José Cañas
 Cañas in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Alberto Cañas Ruiz-Herrera[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | PAOK | ||
| Number | 87 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Roteña | |||
| 2004–2005 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Betis C | 51 | (6) |
| 2006–2010 | Betis B | 97 | (4) |
| 2009–2013 | Betis | 66 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Swansea City | 23 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Espanyol | 42 | (0) |
| 2016– | PAOK | 4 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2016. | |||
José Alberto Cañas Ruiz-Herrera (born 27 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club PAOK FC as a defensive midfielder.
He started his career with Real Betis, joining the first team in 2009 and going on to appear in 72 official games, 51 in La Liga, over the course of three seasons, and spent 2013–14 in the Premier League with Swansea City.
Football career
Betis
A product of Real Betis' youth ranks, Cañas was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz. He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 3 May 2009, playing 83 minutes in a 0–2 home loss against Atlético Madrid.[2] The Andalusians were ultimately relegated at the season's end.
Cañas was definitely promoted to Betis' main squad for 2010–11. He contributed with 15 games during the campaign (only four starts however) as the Verdiblancos returned to the top flight after two years, as champions, being a first-team regular in the following two seasons.[3]
Swansea City
In April 2013, before the season in Spain was over, Cañas refused to renew his expiring contract with Betis, choosing instead to join Swansea City on a three-year deal.[4][5] He made his debut on 1 August, coming on as a late substitute in a 4–0 home victory over Malmö FF in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[6]
Espanyol
On 1 September 2014, Cañas returned to his country and its top division, joining RCD Espanyol on a three-year contract on a free transfer.[7] His first competitive appearance took place 13 days later, as he played the last ten minutes of a 1–3 defeat at Valencia CF.[8]
During his tenure at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, Cañas appeared in 48 games across all competitions. 2015–16 was marred by injury problems.[9][10]
PAOK
On 11 July 2016, PAOK FC announced the signing of Cañas until the summer of 2019, for an undisclosed fee.[11]
Personal life
Cañas' uncle, Juan José, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too spent most of his professional career with Betis.[12]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Betis | 2008–09 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | La Liga | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 66 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 70 | 3 | |||
| Swansea City | 2013–14 | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Espanyol | 2014–15 | La Liga | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 131 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 152 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League squad numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ "Real Betis 0–2 Atlético Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ↑ "Media plantilla se encuentra en situación de interinidad" [Half the squad with interim status] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "The Real deal: Swansea will snaffle Real Betis star Jose Canas on a summer free". Daily Mirror. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "Swansea agree deal for Betis midfielder Jose Canas". Goal.com. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "Swansea 4 Malmo 0: New boy Bony nets twice as £12m striker gives Laudrup big first leg lead in Europa League qualifying". Daily Mail. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "Canas joins Espanyol". Swansea City A.F.C. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Piatti, Parejo y Alcácer vuelven a dar la victoria al Valencia" [Piatti, Parejo and Alcácer give win to Valencia again] (in Spanish). La Liga. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ↑ "Las lesiones pasan de ser una anécdota a ser un inconveniente" [Injuries go from anecdote to inconvenience] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ↑ "Caicedo, Óscar Duarte y Cañas, altas para el Sevilla" [Caicedo, Óscar Duarte and Cañas, in for Sevilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ανακοίνωσε τον Κάνιας ο ΠΑΟΚ" [Cañas announced at PAOK] (in Greek). Sport 24. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Bético de familia" [Bético by family] (in Spanish). Blanquivioletas. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "Cañas: José Alberto Cañas Ruiz-Herrera". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ "Cañas". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
External links
- José Cañas profile at BDFutbol
- José Cañas profile at Futbolme (Spanish)