Jonathan Soriano
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonathan Soriano Casas[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 24 September 1985||
Place of birth | El Pont de Vilomara, Spain[1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2001 | Espanyol | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2005 | Espanyol B | 70 | (32) |
2002–2009 | Espanyol | 43 | (3) |
2006 | → Almería (loan) | 17 | (6) |
2007 | → Poli Ejido (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2009 | → Albacete (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2009–2012 |
Barcelona B | 79 | (55) |
2009 | Barcelona | 0 | (0) |
2012–2017 | Red Bull Salzburg | 144 | (120) |
2017–2018 |
Beijing Guoan | 31 | (25) |
2019 | Al Hilal | 8 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Girona | 16 | (1) |
2021 | Castellón | 8 | (0) |
Total | 439 | (248) | |
International career | |||
2001–2003 | Spain U17 | 15 | (18) |
2003 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
2005 | Spain U20 | 4 | (1) |
2005 | Spain U21 | 4 | (8) |
2004–2014 | Catalonia | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jonathan Soriano Casas (Spanish pronunciation:
He spent his early career with Espanyol and Barcelona, mostly with the respective reserve teams. In January 2012 he moved to Red Bull Salzburg, where he won four league and cup doubles, also finishing as the Austrian Football Bundesliga's top scorer three times; he totalled 172 goals in 202 matches for the latter club.
Soriano earned 25
Club career
Espanyol
Born in El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort, Barcelona, Catalonia, Soriano emerged through RCD Espanyol's youth ranks. He made his debut with the first team during the 2002–03 season, playing one minute in a 3–1 La Liga home win against Rayo Vallecano while still registered with the B side.[2] He was not admitted as a full-time member of the main squad until 2005–06.[3]
Soriano spent the second halves of that and
In late January 2009, Soriano moved again on loan (and in the second tier), joining Albacete Balompié until the end of the campaign and being released by Espanyol after this spell, his contract not having been renewed.[6]
Barcelona
On 30 July 2009, Soriano joined
Soriano fared even better in 2010–11, netting 32 times as Barcelona B finished in the promotion play-offs zone, being however ineligible for contention.[10][11][12] This tally gave him the division's Pichichi Trophy,[13] and in the process he eclipsed the club's previous record for most goals by a player in a single season, which was 15 by Martín Domínguez in 1987–88.[14] His performances caught the eyes of Real Betis,[15] and his failure to get a contract with Barcelona was compared to the success of 2. Bundesliga top scorer Nils Petersen in signing for FC Bayern Munich.[16]
Red Bull Salzburg
On 19 January 2012, Soriano moved to the Austrian Football Bundesliga with FC Red Bull Salzburg.[17] In his first year he helped his team win the double,[18] but needing time to adapt, he contributed only five goals in 15 games.[19]
Soriano was sent off on 17 July 2012 in a 1–0 loss at F91 Dudelange, having played only 37 minutes as a substitute for Gonzalo Zárate in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[20] He struck 26 goals in 32 games over the league season, including a hat-trick on 20 April 2013 in a 6–2 win against Wolfsberger AC; that morning, he witnessed his wife Cristina Sabater giving birth to their daughter.[21]
In the summer of 2013, Soriano was appointed Red Bull's new
Soriano was the league's top scorer with 31 goals in 28 games – including four hat-tricks – as Salzburg regained the title. The Austrian Cup also returned to the team, and he netted another treble in a 9–0 first-round rout of lowly Union St. Florian.[27] In the final on 18 May, he scored twice in a 4–2 win over SKN St. Pölten at the Wörthersee Stadion.[28]
On 10 August 2014, Soriano scored five goals in an 8–0 home league demolition of SV Grödig.[29] On 6 November, he netted a hat-trick as Salzburg won 5–1 at GNK Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League group stage.[30] He extended his contract in January of the following year until June 2018 or 2019, and at the end of the campaign was voted the league's Player of the Year.[31] In the cup final, he scored an extra-time goal in a 2–0 win over FK Austria Wien.[32]
On 26 September 2015, Soriano scored four goals in a 4–2 home win against
For the third successive year, Soriano was the top scorer as his team won the league, and he scored three times in a 5–0 win over FC Admira Wacker Mödling in the cup final to seal another double.[36] In March 2017, the club retired his number 26 jersey.[37]
Beijing Guoan
On 26 February 2017, Soriano signed for
Later years
On 14 December 2018,
On 7 March 2021, after nearly eight months without a club, Soriano signed a short-term contract with CD Castellón, also in the second division.[42] On 24 September, his 36th birthday, he officially announced his retirement from professional football.[43]
International career
Soriano was the top scorer at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with seven goals, as Spain came fourth in Denmark. All of his goals came in group stage victories, a hat-trick against Moldova between braces against the Czech Republic and FR Yugoslavia.[44]
On 8 February 2005, as a half-time replacement for Alberto Zapater, Soriano scored four times for the under-21 team in a 14–0 thrashing of San Marino in El Ejido.[45] He also took part on the Catalan representative side, scoring their goal in a draw with Paraguay at the Camp Nou on 28 December 2005.[46]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Espanyol B | 2000–01 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2001–02 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||||
2002–03 | 25 | 9 | — | — | — | 25 | 9 | |||||
2003–04 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | |||||
2004–05 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | |||||
Total | 70 | 32 | — | — | — | 70 | 32 | |||||
Espanyol | 2002–03 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2004–05 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
2005–06 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | |||
2006–07 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2007–08 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||||
2008–09 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
Total | 43 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 57 | 6 | |||
Almería (loan) | 2005–06 | Segunda División
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17 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | |||
Poli Ejido (loan) | 2006–07 | Segunda División | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
Albacete (loan) | 2008–09 | Segunda División | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Barcelona B
|
2009–10 | Segunda División B | 32 | 18 | — | — | 5[c] | 4 | 37 | 22 | ||
2010–11 | Segunda División | 37 | 32 | — | — | — | 37 | 32 | ||||
2011–12 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | |||||
Total | 79 | 55 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 84 | 59 | ||||
Barcelona | 2009–10 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Red Bull Salzburg | 2011–12 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 5 | |
2012–13 | 33 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 38 | 29 | |||
2013–14 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 11[e] | 12 | — | 43 | 48 | |||
2014–15 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 12[f] | 8 | — | 49 | 46 | |||
2015–16 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 1[g] | 1 | — | 34 | 32 | |||
2016–17 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10[h] | 4 | — | 23 | 12 | |||
Total | 144 | 120 | 21 | 27 | 37 | 25 | — | 202 | 172 | |||
Beijing Guoan
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2017 | Chinese Super League | 19 | 16 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 19 | ||
2018 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 12 | ||||
Total | 31 | 25 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 36 | 31 | ||||
Al Hilal | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[i] | 1 | 13 | 4 | |
Girona | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||
Castellón | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Career total | 439 | 248 | 42 | 38 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 528 | 316 |
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Austrian Cup, Chinese FA Cup, King Cup
- UEFA Cup
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and eleven goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and six goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
Honours
Espanyol
Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16[51]
- Austrian Cup: 2011–12,[18] 2013–14,[28] 2014–15,[32] 2015–16[36]
Beijing Guoan
Individual
- Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorer: 2013–14,[53] 2014–15,[54] 2015–16[55]
- UEFA Europa League top scorer: 2013–14[26]
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2013–14[56]
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External links
- FC Barcelona official profile
- Jonathan Soriano at BDFutbol
- Jonathan Soriano – FIFA competition record (archived)