Jorge Sáenz

Jorge Sáenz de Miera Colmeiro (born 17 November 1996), known simply as Jorge [ˈxoɾxe], is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RC Celta de Vigo on loan from Valencia CF as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sáenz de Miera[1] and the second or maternal family name is Colmeiro.
Jorge
Jorge in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jorge Sáenz de Miera Colmeiro
Date of birth (1996-11-17) 17 November 1996
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Celta
(on loan from Valencia)
Number 16
Youth career
Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Tenerife B 36 (3)
2015–2019 Tenerife 104 (5)
2019– Valencia 0 (0)
2019– → Celta (loan) 7 (0)
National team
2015 Spain U19 2 (0)
2017–2019 Spain U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:59, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Tenerife

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Jorge started playing in CD Tenerife's youth setup. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2012–13 season, in Tercera División.

On 4 January 2015, Jorge played his first match as a professional, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Sporting de Gijón for the Segunda División.[2] On 20 August, he was definitely promoted to the first team.[3]

On 31 January 2016, Jorge was sent off for two bookings in the first half of a 2–1 loss at Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[4] He scored his first league goal on 21 January 2018, but in a 3–1 home defeat to FC Barcelona B.[5]

Valencia

Jorge signed a five-year contract with La Liga club Valencia CF on 25 February 2019 for a transfer fee of €3 million, with the deal being made effective on 1 July.[6] On 15 July, he joined fellow league side RC Celta de Vigo on a two-year loan deal,[7] with an option to make the deal permanent for €7 million as part of the deal which saw Maxi Gómez move in the opposite direction.[8] He made his debut in the competition two months later, receiving a straight card in the tenth minute on an eventual 2–0 home loss against Granada CF.[9]

Personal life

Jorge's older brother, Germán, is also a footballer. He too was groomed at Tenerife.[10]

References
  1. "Sáenz de Miera" (in Spanish). Apellidos de España. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. "El Tenerife empata ante un Sporting que sigue sin perder" [Tenerife draw with a Sporting that are still to lose]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. "Alexander Mesa, Nano, y Jorge, componentes de la primera plantilla CD Tenerife 15/16" [Alexander Mesa, Nano, and Jorge, part of CD Tenerife's 15/16 first team] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. "Un Tenerife con diez mereció mucho más" [Ten-man Tenerife deserved much more]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 January 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  5. "El Barça B tumba al Tenerife con un 'hat-trick' de Carles Pérez" [Barça B down Tenerife with Carles Pérez hat-trick]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 21 January 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  6. Ferriol, Roberto (25 February 2019). "Oficial: El Valencia CF ficha a Jorge Sáenz" [Official: Valencia CF sign Jorge Sáenz] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. "Comunicado oficial | Jorge Sáenz" [Official statement | Jorge Sáenz] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  8. "Sáenz completa el puesto más crítico" [Sáenz completes the most critical position]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  9. "La Liga | Celta 0–2 Granada – El Granada confirma su buen momento en el campo del Celta" [La Liga | Celta 0–2 Granada – Granada confirm their good run at Celta] (in Spanish). RTVE. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  10. Daswani, Manoj (10 August 2014). "El orgullo del hermano mayor" [Older brother's pride]. La Opinión de Tenerife (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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