Francisco Portillo (footballer, born 1990)
Spanish footballer
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Francisco Portillo Soler (born 13 June 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
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Portillo with Getafe in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Portillo Soler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| El Palo | |||
| 2006–2008 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Málaga B | 80 | (5) |
| 2010–2015 | Málaga | 72 | (5) |
| 2015 | → Betis (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Betis | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Getafe (loan) | 33 | (4) |
| 2017–2021 | Getafe | 97 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Almería | 66 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Leganés | 34 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Oviedo | 22 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Huesca | 39 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Portillo emerged through local club Málaga CF's youth ranks. He first appeared with the first team in the 2009 pre-season, being considered player of the match in the 1–0 win against Aston Villa in the Peace Cup on 25 July.[2]
Portillo made his La Liga debut on 24 January 2010, replacing the injured Patrick Mtiliga in the 74th minute of a 2–0 loss at Real Madrid.[3] On 10 August, he agreed to an extension running until June 2013.[4]
After the 2011 summer signing of Joaquín, Portillo was further demoted down in Málaga's pecking order, not making the 18-men squad in most of the matches.[5] His first league appearance of the season only came on 9 April 2012, as he played the last eight minutes in a 3−0 home victory over Racing de Santander.[6]
On 15 September 2012, Portillo scored his first goal as a professional, with a beautiful volley in a 3−1 home defeat of Levante UD.[7] He appeared in 38 competitive games during the campaign, including eight in the side's first-ever participation in the UEFA Champions League.[8]
On 15 January 2015, Portillo was loaned to Segunda División's Real Betis until June,[9] with an obligatory buyout clause if the team was promoted.[10] Having contributed 21 appearances in the season, he signed a permanent three-year deal.[11]
Portillo was loaned to Getafe CF of the second tier on 31 August 2016, for one year.[12] After achieving promotion, he was bought outright on 3 July 2017.[13]
On 22 July 2021, free agent Portillo signed a two-year contract with UD Almería in the second division.[14] Regularly used during his spell (and achieving promotion in his first season), he left on 14 June 2023 as his link was about to expire.[15]
On 20 September 2023, Portillo joined second-tier CD Leganés on a one-year deal.[16] He earned another promotion at the end of the campaign, becoming the first player to achieve this with four clubs in the process; Antonio Fernández had already done the same in the 60s/70s, but only in service of CD Málaga.[17][18]
Portillo moved to Real Oviedo in November 2024 after severing his ties to Leganés, on a short-term contract.[19] On 21 June 2025, he closed the 3–1 extra-time win over CD Mirandés in the second leg of the play-off final, sealing the former's return to the main division after 24 years.[20]
On 29 August 2025, the free agent Portillo agreed to a one-year deal at SD Huesca.[21]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Málaga | 2009–10 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 91 | 6 | |||
| Betis (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Betis | 2015–16 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 0 | ||||
| Getafe (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| Getafe | 2017–18 | La Liga | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 130 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 151 | 8 | ||
| Almería | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Total | 66 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 68 | 5 | ||||
| Leganés | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Oviedo | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 24 | 2 | |
| Career total | 364 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 412 | 22 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in La Liga play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
