Jonathan Soriano

Jonathan Soriano

Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Soriano Casas
Date of birth	24 September 1985 (1985-09-24)
Place of birth	El Pont de Vilomara, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Red Bull Salzburg
Number	26
Youth career
2000–2001	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2005	Espanyol B	69	(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	84	(59)
2012–	Red Bull Salzburg	0	(0)
National team
2001–2003	Spain U17	15	(18)
2003	Spain U19	2	(0)
2005	Spain U20	4	(1)
2005	Spain U21	4	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Soriano and the second or maternal family name is Casas.

Jonathan Soriano Casas (born 24 September 1985 in El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort, Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer who plays with FC Red Bull Salzburg in Austria, as a forward.

Club career

Espanyol

Having emerged through RCD Espanyol's youth ranks, Soriano made his debut with the first team during 2002–03, on 1 December 2002, playing one minute in a 3–1 La Liga home win against Rayo Vallecano, while still registered with the B side (not being admitted as a fulltime first-team member until 2005–06).

He spent the second halves of that season and the following serving second division loan stints, after which he returned to Catalonia, netting twice in 24 appearances during the season (incidentally in both 1–0 wins over Getafe CF).

In late January 2009, Soriano moved again on loan (and in the second level), joining Albacete Balompié until the end of the season, and being released by Espanyol after this spell, his contract not having been renewed.

Barcelona

On 30 July 2009, Soriano returned to Catalonia, joining FC Barcelona's reserves, in division three. He made his first team debut on 28 October 2009, playing the dying minutes of the 2–0 triumph at Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, for the season's Copa del Rey (7–0 on aggregate); in the league, he ranked amongst the season's top scorers (all four groups combined) as the club returned to the second division after an 11-year absence.

Soriano fared even better in 2010–11, surpassing the 30-goal mark (32, competition best) as Barcelona B finished in the promotion playoffs zone, being however ineligible for contention.

Red Bull Salzburg

On 19 January 2012, Soriano moved to Austrian Bundesliga team FC Red Bull Salzburg, for a fee of £700,000.

Club statistics

As of 10 December 2011

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Totals
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Espanyol B	2001–02	11	2	—						11	2
	2002–03	25	9	—						25	9
	2003–04	16	6	—						16	6
	2004–05	17	15	—						17	15
	Totals	69	32	—						69	32
Espanyol	2002–03	1	0	0	0	—				1	0
	2003–04	0	0	0	0	—				0	0
	2004–05	7	1	0	0	—				7	1
	2005–06	3	0	2	2	3	0	—		8	2
	2006–07	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2007–08	24	2	3	1	—				27	3
	2008–09	7	0	5	0	—				12	0
	Totals	43	3	11	3	3	0	0	0	57	6
Almería	2005–06	17	6	0	0	—				17	6
	Totals	17	6	0	0	—				17	6
Poli Ejido	2006–07	12	2	0	0	—				12	2
	Totals	12	2	0	0	—				12	2
Albacete	2008–09	11	1	0	0	—				11	1
	Totals	11	1	0	0	—				11	1
Barcelona B	2009–10	37	22	—						37	22
	2010–11	37	32	—						37	32
	2011–12	10	5	—						10	5
	Totals	84	59	—						84	59
Barcelona	2009–10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Totals	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career totals		236	103	12	3	3	0	0	0	251	106

Honours

Team

Espanyol

• Spanish Cup: 2005–06

Individual

• Pichichi Trophy (Second Division): 2010–11

External links

• FC Barcelona official profile
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Espanyol profile
• Jonathan Soriano – FIFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile
• El Mundo stats (Spanish)