Joselito (footballer, born 1985)

Joselito
Personal information
Full name	José Romero Jiménez
Date of birth	23 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Zalamea la Real, Spain
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Zalamea
	Recreativo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2005	Recreativo B
2005–2009	Recreativo
2006	→ Racing Ferrol (loan)
2006–2007	→ Jaén (loan)
2007	→ Cultural Leonesa (loan)
2008	→ Castelldefels (loan)
2009–2013	Guijuelo
2013	La Roda
2014	Arroyo
2015	Olímpica Valverdeña
2015–2016	Guijuelo
2016–2017	Olímpica Valverdeña
2017–2019	Zalamea
2019–2020	Riotinto Balompié
2020–2021	Zalamea
2022–2023	Riotinto Balompié
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Romero Jiménez (born 23 January 1985), commonly known as Joselito, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Zalamea la Real, Province of Huelva, Joselito all but spent his career in the Spanish lower leagues. In the 2008–09 season he appeared in four competitive matches with local club Recreativo de Huelva as a substitute, playing in La Liga in the 1–0 away win against Real Betis^[1] and the 0–1 home loss to RCD Espanyol.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Joselito was loaned to Segunda División side Racing de Ferrol on 2 January 2006.^[5] He scored on his debut thirteen days later, closing a 3–3 draw at Real Valladolid.^[6]

^ "Un ordenado Recre se impone con comodidad ante el Betis (0–1)" [Organised Recre have no problem beating Betis (0–1)]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 31 August 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
^ Talamante, Manuel (14 September 2008). "El Espanyol sale de líder del Nuevo Colombino (0–1)" [Espanyol emerge leader from the Nuevo Colombino (0–1)]. Diario Siglo XXI (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
^ Rodrigálvarez, Eduardo (30 October 2008). "El Athletic, a mitad de camino" [Athletic, halfway there]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
^ "El Athletic pasa a octavos desde el punto de penalti" [Athletic reach last 16 from the penalty spot]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 November 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
^ Alonso, Paulo (2 January 2006). "El delantero Joselito llega al Racing cedido por el Recreativo" [Forward Joselito arrives at Racing loaned by Recreativo]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ Tornadijo, José Ignacio (16 January 2006). "El Racing se llevó un punto por los fallos del Valladolid" [Racing took one point from Valladolid's mistakes]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2024.