. He scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–1 away defeat to

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, who compete in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system, following the ...

on 29 January 2012, playing as a

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. On 25 November 2012, Luna was

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despite being an unused substitute in a 4–0 loss at Atlético Madrid, in which his teammates

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and

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were also dismissed. He spent the second half of the 2012–13 season on loan to Mallorca in his native

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, eventually meeting the same fate as with Almería.

Aston Villa

On 20 June 2013,

announced the signing of Luna on a three-year deal. He started and scored on his

debut with the club, a 3–1 win at

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on 17 August. On 5 August 2014, Luna was loaned to

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side

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in a

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-long loan. In February of the following year, having not made a single appearance, he was loaned to

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for the second half of the campaign. In only his second match for his new team, he was

in a 3–2 home defeat of

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Eibar

Luna signed a two-year deal with

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on 9 July 2015, after terminating his contract with Aston Villa. He made his debut for the

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on 24 August, assisting goals by Adrián and Gonzalo Escalante as they began the new top-tier season with a 3–1 away victory against

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. He totalled 46 appearances in his two seasons at the club, scoring in a 3–2 win at

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...

on 15 January 2017.

Levante

On 11 June 2017, Luna joined newly promoted side

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 6 September 1909, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025– ...

for four years. On 29 August 2019, he was loaned to

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for one year. Luna terminated his contract on 29 September 2020.

Girona

On 30 September 2020, Luna agreed to a one-year deal with

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in the second division. A backup to Enric Franquesa, he featured in 21 competitive matches as they missed out promotion in the play-offs.

Cartagena

On 7 July 2021, Luna signed a two-year contract with

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also in the second tier. He scored on his debut on 16 August, albeit in a 3–1 home loss to his former club Almería. With four muscular injuries, Luna played only 13 times for ''Efesé'' – four as a starter – while receiving negative attention for his high salary and poor conduct.

Volos

On 16 July 2022, Luna terminated his deal at Cartagena and moved to the third foreign country of his career, signing for Volos F.C. of

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. His former employers did not make any statement on his exit.

Personal life

In October 2016, Luna and teammate

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apologised when a

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involving them and a woman went

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on the Internet. Due to the woman's lack of consent to filming, they were given two-year prison sentences in January 2021, suspended due to their lack of prior criminal records.

In popular culture

Aston Villa fans nicknamed Luna 'Tony Moon', a direct translation of his name from

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into English. Manager

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admitted that he did not understand the nickname. Luna was referenced in the 19th

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novel ''Personal'' by

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, an Aston Villa fan. There, character Casey Nice described him as a friend of hers, adding "I call him Tony Moon".

Honours

Sevilla *

: 2009–10

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luna, Antonio 1991 births Living people People from Son Servera 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Mallorca Men's association football fullbacks La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Sevilla Atlético players Sevilla FC players UD Almería players RCD Mallorca players SD Eibar footballers Levante UD footballers Rayo Vallecano players Girona FC players FC Cartagena footballers Premier League players Aston Villa F.C. players Serie B players Hellas Verona FC players Spezia Calcio players Super League Greece players Volos F.C. players Liga I players FC Dinamo București players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania