Jesús Valentín

Jesús Valentín
Personal information
Full name Jesús Miguel Valentín Rodríguez
Date of birth (1991-10-15) 15 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Las Américas, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Ibarra ? (12)
2012–2014 Las Palmas B 62 (4)
2014–2016 Las Palmas 3 (0)
2015–2016 → Huesca (loan) 14 (1)
2016 Huesca 10 (0)
2017–2018 Zaragoza 20 (0)
2018–2019 Córdoba 19 (0)
2019 Recreativo 14 (0)
2019–2020 Rayo Majadahonda 22 (0)
2020–2021 Recreativo 18 (1)
2021–2023 Mensajero 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:16, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valentín and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Jesús Miguel Valentín Rodríguez (born 15 October 1991), is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Club career

Born in Las Américas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Valentín started playing as a senior with local UD Ibarra. In 2012, he moved to UD Las Palmas, being assigned to the reserves in the Tercera División.

On 13 July 2014 Jesús signed a three-year professional deal, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[1] He made his first-team debut on 11 September, starting in a 2–0 away win against RCD Mallorca, in the season's Copa del Rey.[2]

Valentín made his league debut on 1 March 2015, starting in a 1–1 home draw against CD Tenerife in the Segunda División.[3] On 25 August he was loaned to fellow league team SD Huesca, in a season-long deal.[4]

Valentín scored his first professional goal on 13 March 2016, netting the game's only in a home success against AD Alcorcón. On 7 July, he rescinded his contract with Las Palmas[5] and signed a permanent three-year deal with Huesca four days later.[6]

On 3 January 2017, Valentín was transferred to fellow league team Real Zaragoza.[7] On 31 January of the following year, he signed for Córdoba CF in the same division.[8]

On 31 January 2019, Valentín terminated his contract with the Blanquiverdes,[9] and moved to third division side Recreativo de Huelva just hours later.[10] On 4 July, he signed for CF Rayo Majadahonda, freshly relegated to division three.[11]

References

  1. ^ Los centrales Carlos Gutiérrez y Jesús Valentín renuevan con la UD Las Palmas (Stoppers Carlos Gutiérrez and Jesús Valentín renew with UD Las Palmas Archived 2014-07-19 at the Wayback Machine; UD Las Palmas, 13 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Las Palmas deja sin Copa a un Mallorca en crisis (Las Palmas leaves a in crisis' Mallorca without Copa); Marca, 11 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Derbi nulo pero provechoso (Null but helpful derby); Marca, 1 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Jesús Valentín, nuevo fichaje (Jesús Valentín, new signing) Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine; SD Huesca, 25 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Jesús Valentín se desvincula de la UD Las Palmas (Jesús Valentín leaves UD Las Palmas); UD Las Palmas, 7 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Jesús Valentín vuelve a la SD Huesca (Jesús Valentín returns to SD Huesca); SD Huesca, 11 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El defensa Jesús Valentín se incorpora al Real Zaragoza (Defender Jesús Valentín joins Real Zaragoza); Real Zaragoza, 3 January 2017 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "Jesús Valentín llega al Córdoba Club de Fútbol" [Jesús Vaneltín arrives at Córdoba Club de Fútbol] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 31 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Jesús Valentín se desvincula del Córdoba Club de Fútbol" [Jesús Valentín leaves Córdoba Club de Fútbol] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Jesús Valentín y Charaf, nuevos jugadores del Decano" [Jesús Valentín and Charaf, new players of the Dean] (in Spanish). Recreativo Huelva. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Jesús Valentín, nuevo jugador del CF Rayo Majadahonda" [Jesús Valentín, new player of CF Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). CF Rayo Majadahonda. 4 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.