Jorge Padilla (footballer, born 2001)
 Padilla with Racing Ferrol in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Padilla Soler | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto del Rosario, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Mérida (on loan from Tenerife) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gran Tarajal | |||
| La Oliva | |||
| Tenerife | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Tenerife | 26 | (2) |
| 2020 | Tenerife B | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Levante B (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | → Racing Ferrol (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2023– | → Mérida (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024 | |||
Jorge Padilla Soler (born 23 April 2001) is a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Mérida AD, on loan from CD Tenerife.
Club career[edit]
Born in Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas, Canary Islands,[1] Padilla joined CD Tenerife's youth setup from CD La Oliva.[2][3] On 22 November 2019, before even appearing with the reserves, he featured for the first team as an unused substitute in a 2–0 away defeat of Sporting de Gijón.[4]
Padilla made his professional debut on 30 November 2019, replacing Dani Gómez in a 1–3 home loss against UD Almería.[5] He scored his first senior goal on 17 December, netting the opener in a 3–0 away win against CD Mensajero, for the season's Copa del Rey.
Padilla scored his first professional goal on 4 January 2020, netting the opener in a 4–2 home defeat of Albacete Balompié. On 3 June, he extended his contract until 2025.[6]
On 26 August 2021, Padilla moved to Levante UD on a one-year loan deal, and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División RFEF.[7] On 31 August of the following year, he moved to Primera Federación side Racing de Ferrol also in a temporary deal.[8]
On 9 August 2023, after achieving promotion to the second division with Racing, Padilla joined Mérida AD in the third division, on loan for one year.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jorge" (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "El sello del técnico en dos nombres: Elliot y Jorge" [The manager's mark on two names: Elliot and Jorge] (in Spanish). El Día. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "De Las Playitas al Heliodoro" [From Las Playitas to the Heliodoro] (in Spanish). El Día. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "El VAR hunde a José Alberto" [VAR sinks José Alberto] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Lazo confirma en Tenerife la buena racha de Guti" [Lazo confirms Guti's good form in Tenerife] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Jorge Padilla, blanquiazul hasta 2025" [Jorge Padilla, blanquiazul until 2025] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "El Atlético Levante UD y el CD Tenerife llegan a un acuerdo para la cesión de Jorge Padilla" [Atlético Levante UD and CD Tenerife reach an agreement for the loan of Jorge Padilla] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Jorge Padilla, cedido al Racing Club de Ferrol" [Jorge Padilla, loaned to Racing Club de Ferrol] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Jorge Padilla, juventud y talento para el ataque romano" [Jorge Padilla, youth and talent for the Roman attack] (in Spanish). Mérida AD. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
External links[edit]
- Jorge Padilla at BDFutbol
- Jorge Padilla at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Fuerteventura
- Footballers from the Province of Las Palmas
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda Federación players
- Tercera División players
- CD Tenerife players
- CD Tenerife B players
- Atlético Levante UD players
- Racing de Ferrol footballers
- Mérida AD players