Jesús Santiago
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Santiago Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | El Estrecho de San Ginés, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Getafe | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportiva Minera | |||
| 2012–2017 | Cartagena | ||
| 2017–2018 | Torre Pacheco | ||
| 2018– | Valencia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Valencia B | 41 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Valencia | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Getafe | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024 ‡ 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 Getafe CF.
Club career
[edit]Valencia
[edit]Born in El 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]
Getafe
[edit]On 10 January 2024, Santiago signed a contract with Getafe CF in the top tier until June 2025.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 26 May 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valencia | 2021–22 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Valencia B | 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 27 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 1 | ||||
| Getafe | 2023–24 | La Liga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Career total | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Yellu Santiago" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Yellu Santiago] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Jesús Santiago at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Jesús Santiago at BDFutbol
- Jesús Santiago at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Jesús Santiago at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cartagena, Spain
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from the Region of Murcia
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda Federación players
- Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
- Valencia CF players
- Getafe CF footballers
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen