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Toni Soler

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Toni Soler
Personal information
Full name Antonio Soler Mulet
Date of birth (1992-03-23) 23 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth L'Eliana, Valencia, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Deren F.C.
Number 77
Youth career
Villarreal C.F.
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Adelphi Panthers 60 (10)
2018 Tampa Spartans 14 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Villarreal 0 (0)
2011–2012La Roda (loan) 12 (0)
2012Alzira (loan) 4 (0)
2012–2013Atlético Saguntino (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014 Jove Español 20 (0)
2014–2015 Atlético Saguntino 26 (0)
2017–2018 South Georgia Tormenta 25 (2)
2019 New Mexico United 8 (0)
2020–2021 Club Valencia 6 (0)
2022 Pascoe Vale FC 11 (1)
2023 Western Pride FC 14 (3)
2023 Deren F.C. 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2023

Antonio Soler Mulet (born 23 March 1992), commonly known as Toni Soler, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Deren CF, in the Mongolian Premier League.

Playing career

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Youth and college

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After playing with the Villarreal academy and the Spanish u16 and u17 National Team, and having various spells in the Second B and Third Division leagues in Spain, Soler moved to the United States in 2015 to play college soccer at Adelphi University where he would graduate three years later with a bachelor's degree in psychology.[1] He then transferred to the University of Tampa in 2018 for one semester, as a graduate student.[2]

While at college, Soler also appeared for Premier Development League side South Georgia Tormenta.[3]

Club

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New Mexico United

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On 11 November 2018, Soler was signed by USL Championship expansion club New Mexico United ahead of its inaugural season. The club was able to qualify for the playoff where they would end up losing to Sacramento Republic with a 1–0 defeat in the playoffs quarter finals.[4]

Club Valencia

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After spending almost 5 years in United States, Toni moved to the Maldives to play for Club Valencia for the 20/21 season, where he had an important role allowing the team to qualify for the AFC Cup. The team ended the season in second place and he was considered as one of the best midfielders in the Dhivehi Premier League.

Pascoe Vale

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In 2022, after finishing in Maldives, he moved to Australia where he was playing in the NPL for Pascoe Vale FC. Due to some injuries he was only able to play for half of the season. His team was one game away from earning promotion.

Western Pride

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In 2023, he moved to Western Pride in Queensland. He scored 3 goals in 14 games, with the club missing out on finals football on the final day of the regular season.

Deren FC

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The year after, in 2023, Toni signed for Mongolian professional team Deren FC, who was the runner up in the Mongolian Premier League the previous two seasons, in an attempt from the team to capture the league title.[citation needed] In his first 2 games, Toni would score 1 goal and would give 2 assists, having an immediate impact on the team.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Toni Soler". Adelphi University.. On the field, he was named Player of the year in his conference, as well as First Team all region and First Team All American in his senior yeat.
  2. ^ "Toni Soler". University of Tampa.
  3. ^ "Statistics - 2018 Regular Season - Premier Development League". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. ^ "New Mexico United Announces First Six Players". USLChampionship.com. USL. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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