José Ángel

Jose Angel Valdes is a left defender for Roma. He was born on 5 September 1989 in a Spanish city of Gijon.

The future Spanish footballer’s youth career began in 1994 when he first joined the youth team Roces, in which he grew up for the first two years. In 1996 Jose moved to the academy La Brana but stayed there for a very short time leaving it in 1997. That year Angel enrolled to the academy of Sporting Gijon club that currently plays in Spanish La Liga. For 11 years Jose has been training and accumulating experience, getting ready for the professional debut that fell on the year 2008.

In 2008 Jose Angel went to the second team of Sporting, making 22 appearances in the season 2008/09. In 2009 the coaches considered Jose ready for his debut in professional football. Till 2011 Jose Valdes was one of the key players in the first team, rarely missing a match. For two years with his native club Angel managed to net one goal in 52 matches.

In 2011 an Italian club Roma made the Spanish defender an offer to play as a left back. He eagerly agreed on that as Roma was the club to help him make his football dreams come true. Jose immediately gained the role of a left back in the first team.

In the 2012/13 season, José Ángel was sent on loan to Real Sociedad. The spell was extended till June 2014. A loan spell with Porto followed.

In 2009 Jose was called up to the Spanish Under-20 team for the first time. The same year Valdes made his debut with the Spanish Under-21 team, where played 4 games in two years.