Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jorge Padilla Soler | ||
Date of birth | 23 April 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Puerto del Rosario, Spain | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Mérida (on loan from Tenerife) | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Gran Tarajal | |||
La Oliva | |||
Tenerife | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Tenerife | 26 | (2) |
2020 | Tenerife B | 2 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Levante B (loan) | 27 | (4) |
2022–2023 | → Racing Ferrol (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2023– | → Mérida (loan) | 19 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024 |
Jorge Padilla Soler (born 23 April 2001) is a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Mérida AD, on loan from CD Tenerife.
Born in Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas, Canary Islands,[1] Padilla joined CD Tenerife's youth setup from CD La Oliva.[2][3] On 22 November 2019, before even appearing with the reserves, he featured for the first team as an unused substitute in a 2–0 away defeat of Sporting de Gijón.[4]
Padilla made his professional debut on 30 November 2019, replacing Dani Gómez in a 1–3 home loss against UD Almería.[5] He scored his first senior goal on 17 December, netting the opener in a 3–0 away win against CD Mensajero, for the season's Copa del Rey.
Padilla scored his first professional goal on 4 January 2020, netting the opener in a 4–2 home defeat of Albacete Balompié. On 3 June, he extended his contract until 2025.[6]
On 26 August 2021, Padilla moved to Levante UD on a one-year loan deal, and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División RFEF.[7] On 31 August of the following year, he moved to Primera Federación side Racing de Ferrol also in a temporary deal.[8]
On 9 August 2023, after achieving promotion to the second division with Racing, Padilla joined Mérida AD in the third division, on loan for one year.[9]