Israel Puerto

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puertoand the second or maternal family name is Pineda.

Israel Puerto

Personal information
Full name	Israel Puerto Pineda
Date of birth	(1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 32) [1]
Place of birth	El Viso del Alcor, Spain
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Stal Mielec
Number	44
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	12	(1)
2017–2018	Mirandés	24	(0)
2018–2019	Recreativo	36	(4)
2019–2021	Śląsk Wrocław	49	(3)
2019	Śląsk Wrocław II	1	(0)
2021–2023	Jagiellonia Białystok	45	(3)
2023–2024	Al-Jabalain	26	(5)
2024–2025	Gloria Buzău	15	(0)
2025–	Stal Mielec	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)
Medal record Representing   Spain Men's football UEFA European Under-17 Championship Runner-up 2010 Liechtenstein
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 April 2025

Israel Puerto Pineda (born 15 June 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Polish club Stal Mielec.

Club career

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+1⁄2-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] Al-Jabalain FC (Saudi First Division League), ^[15] FC Gloria Buzău (Romanian Liga I) ^[16] and Stal Mielec (Poland's I liga). ^[17]

International career

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. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of 11 April 2025 ^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sevilla B	2010–11	Segunda División B	6	0	—		—		6	0
	2011–12	Segunda División B	22	0	—		—		22	0
	2012–13	Segunda División B	33	3	—		—		33	3
	2013–14	Segunda División B	32	0	—		—		32	0
	Total		93	3	—		—		93	3
Sevilla	2012–13	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2013–14	La Liga	3	0	0	0	1 [b]	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	Segunda División	18	0	2	0	—		20	0
	Total		31	1	2	0	—		33	1
Racing Santander	2016–17	Segunda División B	12	1	1	0	2 [c]	0	15	1
Mirandés	2017–18	Segunda División B	24	0	1	0	2 [c]	0	27	0
Recreativo	2018–19	Segunda División B	36	4	0	0	3 [c]	0	39	4
Śląsk Wrocław	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	32	2	0	0	—		32	2
	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	17	1	0	0	—		17	1
	Total		49	3	0	0	—		49	3
Śląsk Wrocław II	2019–20	III liga	1	0	—		—		1	0
Jagiellonia	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	19	3	1	0	—		20	3
	2022–23	Ekstraklasa	26	0	2	0	—		28	0
	Total		45	3	3	0	—		48	3
Al-Jabalain	2023–24	Saudi First Division League	26	5	1	0	—		27	5
Gloria Buzău	2024–25	Liga I	15	0	—		—		15	0
Career total			362	23	10	0	8	0	380	23

1. Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup, King's Cup
2. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

Honours

Sevilla

• UEFA Europa League: 2013–14 ^[19]

Śląsk Wrocław II

• III liga, group III: 2019–20 ^[20]

Spain U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2010 ^[21]

References

1. "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. "Un fost fotbalist de la Sevilla tocmai a semnat în SuperLigă" [Former Sevilla footballer has just signed for the SuperLeague] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
17. "Israel Puerto nowym piłkarzem Stali Mielec" [Israel Puerto is the new player of Stal Mielec] (in Polish). Podkarpacie Live. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
18. "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.
19. Israel Puerto at Soccerway
20. "III liga 2019/2020, grupa: III" [III liga 2019/2020, group: III] (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
21. "Inglaterra se impone a España en la final del Europeo sub'17 de fútbol (1–2)" [England best Spain in under-17 football Euro final (1–2)]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 30 May 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

External links

• Israel Puerto at BDFutbol
• Israel Puerto at Futbolme (in Spanish)