Jesús Santiago
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Santiago Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Cartagena, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Valencia | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportiva Minera | |||
| 2012–2017 | Cartagena | ||
| 2017–2018 | Torre Pacheco | ||
| 2018– | Valencia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Valencia B | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Valencia | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 April 2022 | |||
Jesús Santiago Pérez (born 25 May 2004), sometimes known as Yellu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Valencia CF.
Club career
Born in Estrecho de San Ginés, Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Santiago joined Valencia CF's at the age of 14, after representing EF Torre Pacheco, FC Cartagena and CD Minera.[1] On 5 February 2022, he first appeared with the reserves in a 2–2 Tercera División RFEF away draw against UD Benigànim, but was only an unused substitute.
On 1 April 2022, Santiago renewed his contract with the Che until 2026.[2] Eighteen days later, he made his first team – and La Liga – debut, replacing Yunus Musah in a 0–2 away loss against Villarreal CF.[3][4]
References
- ^ "El talento que viene: Jesús Santiago 'Yellu' (Valencia CF)" [The upcoming talent: Jesús Santiago 'Yellu' (Valencia CF)] (in Spanish). Esportbase Media. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "El Valencia blinda a Jesús Santiago 'Yellu' hasta 2026" [Valencia tie up Jesús Santiago 'Yellu' until 2026] (in Spanish). Esportbase Media. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "El Villarreal no juega al despiste" [Villarreal do not play with oversight] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Jesús Santiago 'Yellu', un nuevo talento debuta en el Valencia" [Jesús Santiago 'Yellu', a new talent debuts at Valencia] (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
External links
- Jesús Santiago at BDFutbol
- Jesús Santiago at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Jesús Santiago at Soccerway
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- CS1 Spanish-language sources (es)
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- BDFutbol template with ID not in Wikidata
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cartagena, Spain
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from the Region of Murcia
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
- Valencia CF players
- Spain youth international footballers