Jesús Vallejo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Vallejo Lázaro | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | CD Oliver | ||
| 2008–2014 | Zaragoza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Zaragoza | 31 | (1) |
| 2015– | Real Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Spain U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Spain U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2015– | Spain U21 | 11 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2017 | |||
Jesús Vallejo Lázaro (Spanish pronunciation: [xe'suz βa'ʎexo 'laθaɾo]; born 5 January 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a central defender.
Club career
Zaragoza
Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Vallejo joined Real Zaragoza's youth setup in 2007, aged 10. On 26 July 2013, after impressing in the Juvenil squad, he signed a new deal with the club.[1]
On 23 August 2014, before even having appeared for the B-side, Vallejo made his professional debut, starting in a 0–0 draw at Recreativo de Huelva for the Segunda División championship.[2] On 26 December, he further extended his contract until 2019.[3]
Vallejo scored his first professional goal on 5 April, netting the last in a 1–1 away draw against CD Tenerife.[4] In the same match he was appointed team captain by manager Ranko Popović, and remained in that role afterwards.[5]
Real Madrid
On 31 July 2015, Vallejo signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid for a rumoured €6 million fee, being immediately loaned back to Zaragoza for one year.[6][7] The following summer he moved abroad, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with German club Eintracht Frankfurt.[8]
Vallejo's maiden appearance in the Bundesliga took place on 27 August 2016, as he came as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win over FC Schalke 04.[9] He scored his first goal also from the bench, contributing to a 2–2 draw to RB Leipzig also at the Commerzbank-Arena in the last match of the season.[10]
On 7 July 2017, Vallejo was unveiled as a Real Madrid player and member of the first team squad for the upcoming campaign. He was handed the number 3 shirt, previously worn by Pepe.[11]
International career
On 7 March 2013, Vallejo appeared with the Spain under-16 team in a friendly with Hungary.[12] He earned his first cap for the under-21s on 26 March 2015 at the age of 18, starting in the 2–0 win against Norway in Cartagena in another exhibition game.[13][14]
Selected for the 2017 Under-21 European Championship finals by manager Albert Celades,[15] Vallejo played four times for the eventual runners-up.[16][17]
Career statistics
- As of 3 August 2017[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Zaragoza | 2014–15 | 29 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Real Zaragoza (loan) | 2015–16 | 19 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 2016–17 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2 | |
1 Includes Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
Honours
- Spain
References
- ↑ "El juvenil Jesús Vallejo amplía su vinculación con el Real Zaragoza" [Juvenil Jesús Vallejo extends his link with Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Poca puntería en el Nuevo Colombino" [Poor aiming at the Nuevo Colombino]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "El Zaragoza renueva a Vallejo, central de futuro y... presente" [Zaragoza renew with Vallejo, stopper for the future and... the present]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 December 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "Tenerife y Zaragoza se reparten goles y méritos para ganar" [Tenerife and Zaragoza share goals and merits to win]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ↑ "Vallejo, con Derecho a soñar" [Vallejo, with the Law ("Derecho" in English) to dream]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "El Real Madrid ficha al jugador del Real Zaragoza Jesús Vallejo" [Real Madrid sign Zaragoza player Jesús Vallejo] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "Official statement: Jesus Vallejo". Real Madrid C.F. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt leiht Jesús Vallejo von Real Madrid aus" [Eintracht Frankfurt get Jesús Vallejo loan from Real Madrid] (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 Schalke 04: Meier makes the difference for the Eagles". Vavel. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Vallejo und Blum: Joker retten Frankfurts Generalprobe" [Vallejo and Blum: Jokers save Frankfurt's dress rehearsal] (in German). kicker. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Vallejo is presented at the Santiago Bernabéu". Real Madrid C.F. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ "El zaragocista Jesús Vallejo titular en el España – Hungría Sub-16" [Zaragoza's Jesús Vallejo starts in Spain – Hungary Under-16] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "España-Noruega: Partidazo de Deulofeu y gol Munir (2–0)" [Spain-Norway: Big game from Deulofeu and Munir goal (2–0)] (in Spanish). Eurosport. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Jesús Vallejo sube un nuevo peldaño en su carrera con su debut en la Sub-21" [Jesús Vallejo climbs another step with Under-21 debut] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Spain reveal U21 Championship squad". Football España. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Portugal 1–3 Spain: UEFA Under 21 Euro match report, Spain advance to semi-finals". Diario AS. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Germany U21 1–0 Spain U21". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Jesús Vallejo". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "Spain see off Russia for seventh Under-19 crown". UEFA.com. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
External links
- Zaragoza official profile (in Spanish)
- Jesús Vallejo at BDFutbol
- Jesús Vallejo – UEFA competition record