Israel Puerto
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Israel Puerto Pineda | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1993[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | El Viso del Alcor, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Stal Mielec | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | Sevilla | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Sevilla B | 93 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Sevilla | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Villarreal B | 25 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Villarreal | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Lugo | 31 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Racing Santander | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Mirandés | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Recreativo | 36 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Śląsk Wrocław | 49 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Śląsk Wrocław II | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 45 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Jabalain | 26 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Gloria Buzău | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Stal Mielec | 25 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Spain U17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Spain U20 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:14, 26 May 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Israel Puerto Pineda (born 15 June 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Polish club Stal Mielec.
Club career
[edit]Born in El Viso del Alcor, Province of Seville, Andalusia, Puerto joined Sevilla FC's youth system at the age of 12. Four years later, he almost quit football due to a cardiovascular disease from which he eventually recovered fully.[2]
Puerto spent his first seasons as a senior with the reserve team, competing in the Segunda División B. On 10 March 2013, he scored a brace against Arroyo CP in a 3–0 home win,[3] and, on 28 April, he made his official debut with the main squad, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for José Antonio Reyes in the 1–1 La Liga draw at Real Valladolid.[4]
On 2 July 2014, Puerto moved to another reserve side, Villarreal CF B also of the third division.[5] He made his debut with the first team on 4 December, starting a 2–1 away victory over Cádiz CF in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[6]
On 4 March 2015, Puerto was transferred to Segunda División club CD Lugo, signing a 1+1⁄2-year deal as a replacement for injured Jon García.[7][8] In his debut, three days later, he scored his first professional goal, netting his team's first in the 3–2 home win over FC Barcelona B.[9]
Puerto then returned to the Spanish third tier, representing in quick succession Racing de Santander,[10] CD Mirandés[11] and Recreativo de Huelva. The 26-year-old moved abroad for the first time in June 2019, signing with Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Ekstraklasa.[12] He scored his first top-flight goal on 28 June 2020, equalising an eventual 2–2 home draw with Lech Poznań.[13]
Puerto continued competing abroad the following seasons, with Jagiellonia Białystok (Polish top division),[14] Al-Jabalain FC (Saudi First Division League),[15] FC Gloria Buzău (Romanian Liga I)[16] and Stal Mielec (Poland's I liga).[17]
International career
[edit]Puerto won his only cap for the Spain under-21 team on 9 September 2014, playing 54 minutes in the 1–1 home draw against Austria for the 2015 UEFA European Championship qualifiers held in Puertollano.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 24 May 2026[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sevilla B | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 33 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 32 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 93 | 3 | — | — | 93 | 3 | ||||
| Sevilla | 2012–13 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Villarreal B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 25 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| Villarreal | 2014–15 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Lugo | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | Segunda División | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Racing Santander | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Mirandés | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Recreativo | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
| Śląsk Wrocław II | 2019–20 | III liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jagiellonia | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 48 | 3 | |||
| Al-Jabalain | 2023–24 | Saudi First Division League | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |
| Gloria Buzău | 2024–25 | Liga I | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Stal Mielec | 2025–26 | I liga | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |
| Career total | 387 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 406 | 26 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup, King's Cup
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
Honours
[edit]Sevilla
Śląsk Wrocław II
Spain U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2010[21]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2013. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ Florido, Eduardo (9 July 2011). "Israel Puerto, el rescate de una perla que pudo dejar el fútbol" [Israel Puerto, rescue of a gem that could have quit football]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ↑ "El Sevilla Atlético golea al Arroyo (3–0) y continúa su escalada" [Sevilla Atlético rout Arroyo (3–0) and climb further up]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Sevilla held by Valladolid". ESPN FC. 28 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "Cuatro refuerzos para el Villarreal B" [Four additions to Villarreal B] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Aldunate, Ramiro (4 December 2014). "El Cádiz vende cara su piel" [Cádiz sell skin dearly]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "Fichaje de Israel Puerto" [Signing of Israel Puerto] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Israel Puerto, traspasado al Lugo" [Israel Puerto, transferred to Lugo] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "El Lugo gana un partido loco" [Lugo win crazy match]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ González, Roberto (21 November 2016). "El Racing ficha al defensa central Israel Puerto" [Racing sign central defender Israel Puerto] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ↑ "Israel Puerto firma con el C.D. Mirandés para la temporada 2017/18" [Israel Puerto signs with C.D. Mirandés for the 2017/18 season] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ↑ "Israel Puerto ficha por el Slask Wroclaw polaco" [Israel Puerto signs for Poland's Slask Wroclaw]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ↑ Guder, Jakub (28 June 2020). "Śląsk Wrocław – Lech 2:2. Porządne balety na wodzie WYNIK (28.06.2020, relacja, skrót, bramki, gole, video, Ekstraklasa)" [Slask Wroclaw – Lech 2:2. Nice ballet in water RESULT (28 June 2020, coverage, highlights, goals, shots, video, Ekstraklasa)]. Gazeta Wrocławska (in Polish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ Bońkowski, Robert (22 June 2021). "PKO Ekstraklasa. Jagiellonia Białystok pozyskała trzech nowych piłkarzy" [PKO Ekstraklasa. Jagiellonia Bialystok signed three new players] (in Polish). TVP Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ "رسمياً صخرة الدفاع الاسباني اسرال بوريتو جبلاوياً" (in Arabic). Twitter. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "Un fost fotbalist de la Sevilla tocmai a semnat în SuperLigă" [Former Sevilla footballer has just signed for the SuperLeague] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ↑ "Israel Puerto nowym piłkarzem Stali Mielec" [Israel Puerto is the new player of Stal Mielec] (in Polish). Podkarpacie Live. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "Fútbol sub-21 | España 1 – Austria 1 – Austria impide en el descuento el pleno de triunfos de España" [Under-21 football | Spain 1 – Austria 1 – Austria prevent all wins for Spain in injury time] (in Spanish). RTVE. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- 1 2 Israel Puerto at Soccerway
- ↑ "III liga 2019/2020, grupa: III" [III liga 2019/2020, group: III] (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ↑ "Inglaterra se impone a España en la final del Europeo sub'17 de fútbol (1–2)" [England best Spain in under-17 football Euro final (1–2)]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 30 May 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Israel Puerto at BDFutbol
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Campiña de Carmona
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from the Province of Seville
- Men's association football central defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Sevilla Atlético players
- Sevilla FC players
- Villarreal CF B players
- Villarreal CF players
- CD Lugo players
- Racing de Santander players
- CD Mirandés footballers
- Recreativo de Huelva players
- Ekstraklasa players
- I liga players
- III liga players
- Śląsk Wrocław players
- Jagiellonia Białystok players
- Stal Mielec players
- Saudi First Division League players
- Al-Jabalain Club players
- Liga I players
- FC Gloria Buzău players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania