Jesé playing for Spain U19 in 2012
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Full name | Jesé Rodríguez Ruiz | |||||||||||
Date of birth | 26 February 1993 | |||||||||||
Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | |||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||
Current team
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Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||
Number | 22 | |||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||
2003–2005 | El Pilar | |||||||||||
2005–2007 | Huracán | |||||||||||
2007–2011 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
2011–2013 | Real Madrid B | 80 | (32) | |||||||||
2011–2016 | Real Madrid | 63 | (13) | |||||||||
2016– | Paris Saint-Germain | 9 | (1) | |||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||
2009 | Spain U16 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||
2010 | Spain U17 | 7 | (1) | |||||||||
2011 | Spain U18 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||
2010–2012 | Spain U19 | 11 | (6) | |||||||||
2013 | Spain U20 | 8 | (5) | |||||||||
2013–2014 | Spain U21 | 5 | (2) | |||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2016. |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2016.
Jesé Rodríguez Ruiz (born 26 February 1993), known as Jesé Rodríguez or simply as Jesé (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈse]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain as a forward.
A youth product of La Liga side Real Madrid, Jesé made his senior debut in 2011 and made 96 appearances across all competitions for the club, scoring 18 goals. During his time in Madrid he won two Champions League medals, as well as a title in each of La Liga, the FIFA Club World Cup and the Copa del Rey. Jesé left the club in 2016 to join Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain. On the international stage, Jesé earned 36 caps at youth level for Spain from under-16 to under-21 level, scoring 16 international goals. He was part of the Spain U19 side which won the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and claimed the Golden Boot award for ending as the tournament's top goalscorer.
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Jesé began his professional footballing career with local side Huracán in 2005, whom he joined from El Pilar. His form at youth level for the club saw him attract interest from La Liga sides Espanyol, Mallorca and Barcelona, but he elected to sign for Real Madrid's youth system in 2007, aged 14. Jesé made his senior debut with the Real Madrid Castilla side on 16 January 2011 in a 5–0 Segunda División B home win over Universidad de Las Palmas. His performance throughout the match, which included an assist for Dani Carvajal, drew early comparisons to fellow Real Madrid teammate and multiple Ballon d'Or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo. Jesé spent most of the season with Real Madrid's Juvenil A team, however, and enjoyed a successful 2010–11 campaign which earned him a permanent promotion to the Castilla side.