Jesús Valentín

Jesús Valentín
Personal information
Full name	Jesús Miguel Valentín Rodríguez
Date of birth	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
2010–2012	Ibarra
2012–2014	Las Palmas B
2014–2016	Las Palmas
2015–2016	→ Huesca (loan)
2016	Huesca
2017–2018	Zaragoza
2018–2019	Córdoba
2019	Recreativo
2019–2020	Rayo Majadahonda
2020–2021	Recreativo
2021–2023	Mensajero
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:16, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

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 On 7 July, he rescinded his contract with Las Palmas^[5] and signed a permanent three-year deal with Huesca four days later.^[6]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

^ 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)
^ 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)
^ Derbi nulo pero provechoso (Null but helpful derby); Marca, 1 March 2015 (in Spanish)
^ Jesús Valentín, nuevo fichaje (Jesús Valentín, new signing) Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine; SD Huesca, 25 August 2015 (in Spanish)
^ Jesús Valentín se desvincula de la UD Las Palmas (Jesús Valentín leaves UD Las Palmas); UD Las Palmas, 7 July 2016 (in Spanish)
^ Jesús Valentín vuelve a la SD Huesca (Jesús Valentín returns to SD Huesca); SD Huesca, 11 July 2016 (in Spanish)
^ El defensa Jesús Valentín se incorpora al Real Zaragoza (Defender Jesús Valentín joins Real Zaragoza); Real Zaragoza, 3 January 2017 (in Spanish)
^ "Jesús Valentín llega al Córdoba Club de Fútbol" [Jesús Vaneltín arrives at Córdoba Club de Fútbol] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 31 January 2018.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.

External links

Jesús Valentín at BDFutbol
Jesús Valentín at Futbolme (in Spanish)
Jesús Valentín at Soccerway

[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.

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