José Naranjo (footballer, born 1994)

José Naranjo

Personal information
Full name	José Manuel García Naranjo
Date of birth	(1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Rociana del Condado, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Recreativo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Recreativo B	67	(26)
2013–2015	Recreativo	6	(0)
2014–2015	→ Villarreal B (loan)	25	(4)
2014	→ Villarreal (loan)	0	(0)
2015–2016	Gimnàstic	34	(15)
2016–2017	Celta	0	(0)
2017–2018	Genk	21	(7)
2017–2018	→ Leganés (loan)	16	(1)
2018–2021	Tenerife	46	(6)
2020–2021	→ AEK Larnaca (loan)	35	(7)
2021–2023	Ponferradina	69	(11)
2023–2024	Jagiellonia Białystok	29	(6)
2023–2024	Jagiellonia Białystok II	2	(0)
2024–2025	Ibiza	17	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2025

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garcíaand the second or maternal family name is Naranjo.

José Manuel García Naranjo (born 28 July 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

Born in Rociana del Condado, Huelva, Andalusia, Naranjo graduated from local Recreativo de Huelva, and spent his first year as a senior with the B-team in Tercera División. On 2 June 2013 he first appeared for the main squad, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Sporting de Gijón in the Segunda División. ^[1]

In July 2014, Naranjo was loaned to Segunda División B's Villarreal CF B, in a season-long deal. ^[2] He appeared in his first game with the first team on 4 December, starting in a 2–1 away win against Cádiz CF, for the campaign's Copa del Rey. ^[3]

In 2015 Naranjo signed a three-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, newly promoted to the second level. ^[4] He scored his first professional goal on 29 November, netting the game's only in an away success against CD Mirandés. ^[5]

Naranjo also scored seven goals in a period of three months (between January and March 2016), including match-winners against CD Tenerife and Elche CF. On 1 May, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against Mirandés. ^[6]

In June 2016, Naranjo signed a five-year deal with La Liga club Celta de Vigo, for a rumoured fee of €1 million. ^[7] He only appeared in three matches for the club, two in the UEFA Europa League, before departing.

In January 2017, Naranjo moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a contract with Belgian Pro League side K.R.C. Genk. ^[8] On 1 September, he returned to Spain and its first division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with CD Leganés. ^[9]

On 27 July 2018, Naranjo signed a four-year deal with Tenerife in the second division. ^[10] On 30 January 2020, he was loaned to Cypriot First Division side AEK Larnaca FC until the end of the season, ^[11] with the deal being extended for a further year on 25 August. ^[12]

Naranjo cut ties with Tenerife on 24 June 2021, ^[13] and moved to fellow second division side SD Ponferradina on 12 July. ^[14]

After appearing in 36 games and scoring three goals in the Segunda División in the 2022–23 season, he signed a two-year deal with Ekstraklasa side Jagiellonia Białystok on 28 June 2023. ^[15] He recorded six league goals during Jagiellonia's title-winning campaign, before mutually agreeing to leave the club on 19 June 2024. ^[16]

On 12 August 2024, Naranjo moved to Primera Federación club Ibiza. ^[17] On 17 January 2025, he terminated his deal by mutual consent. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of match played on 22 December 2024 ^[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
Recreativo	2012–13	Segunda División	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2013–14	Segunda División	4	0	3	0	—		7	0
	Total		6	0	3	0	0	0	9	0
Villarreal (loan)	2014–15	La Liga	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
Villarreal B (loan)	2014–15	Segunda División B	25	4	—		—		25	4
Gimnàstic	2015–16	Segunda División	34	15	2	0	2 [b]	1	38	16
Celta Vigo	2016–17	La Liga	0	0	1	0	2 [c]	0	3	0
Genk	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	20	6	1	0	—		21	6
	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	1	1	0	0	—		1	1
	Total		21	7	1	0	0	0	22	7
Leganés (loan)	2017–18	La Liga	16	1	6	0	—		22	1
Tenerife	2018–19	Segunda División	36	6	1	0	—		37	6
	2019–20	Segunda División	10	0	2	2	—		12	2
	Total		46	6	3	2	0	0	49	8
AEK Larnaca (loan)	2019–20	Cypriot First Division	5	1	0	0	—		5	1
	2020–21	Cypriot First Division	30	6	2	3	—		32	9
	Total		35	7	2	3	0	0	37	10
Ponferradina	2021–22	Segunda División	34	8	2	0	—		36	8
	2022–23	Segunda División	35	3	1	1	—		36	4
	Total		69	11	3	1	0	0	72	12
Jagiellonia Białystok	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	29	6	4	2	—		33	8
Jagiellonia Białystok II	2023–24	III liga, group I	2	0	—		—		2	0
Ibiza	2024–25	Primera Federación	17	2	1	0	—		18	2
Career totals			300	59	28	8	4	1	332	68

1. Includes Copa del Rey, Belgian Cup, Cypriot Cup, Polish Cup
2. Appearances in the 2016 Segunda División play-offs
3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Jagiellonia Białystok

• Ekstraklasa: 2023–24 ^[20]

References

1. Triste empate para cerrar una muy triste temporada (Sad draw to end an extremely sad season); Marca, 2 June 2013 (in Spanish)
2. José Naranjo jugará cedido en el filial (José Naranjo will play on loan in the reserves); Villarreal's official website, 17 July 2014 (in Spanish)
3. El Cádiz vende cara su piel (Cádiz sells their skin dearly); Marca, 4 December 2014 (in Spanish)
4. José Naranjo firma por el Nàstic (José Naranjo signs for Nàstic); Gimnàstic's official website, 7 July 2015 (in Spanish)
5. Justo al final, Naranjo 'dispara' al recién ascendido Nástic (Right in the end, Naranjo 'launches' newly promoted Nástic); Marca, 29 November 2015 (in Spanish)
6. Naranjo aprovecha la debilidad del Mirandés (Naranjo takes advantage of Mirandés' weakness); Marca, 1 May 2016 (in Spanish)
7. "Young Spanish talent Jose Naranjo signs for Celta Vigo". Celta de Vigo. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
8. "KRC Genk haalt spits Naranjo" [KRC Genk get striker Naranjo] (in Dutch). KRC Genk. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
9. "José Naranjo refuerza el ataque pepinero para la presente temporada" [José Naranjo bolsters the pepinero attack for the present season] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
10. "José Naranjo, nuevo refuerzo del CD Tenerife" [José Naranjo, new addition of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
11. "José Naranjo, cedido al AEK Larnaca" [José Naranjo, loaned to AEK Larnaca] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
12. "José Naranjo jugará cedido de nuevo en el AEK Larnaca" [José Naranjo will play on loan again at AEK Larnaca] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
13. "El CD Tenerife acuerda con José Naranjo la rescisión de su contrato" [Tenerife agree with José Naranjo the rescision of his contract] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
14. "José Naranjo se une al ataque de la SD Ponferradina" [José Naranjo joins the attack of SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
15. "José Naranjo w Jagiellonii". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
16. "José Naranjo odchodzi z Jagiellonii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
17. "COMUNICADO OFICIAL: José Naranjo" [OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Jose Naranjo] (in Spanish). Ibiza. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
18. "COMUNICADO OFICIAL: José Naranjo" [OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Jose Naranjo] (in Spanish). Ibiza. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
19. José Naranjo at Soccerway
20. Kowalski, Jakub (25 May 2024). "Historyczny triumf! Jagiellonia Białystok mistrzem Polski". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.

External links

• José Naranjo at BDFutbol
• José Naranjo at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• José Naranjo at Soccerway