Jorge Páez (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Alberto Páez Santamaría | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estudiantes de Mérida | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Academia Emeritense | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Monroe Mustangs | 31 | (18) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2013 | Academia Emeritense | ||
| 2013–2014 | Zamora | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Zamora | 15 | (2) |
| 2020 | LALA | ||
| 2021 | Portuguesa | 26 | (5) |
| 2022 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 13 | (1) |
| 2023– | Estudiantes de Mérida | 29 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2024 | |||
Jorge Alberto Páez Santamaría (born 19 August 1995) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Estudiantes de Mérida.[1]
Club career[edit]
Páez started his career with local side Academia Emeritense, before moving to Venezuelan Primera División's Zamora in 2013. In 2015, Páez moved to the United States to play college soccer at Monroe College, where he went on to play two seasons, making 31 appearances, scoring 18 goals and tallying five assists.[2]
Páez returned to Zamora, before spells at LALA FC and Portuguesa.[3] On 12 January 2022, he was back in the United States, signing with USL League One club Chattanooga Red Wolves.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Venezuela - J. Páez - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Jorge Paez - Men's Soccer". Monroe College Athletics.
- ^ "Balonazos.com | Fútbol Venezolano al día". www.balonazos.com.
- ^ "Red Wolves Sign Venezuelan Midfielder Jorge Paez".
- ^ USLLeagueOne com Staff (14 January 2022). "Red Wolves Sign Venezuelan Midfielder Jorge Páez". USL League One.
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Venezuelan men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Portuguesa F.C. players
- Chattanooga Red Wolves SC players
- Venezuelan Primera División players
- Venezuelan Segunda División players
- USL League One players
- Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Sportspeople from Mérida, Mérida
- Monroe Mustangs men's soccer players
- Zamora FC players
- Estudiantes de Mérida players