Joel Jorquera

Joel Jorquera
Personal information
Full name Joel Jorquera Romero
Date of birth (2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Castelldefels, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Eldense
Number 19
Youth career
2012–2017 Gavà
2017–2019 Europa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Europa 24 (3)
2019 Europa B 1 (1)
2020–2023 Cádiz B 44 (4)
2020–2021Hospitalet (loan) 27 (1)
2023– Eldense 47 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024

Joel Jorquera Romero (born 19 August 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for CD Eldense.

Club career

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Jorquera was born in Castelldefels, Barcelona, Catalonia, and represented CF Gavà's youth team EF Gavà and CE Europa as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter's first team on 28 April 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 Tercera División home win over Cerdanyola del Vallès FC.[1]

Jorquera scored his first senior goal on 13 October 2019, netting Europa's fourth in a 4–0 home routing of Santfeliuenc FC.[2] On 8 August of the following year, he moved to Cádiz CF on a three-year contract, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B,[3] but was loaned to fellow third tier side CE L'Hospitalet on 3 October.[4]

Upon returning in July 2021, Jorquera was again assigned to Cádiz's B-team in Segunda División RFEF, featuring regularly. On 11 January 2023, he signed for Primera Federación side CD Eldense,[5] and finished the campaign with two goals in 15 appearances overall as the club returned to Segunda División after 59 years.

Jorquera made his professional debut on 28 August 2023, replacing David Timor late into a 2–1 home win over SD Eibar.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Joel Jorquera, el darrer debut de la casa" [Joel Jorquera, the latest home-grown debut] (in Catalan). CE Europa. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Un Europa en rauxa!" [An in-form Europa!] (in Catalan). CE Europa. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Joel Jorquera, velocidad zurda para el filial" [Joel Jorquera, left-footed speed for the reserves] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Joel Jorquera jugará cedido en L'Hospitalet" [Joel Jorquera will play on loan at L'Hospitalet] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ "El Eldense se refuerza con el extremo zurdo Joel Jorquera" [Eldense bolster with the left winger Joel Jorquera] (in Spanish). Alicante Plaza. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ "El Pepico Amat sorprende al Eibar en un estreno para recordar" [Pepico Amat surprises Eibar in a debut to remember] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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