Jonathan Ñíguez

Jony was born in Elche, Valencian Community. With the exception of one Segunda División game with Real Madrid Castilla, he played until the age of 26 in lower league football, representing mainly Real Madrid C and Ontinyent CF. In the summer of 2011, Jony returned to the second division with CD Guadalajara, playing 33 games (26 starts) as his new team went on to retain their newly acquired league status. He scored his first goal during the following season, but in a 5–1 home loss against Girona FC on 25 August 2012. On 2 August 2013, following Guadalajara's relegation due to financial irregularities, Jony stayed in division two by signing for two years with AD Alcorcón. He made 25 competitive appearances over the campaign, being sent off in the penultimate fixture on 3 May 2014, a 1–0 win over Sporting de Gijón at the Estadio Santo Domingo. Jony moved abroad for the first time on 4 July 2014, signing a two-year deal at Portuguese club Rio Ave FC. He was not included in their squad for that year's Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, nor did he feature at all in the UEFA Europa League, his input eventually consisting of three official matches; his sole Primeira Liga appearance came on 17 May 2015 in the penultimate game of the season, coming on as a substitute for Diego Lopes for the final two minutes of a 4–0 defeat at C.S. Marítimo. Jony then joined C.D. Feirense, making one Taça da Liga appearance and two unused substitute roles in the Segunda Liga before he and Otávio Guariente…

Jony comes from a football family: his father José Antonio played several years with Elche CF – including the 1984–85 season in La Liga – as a striker. His younger brother, Aarón (another midfielder), was also brought up at Valencia, spending most of his senior career in the second tier. The youngest, Saúl, was developed at Atlético Madrid.