José Manuel García Naranjo

Not to be confused with José Naranjo.
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 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Celta
Number 17
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) 26 (4)
2014 → Villarreal (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2016 Gimnàstic 36 (16)
2016– Celta 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Naranjo.

José Manuel García Naranjo (born 28 July 1994), commonly known as Naranjo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Celta de Vigo as a forward.

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 for the Segunda División championship.[1]

On 17 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]

On 7 July 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]

On 17 June 2016, Naranjo signed a five-year deal with La Liga club Celta de Vigo, for a rumoured fee of € 1 million.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Triste empate para cerrar una muy triste temporada (Sad draw to end an extremely sad season); Marca, 2 June 2013 (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 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Cádiz vende cara su piel (Cádiz sells their skin dearly); Marca, 4 December 2014 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ José Naranjo firma por el Nàstic (José Naranjo signs for Nàstic); Gimnàstic's official website, 7 July 2015 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Justo al final, Naranjo 'dispara' al recién ascendido Nástic (Right in the end, Naranjo 'launches' newly promoted Nástic); Marca, 29 November 2015 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Naranjo aprovecha la debilidad del Mirandés (Naranjo takes advantage of Mirandés' weakness); Marca, 1 May 2016 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ "Young Spanish talent Jose Naranjo signs for Celta Vigo". Celta de Vigo. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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