Paco Puertas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puertasand the second or maternal family name is Trujillano.

Paco Puertas

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Puertas Trujillano
Date of birth	(1995-11-07) 7 November 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Paracuellos MX
Youth career
2011–2013	Unión Adarve
2013–2014	Rayo Majadahonda
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Torrejón	1	(0)
2015	Villaviciosa	10	(0)
2015–2016	Puerta Bonita	26	(3)
2016	San Fernando	1	(0)
2017–2018	Rayo Vallecano B	3	(0)
2017	→ Villaverde (loan)	5	(0)
2018–2019	Mérida	8	(0)
2019	→ Villaverde (loan)	8	(0)
2019	SS Reyes	0	(0)
2019–2020	Burgos Promesas	10	(2)
2020–2022	Fuenlabrada	0	(0)
2020–2021	→ Etar (loan)	3	(0)
2021–2022	→ Burgos B (loan)	9	(0)
2022–2023	Olympiakos Nicosia	0	(0)
2023	Izarra	2	(0)
2023–	Paracuellos MX	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023

Francisco "Paco" Puertas Trujillano (born 7 November 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who played as either a central defender or a left back for Paracuellos MX.

Club career

Puertas was born in Madrid, and represented AD Unión Adarve and CF Rayo Majadahonda as a youth. In 2014, after finishing his formation, he signed for Tercera División side AD Torrejón CF, but left the club in January of the following year after appearing rarely, and subsequently moved to AD Villaviciosa de Odón in the regional leagues. ^[1]

In July 2015, Puertas joined CD Puerta Bonita in the fourth tier, where he featured regularly. During the 2016–17 season, he agreed to a deal with Rayo Vallecano after a short spell with CD San Fernando de Henares; initially assigned to the reserves, he was subsequently loaned to Villaverde San Andrés. ^[1]

Back to Rayo and their B-team in July 2017, ^[2] Puertas spent the most of the campaign sidelined due to knee injuries. ^{[3] [4]} On 26 June 2018, he signed for Mérida AD, still in the fourth division, ^[5] but again featured rarely before returning to Villaverde the following 26 January, also on loan. ^[6]

On 14 July 2019, Puertas agreed to a contract with UD San Sebastián de los Reyes in Segunda División B, ^[7] but moved to CD Burgos Promesas 2000 in division four on 22 August, without making a single appearance for his previous club. ^[8] On 12 September 2020, he signed a two-year deal with CF Fuenlabrada in Segunda División, after spending the pre-season on trial at the club, and was immediately loaned to Bulgarian First Professional League side SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo. ^[9]

Officially presented at Etar on 24 September 2020, ^[10] Puertas made his professional debut on the following day, starting in a 1–5 away loss against CSKA 1948. ^[11] On 13 August of the following year, he returned to Burgos Promesas on loan, with the club now being a reserve team of Burgos CF. ^[12]

References

1. "Puertas: "Me encuentro con muchas ganas e ilusión. El Mérida aspira a todo"" [Puertas: "I find myself with much eagerness and hope. Mérida try to be the best"] (in Spanish). Pobla FM. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
2. "Mercado y fichajes del Rayo B 2017–2018" [Transfer market and signings of Rayo B 2017–2018] (in Spanish). Unión Rayo. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
3. "Paco Puertas: "Fue un palo duro, pero lo he superado sin ningún tipo de secuelas"" [Paco Puertas: "It was a hard time, but I overcame it without any kind of implications] (in Spanish). Pobla FM. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
4. "Debut de Paco Puertas y regreso de Alberto 'Chino'" [Debut of Paco Puertas and the return of Alberto 'Chino'] (in Spanish). Unión Rayo. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
5. "El Mérida ficha a Juanjo Chavalés, a Paco Puertas y al portero Alberto Ortiz" [Mérida sign Juanjo Chavalés, Paco Puertas and the goalkeeper Alberto Ortiz] (in Spanish). El Periódico Extremadura. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
6. "El central zurdo Paco Puertas llega al Villaverde San Andrés cedido por el Mérida AD" [Left centre back Paco Puertas arrives at Villaverde San Andrés on loan from Mérida AD] (in Spanish). FutMadrid. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
7. "El Mérida firma al lateral Emilio Cubo y el San Sebastián de los Reyes a Puertas" [Mérida sign the full back Emilio Cubo and San Sebastián de los Reyes, Puertas] (in Spanish). El Periódico Extremadura. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
8. "El central Paco Puertas cierra la zaga del BP Isabel I" [Stopper Paco Puertas completes the defence of BP Isabel I] (in Spanish). Revista Forofos. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
9. "Tahiru se queda en el Fuenla, Puertas saldrá cedido y Borona traspasado" [Tahiru stays at Fuenla, Puertas will leave on loan and Borona is transferred] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
10. "Етър привлече испанския защитник Пако Пуертас" ["Etar" attracted the Spanish defender Paco Puertas]. etarvt.bg (in Bulgarian). 24 September 2020.
11. "ФК ЦСКА 1948 надви Етър с 5:1 в мач от Първа лига" [FC CSKA 1948 defeated Etar 5: 1 in a match of the First League] (in Bulgarian). TopSport.bg. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
12. "Paco Puertas jugará cedido en el Burgos Promesas" [Paco Puertas will play on loan at Burgos Promesas] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

External links

• FutMadrid profile (in Spanish)
• Paco Puertas at BDFutbol
• Paco Puertas at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Paco Puertas at Soccerway