Jonathan Carril Regueiro (born 28 February 1984) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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Football career

Early years / Austria

Carril was born in Boqueixón,

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, Galicia. After years of playing only for amateur clubs or reserve squads (

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, UD Villa de Santa Brígida and Santa Eulàlia), he moved in summer 2009 to

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, joining

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in the

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. On 13 March 2010, Carril scored his first goal in the Austrian top flight, in a 3–0 home win against

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for the season's 27th round. In June, he switched to another team in the country,

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Hong Kong

On 29 May 2012,

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general manager Ken Ng announced that Carril would be joining the club, and the transfer was confirmed three days later. He made an impressive debut, netting twice in a 3–0 win over

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; however, the signing of compatriot

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saw him loaned out to Southern District RSA for the rest of the season due to foreign player restriction quotas, and he also scored in his maiden appearance, against

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in a 3–3 draw. On 19 May 2013, Carril joined Southern District on a permanent contract.

Personal life

Carril's younger brother, Iván, was also a footballer. Both had a very brief youth spell at

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, before finishing their footballing formation at local

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Club statistics

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carril, Jonathan 1984 births Living people People from Santiago (comarca) Footballers from the Province of A Coruña Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Segunda División B players Tercera División players Deportivo Fabril players Atlético Madrid B players Atlético Levante UD players Racing de Ferrol footballers CF Palencia footballers Austrian Football Bundesliga players SV Ried players SV Grödig players Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Kitchee SC players Southern District FC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong 21st-century Spanish sportsmen