Jorge Pombo

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Jorge Pombo
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Personal information
Full name Jorge Marcos Pombo Escobar
Date of birth (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Andorra
Number 22
Youth career
Zaragoza
Amistad
2012–2013 Zaragoza
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2017 Zaragoza B 91 (19)
2016–2020 Zaragoza 97 (11)
2020 → Cádiz (loan) 12 (0)
2020–2022 Cádiz 12 (1)
2021–2022 → Oviedo (loan) 23 (1)
2022–2024 Racing Santander 33 (4)
2024– Andorra 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Jorge Marcos Pombo Escobar (born 22 February 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Andorra.

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Club career

Born in Zaragoza, Pombo played youth football with local clubs Real Zaragoza and UD Amistad. [1] He made his senior debut with the former's reserves on 6 October 2013, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 Tercera División away win against CD Oliver.

On 17 May 2015, Pombo suffered a serious knee injury during a 2–8 Segunda División B heavy loss against Valencia CF Mestalla, [2] being sidelined for seven months. After recovering, he continued to appear with the B-team regularly. [3]

Pombo made his professional debut on 7 September 2016, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Real Valladolid, for the season's Copa del Rey. [4] Thirteen days later he made his Segunda División debut, coming on as a substitute for Álex Barrera in a 0–0 away draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona. [5]

Pombo scored his first professional goal on 26 March 2017, netting the second in a 3–0 away win against Elche CF. [6] On 5 April he renewed his contract until 2020, [7] and after becoming a regular starter under César Láinez, he was definitely promoted to the main squad on 6 June. [8]

On 2 January 2020, Pombo moved to fellow second division side Cádiz CF on loan for the remainder of the campaign. [9] On 22 July, after achieving promotion, the club exercised the obligatory buyout clause and signed him permanently until 2023. [10]

Pombo made his La Liga debut on 12 September 2020, starting in a 0–2 home loss against CA Osasuna. He scored his first goal in the category eight days later, netting his team's last in a 2–0 win at SD Huesca. [11]

On 31 August 2021, Pombo moved to Real Oviedo in the second division, on a one-year loan deal. [12] Upon returning, he terminated his contract with Cádiz on 1 September 2022, [13] and signed a two-year deal with Racing de Santander just hours later. [14]

On 1 February 2024, Pombo left Racing [15] and signed a short-term deal with fellow second division side FC Andorra. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 2020 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zaragoza 2014–15 Segunda División 0000—00
2015–16 16210—172
2016–17 32542—367
2017–18 394212 [lower-alpha 1] 0435
2018–19 10010—110
Total9711812010712
Cádiz (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División12000—120
Cádiz 2020–21 La Liga 7100—71
Total1910000191
Career total11612812012613
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

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References

  1. ↑ "Los 20 chuts de Jorge Pombo" [The 20 kicks of Jorge Pombo] (in Spanish). Vavel. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "El zaragocista Jorge Pombo, lesionado de gravedad" [Zaragocista Jorge Pombo, seriously injured] (in Spanish). Vavel. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jorge Pombo vuelve a tener ficha con el Deportivo Aragón" [Jorge Pombo returns to have a place with Deportivo Aragón] (in Spanish). Vavel. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "El Valladolid quiso más que el Zaragoza" [Valladolid wanted it more than Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Pombo, vigesimoprimer futbolista empleado por Milla" [Pombo, twentieth player used by Milla] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "La solución estaba en casa" [The solution was at home] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Jorge Pombo renueva por tres temporadas con el Real Zaragoza" [Jorge Pombo renews for three seasons with Real Zaragoza]. Real Zaragoza. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Cinco futbolistas que iniciaron la campaña en el Deportivo Aragón estarán en el primer equipo" [Five players who started the season with Deportivo Aragón will be in the first team] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Acuerdo para la cesión de Jorge Pombo al Cádiz" [Agreement for the loan of Jorge Pombo to Cádiz] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Alejo, Choco, Malbasic, Pombo y Álvaro continuarán de amarillo" [Alejo, Choco, Malbasic, Pombo and Álvaro will remain amarillos] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "El Cádiz enseña sus armas en El Alcoraz". Marca.com (in Spanish). 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  12. ↑ "Jorge Pombo jugará cedido en el Real Oviedo" [Jorge Pombo will play on loan at Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Rescisión de Jorge Pombo" [Rescision of Jorge Pombo] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "Jorge Pombo se incorpora a la plantilla del Racing 2022/23" [Jorge Pombo joins the squad of Racing 2022/23] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Acuerdo entre el Racing y Jorge Pombo para la rescisión de su contrato" [Agreement between Racing and Jorge Pombo for the rescision of his contract] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "Jorge Pombo, fins a final de temporada" [Jorge Pombo, until the end of the season] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  17. ↑ Jorge Pombo at BDFutbol
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