José Manuel García Naranjo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel García Naranjo | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Rociana del Condado, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Recreativo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Recreativo B | 67 | (26) |
| 2013–2015 | Recreativo | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Villarreal B (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2014 | → Villarreal (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Gimnàstic | 36 | (16) |
| 2016–2017 | Celta | 0 | (0) |
| 2017– | Genk | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2017. | |||
José Manuel García Naranjo (born 28 July 1994), commonly known as Naranjo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Belgian club K.R.C. Genk as a forward.
Football career
Born in Rociana del Condado, Huelva, Andalusia, Naranjo graduated from local Recreativo de Huelva, and spent his first year as a senior with the B-team in Tercera División. On 2 June 2013 he first appeared for the main squad, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Sporting de Gijón for the Segunda División championship.[1]
On 17 July 2014 Naranjo was loaned to Segunda División B's Villarreal CF B, in a season-long deal.[2] He appeared in his first game with the first team on 4 December, starting in a 2–1 away win against Cádiz CF, for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[3]
On 7 July 2015 Naranjo signed a three-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, newly promoted to the second level.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 29 November, netting the game's only in an away success against CD Mirandés.[5]
Naranjo also scored seven goals in a period of three months (between January and March 2016), including match-winners against CD Tenerife and Elche CF. On 1 May, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against Mirandés.[6]
On 17 June 2016, Naranjo signed a five-year deal with La Liga club Celta de Vigo, for a rumoured fee of € 1 million.[7] He only appeared in three matches for the club, two in the UEFA Europa League, before departing.
On 10 January 2017, Naranjo moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a contract with Belgian Pro League side K.R.C. Genk.[8]
References
- ↑ Triste empate para cerrar una muy triste temporada (Sad draw to end an extremely sad season); Marca, 2 June 2013 (in Spanish)
- ↑ José Naranjo jugará cedido en el filial (José Naranjo will play on loan in the reserves); Villarreal's official website, 17 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Cádiz vende cara su piel (Cádiz sells their skin dearly); Marca, 4 December 2014 (in Spanish)
- ↑ José Naranjo firma por el Nàstic (José Naranjo signs for Nàstic); Gimnàstic's official website, 7 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Justo al final, Naranjo 'dispara' al recién ascendido Nástic (Right in the end, Naranjo 'launches' newly promoted Nástic); Marca, 29 November 2015 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Naranjo aprovecha la debilidad del Mirandés (Naranjo takes advantage of Mirandés' weakness); Marca, 1 May 2016 (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Young Spanish talent Jose Naranjo signs for Celta Vigo". Celta de Vigo. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ↑ "KRC Genk haalt spits Naranjo" [KRC Genk get striker Naranjo] (in Dutch). KRC Genk. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.