Jorge Pombo

Jorge Pombo
Personal information
Full name Jorge Marcos Pombo Escobar
Date of birth (1994-08-29) 29 August 1994
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Zaragoza B
Youth career
Zaragoza
Amistad
2012–2013 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Zaragoza B 70 (12)
2016– Zaragoza 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pombo and the second or maternal family name is Escobar.

Jorge Marcos Pombo Escobar (born 29 August 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza B as a central midfielder.

Club career

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Los 20 chuts de Jorge Pombo" [The 20 kicks of Jorge Pombo] (in Spanish). Vavel. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "El zaragocista Jorge Pombo, lesionado de gravedad" [Zaragocista Jorge Pombo, seriously injured] (in Spanish). Vavel. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "El Valladolid quiso más que el Zaragoza" [Valladolid wanted it more than Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Pombo, vigesimoprimer futbolista empleado por Milla" [Pombo, twentieth player used by Milla] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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