Jonathan Toro

Honduran footballer (born 1996)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Rubio and the second or maternal family name is  Toro.

Jonathan Toro

Toro with Académica

Personal information
Full name|  Jonathan Josué Rubio Toro
Date of birth|  (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth|  San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Height|  1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)|  Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Petro de Luanda
Number|  8
Youth career
2005–2012|  Juventud Henerma
2012–2014|  Fundación Marcet
2014|  Sion
2015|  Gil Vicente
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2015–2018|  Gil Vicente|  56|  (3)
2017|  → Arandina (loan)|  8|  (0)
2018–2020|  Huesca|  0|  (0)
2018–2019|  → Varzim (loan)|  17|  (6)
2019|  → Académica (loan)|  12|  (2)
2019–2020|  → Tondela (loan)|  32|  (1)
2020–2021|  Chaves|  14|  (1)
2021–2022|  Santa Clara|  0|  (0)
2021–2022|  → Académica (loan)|  29|  (3)
2022–2023|  Académico Viseu|  28|  (3)
2023–|  Petro de Luanda|  32|  (8)
International career‡
2019–|  Honduras|  15|  (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 April 2023

Jonathan Josué Rubio Toro (born 21 October 1996) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Girabola club Petro de Luanda and the Honduras national team.

## Club career

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Born in San Pedro Sula, Toro joined FC Sion's youth setup in 2014, from Barcelona-based Fundación Marcet. On 22 January 2015 he joined Gil Vicente, being promoted to the first team in June.[1][2]

Toro made his professional debut on 8 August 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Simeon Nwankwo in a 1–1 home draw against C.D. Mafra. On 28 January 2017, after appearing sparingly, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Arandina CF until June.[3] Upon returning to Gil Vicente, Toro became a regular starter and scored his first professional goal on 28 October 2017, netting the opener in a 4–0 home routing of Benfica B.[4] He finished the campaign with three goals in 37 appearances, but his side eventually suffered relegation.

On 9 July 2018, Toro signed for La Liga side SD Huesca, but was loaned to Varzim on 10 August.[5][6] The following 30 January he was recalled by his parent club, and moved to Académica de Coimbra the following day, also in a temporary loan deal.[7][8] On 19 July, he moved to first division side C.D. Tondela on a season long loan.[9][10] He made his Primeira Liga debut in the opening fixture on 12 August, a 0–0 draw against Vitória[11] He scored his first goal the following 15 September in a 4–2 win against Rio Ave and in August 2020, he was named Tondela's 2019–20 Player of the Season.[12][13]

After terminating his contract with Huesca, Toro signed for LigaPro club G.D. Chaves on 7 October 2020.[14][15] He made his debut on 1 December in a 2–1 away defeat to Casa Pia He scored his first goal the following 6 February, the second in a 3–1 away win against his former club Varzim.[16]

On 7 July 2021, Toro joined first division club C.D. Santa Clara, but was immediately loaned once again to Académica de Coimbra in the second tier.[17]

On 6 July 2022, Toro signed with another second division side, this time joining Académico de Viseu.[18] A year later, in July 2023, Toro moved to Angolan Girabola club Petro de Luanda, signing a two-year deal.[19]

## International career

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Toro was included in the provisional squad for Honduras in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but was dropped from the final squad.[20][21]

Toro made his international debut on 5 September 2019, in a friendly against Puerto Rico, scoring a goal and providing two assists in a 4–0 win.[citation needed]

### International goals

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Scores and results list Honduras's goal tally first.[22]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition

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1. | 5 September 2019 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras |  Puerto Rico | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly
2. | 10 September 2019 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Chile | 2–1 | 2–1
3. | 17 November 2019 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A

## Honours

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Petro de Luanda

* Girabola: 2023–24, 2024–25
* Taça de Angola: 2023–24
* Supertaça de Angola: 2023, 2024

Individual

* C.D. Tondela Player of the Year: 2019–20

## References

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1. ^ "Equipo de primera división de Portugal ficha a Jonathan Rubio" [Portuguese first division team sign Jonathan Rubio] (in Spanish). Diez. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
2. ^ "Gil Vicente: goleador hondurenho no plantel principal" [Gil Vicente: Honduran goalscorer in the main squad]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 24 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
3. ^ "Hondureño Jonathan Rubio regresa a jugar en el fútbol de España" [Honduran Jonathan Rubio returns to play in Spanish football] (in Spanish). Diez. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
4. ^ "Gil Vicente volta às vitórias ao golear Benfica B" [Gil Vicente back to winning ways after thrashing Benfica B] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
5. ^ "Jonathan Toro se incorpora a la SD Huesca" [Jonathan Toro joins SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
6. ^ "Jonathan Toro, cedido al Varzim luso" [Jonathan Toro, loaned to Portuguese Varzim] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
7. ^ "Jonathan Toro regressa ao Huesca" [Jonathan Toro returns to Huesca] (in Spanish). Record. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
8. ^ "Jonathan Toro, cedido al Académica de Coimbra luso" [Jonathan Toro, loaned to Portuguese Académica de Coimbra] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
9. ^ "Oficial: Jonathan Toro reforça o Tondela" [Official: Jonathan Toro reinforces Tondela] (in Portuguese). Record. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
10. ^ JONATHAN TORO É REFORÇO (in Portuguese)
11. ^ "Rubilio Castillo y Jonathan Rubio debutaron con el Tondela de la primera división de Portugal" [Rubilio Castillo and Jonathan Rubio debuted with Tondela of the first division of Portugal] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
12. ^ "Video: Jonathan Rubio anota su primer gol con el Tondela de la primera de Portugal" [Video: Jonathan Rubio scores his first goal with Tondela of Portugal's first division] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
13. ^ "Hondureño Jonathan Rubio, condecorado como el mejor jugador de la temporada en el Tondela de Portugal" [Honduran Jonathan Rubio, decorated as the best player of the season at Tondela of Portugal] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
14. ^ "JONATHAN TORO SE DESVINCULA DE LA SD HUESCA" [Jonathan Toro is dismissed from SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
15. ^ "JONATHAN TORO É REFORÇO" [Jonathan Toro is a reinforcement] (in Portuguese). G.D. Chaves. 7 October 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
16. ^ "Jonathan Rubio tira 'la casa por la ventana' con golazo de volea en triunfo de Chaves ante Varzim en Portugal" [Jonathan Rubio throws 'the house out the window' with a volley goal in the victory of Chaves against Varzim in Portugal] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
17. ^ "Jonathan Rubio, presentado como nuevo fichaje del Académica de Coimbra en Portugal" [Jonathan Rubio, presented as the new signing of Académica de Coimbra in Portugal] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
18. ^ "JONATHAN TORO É REFORÇO" [Jonathan Toro is a reinforcement] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
19. ^ JONATHAN TORO SIGNS FOR TWO YEARS AT PETRO DE LUANDA, promosport.pt, 14 July 2023
20. ^ The players selected for the preliminary list of Honduras for the 2019 Gold Cup; (in Spanish), Diario Diez. Retrieved 9 June 2019
21. ^ The official list of the 23 selected of Honduras for the 2019 Gold Cup; (in Spanish), La Prensa (Honduras). Retrieved 9 June 2019
22. ^ "Jonathan Toro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

## External links

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* Jonathan Toro at BDFutbol
* Jonathan Toro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
* Jonathan Toro at Soccerway

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals