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Jorge Molina
Molina celebrating a goal with Elche
Personal information
Full name Jorge Molina Vidal
Date of birth (1982-04-22) 22 April 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Alcoy, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 Getafe
Number 19
Youth career
Alcoyano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Alcoyano 28 (12)
2002–2004 Benidorm 18 (7)
2004–2005 Gandía 22 (5)
2005–2007 Benidorm 72 (34)
2007–2009 Poli Ejido 68 (24)
2009–2010 Elche 38 (26)
2010–2016 Betis 180 (66)
2016– Getafe 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2016

Template:Spanish name Jorge Molina Vidal (born 22 April 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Getafe CF as a centre forward.

A late bloomer, he only began to play professional football at 25, with Poli Ejido. He represented mainly Betis during his career, achieving two promotions to La Liga and scoring 77 goals in 213 games across all competitions in the process.[1]

Football career

Early years

Molina was born in Alcoy, Province of Alicante. Until the age of 23, he only played in the fourth division, representing CD Alcoyano, Benidorm CF and CF Gandía. In 2005 he re-joined the second, now one level above in the third.

Molina made his professional debuts in 2007–08, playing in division two with Polideportivo Ejido. It would be a short-lived experience, as his five goals – team-best, tied with three other players – in 30 matches were not enough to prevent relegation, as last. On 29 October 2008, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 home win against Villarreal CF for the season's Copa del Rey (6–1 on aggregate).[2]

In the 2009 summer Molina, alongside teammate Juli, signed with another club in the second division, Elche CF. His debut season was nothing short of spectacular, as he led the scoring charts at 26; on 19 June 2010, even though none of the clubs played for anything in the last round, he netted all of the Valencian's goals in a 4–1 home win against champions Real Sociedad.[3]

Betis

On 29 June 2010, Molina moved to Andalusia's Real Betis (also in the second level) for €1.6 million, with the player signing a four-year contract.[4] If his new club promoted at the end of the season, a €500.000 bonus would have to be paid to Elche.[5]

In his first year with Betis, Molina again scored in double digits, in spite of losing nearly three months of action with a knee injury.[6] On 19 January 2011, for the season's domestic cup, he netted twice against FC Barcelona in a 3–1 home win (3–6 aggregate loss in the quarterfinals), thus ending the Catalans' unbeaten streak at 28 games.[7]

The attacking trio of Molina, Rubén Castro and midfielder Achille Emaná combined for more than 50 league goals in 2010–11, as Betis returned to La Liga after two years of absence.[8] He made his debut in the competition at the age of 29 years, four months and five days, playing 30 minutes in a 1–0 away win against Granada CF;[9] his first goal arrived on 15 October 2011, but in a 1–4 loss at Real Madrid.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Jorge Molina: "Para mi hija, ver el escudo del Betis es ver a papá directamente"" (in Spanish). Marca. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "El Poli Ejido da el sorpresón al hacer una 'manita' al Villarreal" (in Spanish). Marca. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Jorge Molina marca los cuatro goles y acaba 'pichichi' de la división de plata" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Mercado: Es oficial, el Betis cierra los fichajes de Momo y Jorge Molina" (in Spanish). Goal.com. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "El Betis hace oficial el fichaje de Jorge Molina" (in Spanish). esFutbol. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Pepe Mel estará sin Jorge Molina tres meses" (in Spanish). Fútbol de Segunda. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Betis ends Barcelona's unbeaten streak". ESPN. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Molina y Rubén prometen goles también en Primera" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Rubén Castro hace justicia" (in Spanish). El País. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Higuain bags hat-trick". ESPN Soccernet. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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