Jorge Pombo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Marcos Pombo Escobar | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kifisia | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zaragoza | |||
| Amistad | |||
| 2012–2013 | Zaragoza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
| 2024– | Kifisia | 5 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 | |||
Jorge Marcos Pombo Escobar (born 22 February 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League Greece 2 club Kifisia.
Club career
[edit]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]
On 23 September 2024, Pombo signed with Kifisia in the Greek second tier.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 14 December 2020[18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zaragoza | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 36 | 7 | |||
| 2017–18 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 97 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 12 | ||
| Cádiz (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Cádiz | 2020–21 | La Liga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 116 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 126 | 13 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
References
[edit]- ^ "Los 20 chuts de Jorge Pombo" [The 20 kicks of Jorge Pombo] (in Spanish). Vavel. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "El zaragocista Jorge Pombo, lesionado de gravedad" [Zaragocista Jorge Pombo, seriously injured] (in Spanish). Vavel. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "El Valladolid quiso más que el Zaragoza" [Valladolid wanted it more than Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Pombo, vigesimoprimer futbolista empleado por Milla" [Pombo, twentieth player used by Milla] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "La solución estaba en casa" [The solution was at home] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "El Cádiz enseña sus armas en El Alcoraz". Marca.com (in Spanish). 20 September 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rescisión de Jorge Pombo" [Rescision of Jorge Pombo] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ο Χόρχε Μάρκος Πόμπο Εσκομπάρ στην Κηφισιά" [Jorge Marcos Pombo Escobar in Kifissia] (in Greek). Kifisia. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ Jorge Pombo at BDFutbol
External links
[edit]- Jorge Pombo at BDFutbol
- Jorge Pombo at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Jorge Pombo at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Zaragoza
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Deportivo Aragón players
- Real Zaragoza players
- Cádiz CF players
- Real Oviedo players
- Racing de Santander players
- FC Andorra players
- A.E. Kifisia F.C. players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra
- Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen