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Jorge Padilla (footballer, born 2001)

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Jorge Padilla
Padilla with Racing Ferrol in 2022
Personal information
Full name Jorge Padilla Soler
Date of birth (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Puerto del Rosario, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Tenerife
Youth career
Gran Tarajal
La Oliva
Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Tenerife 26 (2)
2020 Tenerife B 2 (0)
2021–2022Levante B (loan) 27 (4)
2022–2023Racing Ferrol (loan) 18 (1)
2023–2024Mérida (loan) 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Jorge Padilla Soler (born 23 April 2001) is a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for CD Tenerife.

Club career

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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

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  1. ^ "Jorge" (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "De Las Playitas al Heliodoro" [From Las Playitas to the Heliodoro] (in Spanish). El Día. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ "El VAR hunde a José Alberto" [VAR sinks José Alberto] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Jorge Padilla, blanquiazul hasta 2025" [Jorge Padilla, blanquiazul until 2025] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
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