Jon Toral

Barcelona

Born in Reus, Tarragona, Catalonia, Toral began playing football as a child with his local club, UE Barri Santes Creus, and signed for Barcelona in 2003, after being discovered by youth football coordinator Albert Puig. At Barcelona, Toral quickly forged a midfield partnership with Sergi Samper. The pair would play together for eight years and were referred to as the "Samper & Toral Limited Company" in the Spanish media. Toral was a part of the under-15 team which won the 2009–10 Manchester United Premier Cup. He departed Barça in the summer of 2011.

Arsenal

Toral caught the attention of Premier League club Arsenal while playing in England at the Manchester United Premier Cup in 2010. Along with Barcelona youth teammate Héctor Bellerín, he signed for the Gunners in the summer of 2011 for a fee reported as around £300,000; Barcelona president Sandro Rosell described the deal as "a little immoral". Toral began his career at Arsenal out injured with a damaged meniscus of his right knee, suffered in his final appearance for Barcelona in May 2011. After recovering, Toral made his debut for the reserves in a 2–0 Premier Reserve League defeat to Aston Villa on 30 November 2011, but was injured again in January 2012. Toral appeared for Arsenal in the 2012–13 NextGen Series and the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League, scoring two goals in five appearances in the latter competition. He broke into the reserve team during the 2013–14 season, scoring six goals in…

Toral was called up to the Spain under-17 squad for a friendly against Italy on 25 January 2012, but was an unused substitute in the 5–1 win. He has also been called up to the under-19 team. He is also eligible to represent England, because his mother is English.

As of match played 14 May 2023

Toral has an English mother and has spoken the language since early childhood.