Emanuel Molina
Jorge Emanuel Molina (born 4 March 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Agropecuario Argentino.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Emanuel Molina | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Río Tercero, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Agropecuario | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Rio Tercero | ||
| 2005–2008 | Deportivo Merlo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Deportivo Armenio | ||
| 2008–2010 | Altay | 41 | (5) |
| 2010 | Deportivo Pasto | 15 | (3) |
| 2011 | Real Cartagena | 32 | (8) |
| 2012 | Vitória Guimarães | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 17 | (2) |
| 2013 | Santa Fe | 23 | (3) |
| 2014 | Deportivo Pasto | 32 | (4) |
| 2015–2018 | Atlético Tucumán | 36 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Villa Dálmine | 23 | (1) |
| 2019– | Agropecuario | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:20, 22 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Molina's career started in the youth ranks of Rio Tercero and Deportivo Merlo respectively.[2] His senior career began with Deportivo Armenio,[2] prior to a move to Turkish football to join TFF First League team Altay.[1] For Altay, he participated in 41 league matches and scored 5 goals; he also featured six times in the Turkish Cup.[3] He remained in Turkey between 2008 and 2010, he then joined Colombian Categoría Primera B side Deportivo Pasto in 2010.[2] A year later, Molina agreed to sign for Real Cartagena of Categoría Primera A.[1] He made his Real Cartagena debut on 5 February 2011 in a league win against Atlético Junior.[1]
He scored his first goal for them in his fourth appearance on 27 February versus Once Caldas.[1] 2012 saw Molina join Primeira Liga team Vitória Guimarães, but he left a few months later after just two appearances in all competitions.[1] He returned to Colombian football in late 2012 and subsequently had spells with Cúcuta Deportivo and Santa Fe.[1] Molina had a secondary spell with Deportivo Pasto in 2014,[1] before joining Primera B Nacional side Atlético Tucumán in Argentina. 32 appearances and 9 goals followed for Molina as he helped Atlético Tucumán win promotion into the 2016 Argentine Primera División in his first season.[1]
On 9 May 2017, it was confirmed Molina failed a drugs test after a match against Sarmiento in March. He tested positive for betamethasone, a substance that was banned in 2016. However, both the player and the club claimed Molina unknowingly consumed the substance in his recovery from a ligament rupture injury.[4][5] He served an eight-month ban after being allowed to play again in January 2018.[6] Six months later, Villa Dálmine of Primera B Nacional signed Molina.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 12 September 2018.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Tucumán | 2015 | Primera B Nacional | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | ||
| 2016 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 | |||
| Villa Dálmine | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 38 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9 | |||
- Includes the Copa Argentina.
- Includes the Copa Libertadores.
- One appearance in 2017 Copa Libertadores
References
- "Emanuel Molina profile". Soccerway. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- "Emanuel Molina espera lleno en el Jaime Morón en el duelo Cartagena-Mallorca". Antena2. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- "Jorge Emanuel Molina profile". Turkish Football Federation. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- "Atlético Tucumán confirmó el doping de Emanuel Molina". DirecTV. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- "El rearmado de Atlético está lejos de ser una tarea sencilla". La Gaceta. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- "El plantel "Decano" fue licenciado, pero los dirigentes no descansarán". Soccerway. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
External links
- Emanuel Molina at Soccerway