# Antonio Cordero
**Antonio José Cordero Campillo** (born 2006), known as **Antoñito Cordero**, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for [Cádiz CF](https://www.edgepedia.org/cadiz-cf), on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United.[1](https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/player/antonio-cordero) • [2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/antonio-cordero-rejoins-cadiz-on-loan) A product of the [Málaga CF](https://www.edgepedia.org/malaga-cf) academy, he scored the goal that returned Málaga to the [Segunda División](https://www.edgepedia.org/segunda-division) as a 17-year-old and moved to Newcastle in the summer of 2025 after Barcelona and Real Madrid had also pursued him.[3](https://as.com/futbol/segunda/el-malaga-sufre-antonitodependencia-n/) • [4](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/teams/mens-team/antonio-cordero)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / born | Antonio José Cordero Campillo, 2006, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain[1](https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/player/antonio-cordero) |
| Position | Forward (winger); 178 cm, 71 kg, right-footed[1](https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/player/antonio-cordero) • [5](https://fafifa.com/es/jugador/antonio-jose-cordero-campillo) |
| Málaga record | Debut at 16, the fourth youngest in club history; seven goals for the first team; promotion-clinching goal in Tarragona in 2024[4](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/teams/mens-team/antonio-cordero) • [6](https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga_cf/Antonito-Cordero-debutante-historia-Malaga_0_1826517597.html) • [3](https://as.com/futbol/segunda/el-malaga-sufre-antonitodependencia-n/) |
| 2024/25 at Málaga | 40 games with 6 goals and 7 assists in Spain's second tier[4](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/teams/mens-team/antonio-cordero) |
| Newcastle contract | Signed summer 2025 after his Málaga contract expired; contracted to Newcastle until 30 June 2030[7](https://www.diariodecadiz.es/cadizcf/cadiz-cf-anuncia-continuidad-antonito-motivos-nueva-llegada_0_2007401352.html) |
| Loans | KVC Westerlo (8 appearances, first half of 2025/26); Cádiz CF (21 Segunda appearances, 3 goals, second half of 2025/26); Cádiz again for 2026/27[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/antonio-cordero-rejoins-cadiz-on-loan) |
| International career | Spain youth international at under-18 and under-19 level[4](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/teams/mens-team/antonio-cordero) |
## Youth career
Cordero was born in [Jerez de la Frontera](https://www.edgepedia.org/jerez-de-la-frontera) and began in local youth football with Jerez Alternativa (2012 to 2014) and Xerez Balompié (2014 to 2016) before a season in the Cádiz CF academy in 2016 to 2017.[8](https://www.malagacf.com/jugadores/antonito-c) He then spent three seasons with [Sevilla FC](https://www.edgepedia.org/sevilla-fc) (2017 to 2020) and one with [Real Betis](https://www.edgepedia.org/real-betis) (2020 to 2021) before joining Málaga CF's academy in 2021.[8](https://www.malagacf.com/jugadores/antonito-c)
## Málaga CF
Cordero made his Málaga first-team debut at 16, becoming the fourth youngest player to appear for the club counting both its historical incarnations, Club Deportivo and Club de Fútbol.[6](https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga_cf/Antonito-Cordero-debutante-historia-Malaga_0_1826517597.html) In June 2024, at 17, he scored the goal in [Tarragona](https://www.edgepedia.org/tarragona) that secured Málaga's promotion back to the Segunda División, and he began the following professional season as a fixture in the side under coach Sergio Pellicer.[3](https://as.com/futbol/segunda/el-malaga-sufre-antonitodependencia-n/) Early in that season his direct involvement in Málaga's goals was extensive: of seven team goals after his first appearance, he scored three, assisted three, and forced the own goal against Huesca, a run the sports paper AS described as "Antoñitodependencia".[3](https://as.com/futbol/segunda/el-malaga-sufre-antonitodependencia-n/)
In the 2024/25 campaign he played 40 games in the Segunda División, registering six goals and seven assists.[4](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/teams/mens-team/antonio-cordero) His form attracted interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid, and Málaga made him one of its highest earners at 18 in an effort to keep him.[9](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/antonio-cordero-malaga-202425-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics) His contract ran to 30 June 2025.[3](https://as.com/futbol/segunda/el-malaga-sufre-antonitodependencia-n/)
## Newcastle United and loans
Newcastle United announced in June 2025 that Cordero would join on 1 July, following the expiry of his Málaga contract, and he signed a deal running to 30 June 2030.[4](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/teams/mens-team/antonio-cordero) • [7](https://www.diariodecadiz.es/cadizcf/cadiz-cf-anuncia-continuidad-antonito-motivos-nueva-llegada_0_2007401352.html) Shortly after signing he joined [Belgian Pro League](https://www.edgepedia.org/belgian-pro-league) club KVC Westerlo on a season-long loan, but the spell produced only eight appearances and was cut short in December 2025 when he moved to Cádiz until the end of the 2025/26 season.[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/antonio-cordero-rejoins-cadiz-on-loan) • [10](https://as.com/futbol/antonito-no-carbura-f202602-n/)
At Cádiz, signed after a serious injury to Iuri Tabatadze, his first matches went poorly, but his form improved under coach Imanol Idiakez.[11](https://cadenaser.com/andalucia/2026/07/11/antonito-cordero-regresa-cedido-al-cadiz-cf-radio-cadiz/) He made 21 league appearances in the Segunda División, 16 of them as a starter, and scored three goals in the decisive final stretch of the season, including against Cultural Leonesa and [CD Leganés](https://www.edgepedia.org/cd-leganes), as Cádiz secured its place in the division; the goal against Leganés came at home in the match that confirmed survival.[12](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fichajes/oficial/20260711/1004205458/newcastle-vuelve-ceder-cordero-cadiz.html) • [11](https://cadenaser.com/andalucia/2026/07/11/antonito-cordero-regresa-cedido-al-cadiz-cf-radio-cadiz/) • [13](https://www.cadizcf.com/noticias/antonito-cordero-el-apoyo-de-la-aficion-ha-sido-muy-importante-para-mi) He was at times played out of his natural position on the right, when his stronger foot and crossing style suit the left wing.[11](https://cadenaser.com/andalucia/2026/07/11/antonito-cordero-regresa-cedido-al-cadiz-cf-radio-cadiz/)
On 11 July 2026, Newcastle and Cádiz agreed a second consecutive season-long loan for 2026/27, and Cordero passed a medical and joined training under Idiakez.[2](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/antonio-cordero-rejoins-cadiz-on-loan) • [11](https://cadenaser.com/andalucia/2026/07/11/antonito-cordero-regresa-cedido-al-cadiz-cf-radio-cadiz/)
## International career
Cordero has represented Spain at under-18 and under-19 level.[4](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/teams/mens-team/antonio-cordero) In November 2024 he started for Spain's under-19 side in a European Championship qualifying match, coming off in the 72nd minute of a game Spain advanced from in the final minute.[14](https://cadenaser.com/andalucia/2024/11/19/espana-sub-19-con-cordero-e-izan-merino-pasa-a-la-siguiente-pase-de-clasificacion-en-el-ultimo-minuto-ser-malaga/)
## Playing style
Scouting analysis from his Málaga period describes a winger who operates in and around the final third, presses energetically enough to force turnovers, and whose development areas include chance creation and defensive contribution.[9](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/antonio-cordero-malaga-202425-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics) Málaga coach Sergio Pellicer called him a "rompepizarras", a Spanish football term for a talented, game-breaking player who produces decisive passes and points from nothing.[15](https://as.com/futbol/segunda/la-segunda-de-los-rompepizarras-n/)
## References
1. [Antoñito Cordero player page, LALIGA](https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/player/antonio-cordero)
2. [Antonio Cordero rejoins Cádiz on loan, Newcastle United](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/antonio-cordero-rejoins-cadiz-on-loan)
3. [El Málaga sufre 'Antoñitodependencia', AS](https://as.com/futbol/segunda/el-malaga-sufre-antonitodependencia-n/)
4. [Antonio Cordero, Newcastle United men's team profile](https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/teams/mens-team/antonio-cordero)
5. [Antonio José Cordero Campillo, FAFIFA](https://fafifa.com/es/jugador/antonio-jose-cordero-campillo)
6. [Antoñito Cordero, el cuarto debutante más joven de la historia del Málaga, Málaga Hoy](https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga_cf/Antonito-Cordero-debutante-historia-Malaga_0_1826517597.html)
7. [El Cádiz CF anuncia la continuidad de Antoñito, Diario de Cádiz](https://www.diariodecadiz.es/cadizcf/cadiz-cf-anuncia-continuidad-antonito-motivos-nueva-llegada_0_2007401352.html)
8. [Antoñito C. player page, Málaga CF](https://www.malagacf.com/jugadores/antonito-c)
9. [Antonio Cordero Scouting Report At Málaga 2024/2025, Total Football Analysis](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/antonio-cordero-malaga-202425-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics)
10. [Antoñito no carbura, AS](https://as.com/futbol/antonito-no-carbura-f202602-n/)
11. [Antoñito Cordero regresa cedido al Cádiz CF, Cadena SER](https://cadenaser.com/andalucia/2026/07/11/antonito-cordero-regresa-cedido-al-cadiz-cf-radio-cadiz/)
12. [El Newcastle vuelve a ceder a Cordero al Cádiz, Mundo Deportivo](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fichajes/oficial/20260711/1004205458/newcastle-vuelve-ceder-cordero-cadiz.html)
13. [Antoñito Cordero: 'El apoyo de la afición ha sido muy importante para mí', Cádiz CF](https://www.cadizcf.com/noticias/antonito-cordero-el-apoyo-de-la-aficion-ha-sido-muy-importante-para-mi)
14. [España Sub 19 con Cordero e Izan Merino pasa a la siguiente fase, Cadena SER](https://cadenaser.com/andalucia/2024/11/19/espana-sub-19-con-cordero-e-izan-merino-pasa-a-la-siguiente-pase-de-clasificacion-en-el-ultimo-minuto-ser-malaga/)
15. [La Segunda de los "rompepizarras", AS](https://as.com/futbol/segunda/la-segunda-de-los-rompepizarras-n/)
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