Born in Seville, Andalusia, José Ángel graduated from Real Betis" youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2010-2011 campaign, in Segunda División B. In July 2011 he joined another reserve team, Villarreal CF B and was immediately loaned to Civil Defense Mirandés in the same division.
José Ángel returned to the Yellow Submarine in June 2012, after winning promotion with the Castile and León outfit, and appeared regularly over the course of two seasons. On 14 July 2014 he moved to UD Almería, being assigned to the B-side also in the third level On 14 June 2015 he was definitely promoted to the main squad, now in Segunda División.
José Ángel played his first match as a professional on 5 December, replacing Corona in the 67th minute of a 4–3 away win against Real Betis, for the campaign"s Copa del Rey. On 23 August 2015 José Ángel made his debut in the second division, coming on as a substitute for Mohammed Fatau in a 3–2 home win against Civil Defense Leganéson
