José Naranjo (footballer, born 1994)

José Manuel García Naranjo (born 28 July 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Jagiellonia Białystok.

José Naranjo
Personal information
Full name José Manuel García Naranjo
Date of birth (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994
Place of birth Rociana del Condado, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Jagiellonia Białystok
Number 28
Youth career
Recreativo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Recreativo B 67 (26)
2013–2015 Recreativo 6 (0)
2014–2015 → Villarreal B (loan) 25 (4)
2014 → Villarreal (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2016 Gimnàstic 34 (15)
2016–2017 Celta 0 (0)
2017–2018 Genk 21 (7)
2017–2018 → Leganés (loan) 16 (1)
2018–2021 Tenerife 46 (6)
2020–2021 → AEK Larnaca (loan) 35 (7)
2021–2023 Ponferradina 69 (11)
2023– Jagiellonia Białystok II 1 (0)
2023– Jagiellonia Białystok 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:07, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Naranjo.

Football career

Born in Rociana del Condado, Huelva, Andalusia, Naranjo graduated from local Recreativo de Huelva, and spent his first year as a senior with the B-team in Tercera División. On 2 June 2013 he first appeared for the main squad, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Sporting de Gijón in the Segunda División.[1]

In July 2014, Naranjo was loaned to Segunda División B's Villarreal CF B, in a season-long deal.[2] He appeared in his first game with the first team on 4 December, starting in a 2–1 away win against Cádiz CF, for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[3]

In 2015 Naranjo signed a three-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, newly promoted to the second level.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 29 November, netting the game's only in an away success against CD Mirandés.[5]

Naranjo also scored seven goals in a period of three months (between January and March 2016), including match-winners against CD Tenerife and Elche CF. On 1 May, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against Mirandés.[6]

In June 2016, Naranjo signed a five-year deal with La Liga club Celta de Vigo, for a rumoured fee of €1 million.[7] He only appeared in three matches for the club, two in the UEFA Europa League, before departing.

In January 2017, Naranjo moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a contract with Belgian Pro League side K.R.C. Genk.[8] On 1 September, he returned to Spain and its first division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with CD Leganés.[9]

On 27 July 2018, Naranjo signed a four-year deal with Tenerife in the second division.[10] On 30 January 2020, he was loaned to Cypriot First Division side AEK Larnaca FC until the end of the season,[11] with the deal being extended for a further year on 25 August.[12]

Naranjo cut ties with Tenerife on 24 June 2021,[13] and moved to fellow second division side SD Ponferradina on 12 July.[14]

After appearing in 36 games and scoring three goals in the Segunda División in the 2022–23 season, he signed a two-year deal with Ekstraklasa side Jagiellonia Białystok on 28 June 2023.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played on 20 October 2023[16]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Recreativo 2012–13 Segunda División 2000—20
2013–14 Segunda División 4030—70
Total 60300090
Villarreal (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 0020—20
Villarreal B (loan) 2014–15 Segunda División B 254——254
Gimnàstic 2015–16 Segunda División 3415202[lower-alpha 1]13816
Celta Vigo 2016–17 La Liga 00102[lower-alpha 2]030
Genk 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 20610—216
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 1100—11
Total 2171000227
Leganés (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 16160—221
Tenerife 2018–19 Segunda División 36610—376
2019–20 Segunda División 10022—122
Total 4663200498
AEK Larnaca (loan) 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 5100—51
2020–21 Cypriot First Division 30623—329
Total 35723003710
Ponferradina 2021–22 Segunda División 34820—368
2022–23 Segunda División 35311—364
Total 691131007212
Jagiellonia Białystok II 2023–24 III liga 10——10
Jagiellonia Białystok 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 10310—113
Career totals 263542464129161
  1. Appearances in the 2016 Segunda División play-offs
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References
  1. Triste empate para cerrar una muy triste temporada (Sad draw to end an extremely sad season); Marca, 2 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. José Naranjo jugará cedido en el filial (José Naranjo will play on loan in the reserves); Villarreal's official website, 17 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. El Cádiz vende cara su piel (Cádiz sells their skin dearly); Marca, 4 December 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. José Naranjo firma por el Nàstic (José Naranjo signs for Nàstic); Gimnàstic's official website, 7 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. Justo al final, Naranjo 'dispara' al recién ascendido Nástic (Right in the end, Naranjo 'launches' newly promoted Nástic); Marca, 29 November 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. Naranjo aprovecha la debilidad del Mirandés (Naranjo takes advantage of Mirandés' weakness); Marca, 1 May 2016 (in Spanish)
  7. "Young Spanish talent Jose Naranjo signs for Celta Vigo". Celta de Vigo. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  8. "KRC Genk haalt spits Naranjo" [KRC Genk get striker Naranjo] (in Dutch). KRC Genk. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  9. "José Naranjo refuerza el ataque pepinero para la presente temporada" [José Naranjo bolsters the pepinero attack for the present season] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  10. "José Naranjo, nuevo refuerzo del CD Tenerife" [José Naranjo, new addition of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  11. "José Naranjo, cedido al AEK Larnaca" [José Naranjo, loaned to AEK Larnaca] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  12. "José Naranjo jugará cedido de nuevo en el AEK Larnaca" [José Naranjo will play on loan again at AEK Larnaca] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  13. "El CD Tenerife acuerda con José Naranjo la rescisión de su contrato" [Tenerife agree with José Naranjo the rescision of his contract] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  14. "José Naranjo se une al ataque de la SD Ponferradina" [José Naranjo joins the attack of SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  15. "José Naranjo w Jagiellonii". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  16. José Naranjo at Soccerway
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