Jorge Segura (footballer)

Jorge Segura
Personal information
Full name Jorge Andrés Segura Portocarrero[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Zarzal, Colombia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Center back
Team information
Current team
 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Number 91
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Envigado 31 (2)
2017–2023 Watford 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Valladolid B (loan) 16 (2)
2018 → Independiente Medellín (loan) 26 (0)
2019 → Atlas (loan) 18 (1)
2020–2021 → Atlético Nacional (loan) 8 (0)
2021–2022 → America de Cali (loan) 26 (0)
2022 → Independiente Medellín (loan) 7 (2)
2023– Lokomotiv Plovdiv 39 (3)
International career
2017 Colombia U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2024

Jorge Andrés Segura Portocarrero (born 18 January 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a center back for Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[3]

Club career

In March 2017, it was confirmed that Segura would be joining Watford from that summer.[4] In September 2020, after loan spells to Spain and Mexico, Segura returned to Colombia on loan, joining Atlético Nacional on loan until June 2021.[5] In 2023, his contract with Watford was terminated.[6]

In March 2023, Segura signed for Bulgarian First League club Lokomotiv Plovdiv on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. ^ "JORGE SEGURA" (in Spanish). Atlético Nacional. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ^ Jorge Segura at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Jorge Segura to join Watford in summer after home club confirm move". Watford Observer. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. ^ "¡Oficial! Atlético Nacional confirmó su nuevo refuerzo para la Liga". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 2 September 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Striker leaves club, defender not in new squad list". 8 February 2023.
  7. ^ "ЛОКОМОТИВ ПОДПИСА ДОГОВОР С ХОРГЕ СЕГУРА" [LOKOMOTIV SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH JORGE SEGURA]. lokomotivpd.com (in Bulgarian). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.