Jorge Salinas (Spanish footballer)

Jorge Salinas
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Salinas Viadero
Date of birth	3 April 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth	Santander, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team	Racing B
Number	30
Youth career
	Marina Sport
	Monte
	Bansander
2019–2024	Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years	Team
2024–	Racing B
2024–	Racing Santander
International career‡
2024–	Spain U18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Jorge Salinas Viadero (born 3 April 2007) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a centre-back or a left-back for Rayo Cantabria.

Club career

Salinas was born in Santander, Cantabria, and joined Racing de Santander's youth setup from Club Bansander.^[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 31 August 2024, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 2–0 Segunda Federación home win over UD Llanera.^[2]

Salinas scored his first senior goal on 22 September 2024, netting the B's equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Gimnástica de Torrelavega. He made his first team debut on 4 December, starting in a 1–0 home win over Sporting de Gijón, for the season's Copa del Rey.^[3]

In May 2024, Salinas was included in Hernán Pérez's prelist in the Spain national under-17 team for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,^[4] but was cut from the final squad. In August, he was called up to the under-18s.^[5]

^ "Otro racinguista internacional: Jorge Salinas, a la Sub-17" [Another international racinguista: Jorge Salinas, to the under-17s] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ "El Rayo vence con solvencia al Llanera" [Rayo defeat Llanera with contundency] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ "La puerta no resiste los golpes de Jorge Salinas" [The door does not resist Jorge Salinas' knocks] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ "Jorge Salinas, convocado por la Selección Española para disputar el Europeo Sub-17" [Jorge Salinas, called up by the Spain national team to play the European Under-17 Championship] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ "Salinas, el internacional Sub-18 atado por el Racing hasta 2027" [Salinas, the under-18 international tied up by Racing until 2027] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.