Israel Puerto

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Israel Puerto
Personal information
Full name Israel Puerto Pineda
Date of birth (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth El Viso del Alcor, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Al-Jabalain
Number 3
Youth career
2005–2010 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Sevilla B 93 (3)
2013–2014 Sevilla 5 (0)
2014–2015 Villarreal B 25 (3)
2014 Villarreal 0 (0)
2015–2016 Lugo 31 (1)
2016–2017 Racing Santander 14 (1)
2017–2018 Mirandés 26 (0)
2018–2019 Recreativo 39 (4)
2019–2021 Śląsk Wrocław 49 (3)
2019 Śląsk Wrocław II 1 (0)
2021–2023 Jagiellonia Białystok 45 (3)
2023– Al-Jabalain 0 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Spain U17 6 (0)
2011 Spain U18 2 (0)
2012 Spain U19 3 (0)
2012–2013 Spain U20 11 (1)
2014 Spain U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:14, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Israel Puerto Pineda (born 15 June 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Saudi First Division League club Al-Jabalain.

Club career[edit]

Born in El Viso del Alcor, Province of Seville, Andalusia, Puerto joined Sevilla FC's youth system at the age of 12. Four years later, he almost quit football due to a cardiovascular disease from which he eventually recovered fully.[2]

Puerto spent his first seasons as a senior with the reserve team, competing in the Segunda División B. On 10 March 2013, he scored a brace against Arroyo CP in a 3–0 home win,[3] and, on 28 April, he made his official debut with the main squad, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for José Antonio Reyes in the 1–1 La Liga draw at Real Valladolid.[4]

On 2 July 2014, Puerto moved to another reserve side, Villarreal CF B also of the third division.[5] He made his debut with the first team on 4 December, starting a 2–1 away victory over Cádiz CF in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[6]

On 4 March 2015, Puerto was transferred to Segunda División club CD Lugo, signing a 1+12-year deal as a replacement for injured Jon García.[7][8] In his debut, three days later, he scored his first professional goal, netting his team's first in the 3–2 home win over FC Barcelona B.[9]

Puerto then returned to the Spanish third tier, representing in quick succession Racing de Santander,[10] CD Mirandés[11] and Recreativo de Huelva. The 26-year-old moved abroad for the first time in June 2019, signing with Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Ekstraklasa.[12] He scored his first top-flight goal on 28 June 2020, equalising an eventual 2–2 home draw with Lech Poznań.[13]

Puerto continued competing abroad the following seasons, with Jagiellonia Białystok (Polish top division)[14] and Al-Jabalain FC (Saudi First Division League).[15]

International career[edit]

Puerto won his only cap for the Spain under-21 team on 9 September 2014, playing 54 minutes in the 1–1 home draw against Austria for the 2015 UEFA European Championship qualifiers held in Puertollano.[16]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 15 November 2015[17]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sevilla B 2010–11 Segunda División B 6 0 6 0
2011–12 22 0 22 0
2012–13 33 3 33 3
2013–14 32 0 32 0
Total 93 0 93 0
Sevilla 2012–13 La Liga 2 0 0 0 2 0
2013–14 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 4 0
Total 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
Villarreal B 2014–15 Segunda División B 25 3 25 3
Villarreal 2014–15 La Liga 0 0 2 0 2 0
Lugo 2014–15 Segunda División 13 1 0 0 13 1
2015–16 8 0 2 0 10 0
Total 21 1 2 0 23 1
Career total 146 7 2 0 1 0 149 7
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours[edit]

Sevilla

Śląsk Wrocław II

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2013. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ Florido, Eduardo (9 July 2011). "Israel Puerto, el rescate de una perla que pudo dejar el fútbol" [Israel Puerto, rescue of a gem that could have quit football]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  3. ^ "El Sevilla Atlético golea al Arroyo (3–0) y continúa su escalada" [Sevilla Atlético rout Arroyo (3–0) and climb further up]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Sevilla held by Valladolid". ESPN FC. 28 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Cuatro refuerzos para el Villarreal B" [Four additions to Villarreal B] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  6. ^ Aldunate, Ramiro (4 December 2014). "El Cádiz vende cara su piel" [Cádiz sell skin dearly]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Fichaje de Israel Puerto" [Signing of Israel Puerto] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Israel Puerto, traspasado al Lugo" [Israel Puerto, transferred to Lugo] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  9. ^ "El Lugo gana un partido loco" [Lugo win crazy match]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  10. ^ González, Roberto (21 November 2016). "El Racing ficha al defensa central Israel Puerto" [Racing sign central defender Israel Puerto] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Israel Puerto firma con el C.D. Mirandés para la temporada 2017/18" [Israel Puerto signs with C.D. Mirandés for the 2017/18 season] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Israel Puerto ficha por el Slask Wroclaw polaco" [Israel Puerto signs for Poland's Slask Wroclaw]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  13. ^ Guder, Jakub (28 June 2020). "Śląsk Wrocław – Lech 2:2. Porządne balety na wodzie WYNIK (28.06.2020, relacja, skrót, bramki, gole, video, Ekstraklasa)" [Slask Wroclaw – Lech 2:2. Nice ballet in water RESULT (28 June 2020, coverage, highlights, goals, shots, video, Ekstraklasa)]. Gazeta Wrocławska (in Polish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  14. ^ Bońkowski, Robert (22 June 2021). "PKO Ekstraklasa. Jagiellonia Białystok pozyskała trzech nowych piłkarzy" [PKO Ekstraklasa. Jagiellonia Bialystok signed three new players] (in Polish). TVP Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  15. ^ "رسمياً صخرة الدفاع الاسباني اسرال بوريتو جبلاوياً" (in Arabic). Twitter. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Fútbol sub-21 | España 1 – Austria 1 – Austria impide en el descuento el pleno de triunfos de España" [Under-21 football | Spain 1 – Austria 1 – Austria prevent all wins for Spain in injury time] (in Spanish). RTVE. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Israel Puerto". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  18. ^ "III liga 2019/2020, grupa: III" [III liga 2019/2020, group: III] (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

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