Francisco Callejón

Francisco Callejón
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Callejón Segura
Date of birth	15 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Pujaire, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Estepona
Number	21
Youth career
	Pavía
2010–2017	Almería
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2020	Almería B
2017–2021	Almería
2020–2021	→ Betis B (loan)
2021–2022	Betis B
2022–2023	Linares
2023–2024	Sabadell
2024	UCAM Murcia
2024–	Estepona
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2024

Francisco Callejón Segura (born 15 May 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Estepona. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also play as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Pujaire, Almería, Andalusia, Callejón joined UD Almería's youth setup in 2010, aged 12, from UDC Pavía.^[1] He made his senior debut with the B-team on 23 October 2016, starting in a 2–2 Tercera División away draw against CD El Palo.^[2]

Definitely promoted to the reserves in January 2017, Callejón scored his first senior goal on 15 January, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at UD Ciudad de Torredonjimeno.^[3] On 9 April he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Kalu Uche in a 2–2 home draw against Real Zaragoza in the Segunda División championship.^[4]

On 5 May 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Callejón renewed his contract with the club until 2023.^[5] On 10 September, however, he was loaned to Betis Deportivo Balompié for the 2020–21 campaign.^[6]

On 15 July 2021, Callejón signed a permanent five-year contract with the Verdiblancos.^[7]

References

^ "Callejón, otra realidad almeriense de la cantera de la UD Almería" [Callejón, another almeriense reality of UD Almería's youth setup] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ "2–2: El Almería B empata ante El Palo un partido que pudo ganar, aunque también perder" [2–2: Almería B draw against El Palo in a match they could win, but also could lose] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ "1–1: El Almería B consigue un valioso empate en el campo del Ciudad de Torredonjimeno" [1–1: Almería B get a valuable draw in the field of Ciudad de Torredonjimeno] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ "Almería y Zaragoza se quedaron con la miel en los labios" [Almería and Zaragoza were left wanting more] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ "Callejón y Rubén Enri amplían su vinculación con la UD Almería" [Callejón and Rubén Enri extend their link with UD Almería] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^ "Callejón jugará en calidad de cedido en el filial del Betis Balompié" [Callejón will play on loan at Betis Balompié's reserve team] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^ "El Betis Deportivo incorpora a Callejón en propiedad" [Betis Deportivo sign Callejón permanently] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.