Antonio Pacheco (footballer, born 2002)

Antonio Pacheco Ruiz (born 3 January 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Albacete Balompié.

[2] In 2020, after finishing his formation, Pacheco was assigned to Villarreal's C-team also in the fourth division, but also featured for the reserves in Segunda División B during the season.

[3] Pacheco featured regularly for the B-side during the 2021–22 campaign, as his side achieved promotion to Segunda División.

He made his professional debut in the category on 29 August 2022, replacing Diego Collado in a 3–0 away loss against Granada CF.

On 8 July of the following year, he moved to fellow second division side Albacete Balompié on a four-year contract.