Jorge Pombo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Marcos Pombo Escobar | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cádiz | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zaragoza | |||
| Amistad | |||
| 2012–2013 | Zaragoza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Zaragoza B | 91 | (19) |
| 2016–2020 | Zaragoza | 97 | (11) |
| 2020 | → Cádiz (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020– | Cádiz | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2020 | |||
Jorge Marcos Pombo Escobar (born 22 February 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cádiz CF as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in Zaragoza, Pombo played youth football with local clubs Real Zaragoza and UD Amistad.[1] He made his senior debut with the former's reserves on 6 October 2013, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 Tercera División away win against CD Oliver.
On 17 May 2015, Pombo suffered a serious knee injury during a 2–8 Segunda División B heavy loss against Valencia CF Mestalla,[2] being sidelined for seven months. After recovering, he continued to appear with the B-team regularly.[3]
Pombo made his professional debut on 7 September 2016, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Real Valladolid, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4] Thirteen days later he made his Segunda División debut, coming on as a substitute for Álex Barrera in a 0–0 away draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[5]
Pombo scored his first professional goal on 26 March 2017, netting the second in a 3–0 away win against Elche CF.[6] On 5 April he renewed his contract until 2020,[7] and after becoming a regular starter under César Láinez, he was definitely promoted to the main squad on 6 June.[8]
On 2 January 2020, Pombo moved to fellow second division side Cádiz CF on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[9] On 22 July, after achieving promotion, the club exercised the obligatory buyout clause and signed him permanently until 2023.[10]
References
- ^ "Los 20 chuts de Jorge Pombo" [The 20 kicks of Jorge Pombo] (in Spanish). Vavel. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "El zaragocista Jorge Pombo, lesionado de gravedad" [Zaragocista Jorge Pombo, seriously injured] (in Spanish). Vavel. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Jorge Pombo vuelve a tener ficha con el Deportivo Aragón" [Jorge Pombo returns to have a place with Deportivo Aragón] (in Spanish). Vavel. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "El Valladolid quiso más que el Zaragoza" [Valladolid wanted it more than Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Pombo, vigesimoprimer futbolista empleado por Milla" [Pombo, twentieth player used by Milla] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "La solución estaba en casa" [The solution was at home] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Jorge Pombo renueva por tres temporadas con el Real Zaragoza" [Jorge Pombo renews for three seasons with Real Zaragoza]. Real Zaragoza. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Cinco futbolistas que iniciaron la campaña en el Deportivo Aragón estarán en el primer equipo" [Five players who started the season with Deportivo Aragón will be in the first team] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Acuerdo para la cesión de Jorge Pombo al Cádiz" [Agreement for the loan of Jorge Pombo to Cádiz] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Alejo, Choco, Malbasic, Pombo y Álvaro continuarán de amarillo" [Alejo, Choco, Malbasic, Pombo and Álvaro will remain amarillos] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
External links
- Jorge Pombo at BDFutbol
- Jorge Pombo at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Jorge Pombo at Soccerway