Jorge Pombo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pombo and the second or maternal family name is Escobar.
Jorge Pombo
Personal information
Full name Jorge Marcos Pombo Escobar
Date of birth (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kifisia
Number 6
Youth career
Zaragoza
Amistad
2012–2013 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Zaragoza B 91 (19)
2016–2020 Zaragoza 97 (11)
2020 → Cádiz (loan) 12 (0)
2020–2022 Cádiz 12 (1)
2021–2022 → Oviedo (loan) 23 (1)
2022–2024 Racing Santander 33 (4)
2024 Andorra 13 (0)
2024– Kifisia 6 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024

Jorge Marcos Pombo Escobar (born 22 February 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League Greece 2 club Kifisia.

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]

Pombo scored his first professional goal on 26 March 2017, netting the second in a 3–0 away win against Elche CF.[6] On 5 April he renewed his contract until 2020,[7] and after becoming a regular starter under César Láinez, he was definitely promoted to the main squad on 6 June.[8]

On 2 January 2020, Pombo moved to fellow second division side Cádiz CF on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[9] On 22 July, after achieving promotion, the club exercised the obligatory buyout clause and signed him permanently until 2023.[10]

Pombo made his La Liga debut on 12 September 2020, starting in a 0–2 home loss against CA Osasuna. He scored his first goal in the category eight days later, netting his team's last in a 2–0 win at SD Huesca.[11]

On 31 August 2021, Pombo moved to Real Oviedo in the second division, on a one-year loan deal.[12] Upon returning, he terminated his contract with Cádiz on 1 September 2022,[13] and signed a two-year deal with Racing de Santander just hours later.[14]

On 1 February 2024, Pombo left Racing[15] and signed a short-term deal with fellow second division side FC Andorra.[16]

On 23 September 2024, Pombo signed with Kifisia in the Greek second tier.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 2020[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zaragoza 2014–15 Segunda División 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2015–16 16 2 1 0 — 17 2
2016–17 32 5 4 2 — 36 7
2017–18 39 4 2 1 2[a] 0 43 5
2018–19 10 0 1 0 — 11 0
Total 97 11 8 1 2 0 107 12
Cádiz (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
Cádiz 2020–21 La Liga 7 1 0 0 — 7 1
Total 19 1 0 0 0 0 19 1
Career total 116 12 8 1 2 0 126 13
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

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.
  6. ^ "La solución estaba en casa" [The solution was at home] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Jorge Pombo renueva por tres temporadas con el Real Zaragoza" [Jorge Pombo renews for three seasons with Real Zaragoza]. Real Zaragoza. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Cinco futbolistas que iniciaron la campaña en el Deportivo Aragón estarán en el primer equipo" [Five players who started the season with Deportivo Aragón will be in the first team] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Acuerdo para la cesión de Jorge Pombo al Cádiz" [Agreement for the loan of Jorge Pombo to Cádiz] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Alejo, Choco, Malbasic, Pombo y Álvaro continuarán de amarillo" [Alejo, Choco, Malbasic, Pombo and Álvaro will remain amarillos] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  11. ^ "El Cádiz enseña sus armas en El Alcoraz". Marca.com (in Spanish). 20 September 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Jorge Pombo jugará cedido en el Real Oviedo" [Jorge Pombo will play on loan at Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Rescisión de Jorge Pombo" [Rescision of Jorge Pombo] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Jorge Pombo se incorpora a la plantilla del Racing 2022/23" [Jorge Pombo joins the squad of Racing 2022/23] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Acuerdo entre el Racing y Jorge Pombo para la rescisión de su contrato" [Agreement between Racing and Jorge Pombo for the rescision of his contract] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Jorge Pombo, fins a final de temporada" [Jorge Pombo, until the end of the season] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Ο Χόρχε Μάρκος Πόμπο Εσκομπάρ στην Κηφισιά" [Jorge Marcos Pombo Escobar in Kifissia] (in Greek). Kifisia. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  18. ^ Jorge Pombo at BDFutbol

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