Israel Puerto
Spanish footballer
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Israel Puerto Pineda (born 15 June 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Polish club Stal Mielec.
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| Full name | Israel Puerto Pineda | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1993[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | El Viso del Alcor, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Stal Mielec | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | Sevilla | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Sevilla B | 93 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Sevilla | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Villarreal B | 25 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Villarreal | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Lugo | 31 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Racing Santander | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Mirandés | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Recreativo | 36 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Śląsk Wrocław | 49 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Śląsk Wrocław II | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 45 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Jabalain | 26 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Gloria Buzău | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Stal Mielec | 25 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Spain U17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Spain U20 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:14, 26 May 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in El Viso del Alcor, Province of Seville, Andalusia, Puerto joined Sevilla FC's youth system at the age of 12. Four years later, he almost quit football due to a cardiovascular disease from which he eventually recovered fully.[2]
Puerto spent his first seasons as a senior with the reserve team, competing in the Segunda División B. On 10 March 2013, he scored a brace against Arroyo CP in a 3–0 home win,[3] and, on 28 April, he made his official debut with the main squad, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for José Antonio Reyes in the 1–1 La Liga draw at Real Valladolid.[4]
On 2 July 2014, Puerto moved to another reserve side, Villarreal CF B also of the third division.[5] He made his debut with the first team on 4 December, starting a 2–1 away victory over Cádiz CF in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[6]
On 4 March 2015, Puerto was transferred to Segunda División club CD Lugo, signing a 1+1⁄2-year deal as a replacement for injured Jon García.[7][8] In his debut, three days later, he scored his first professional goal, netting his team's first in the 3–2 home win over FC Barcelona B.[9]
Puerto then returned to the Spanish third tier, representing in quick succession Racing de Santander,[10] CD Mirandés[11] and Recreativo de Huelva. The 26-year-old moved abroad for the first time in June 2019, signing with Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Ekstraklasa.[12] He scored his first top-flight goal on 28 June 2020, equalising an eventual 2–2 home draw with Lech Poznań.[13]
Puerto continued competing abroad the following seasons, with Jagiellonia Białystok (Polish top division),[14] Al-Jabalain FC (Saudi First Division League),[15] FC Gloria Buzău (Romanian Liga I)[16] and Stal Mielec (Poland's I liga).[17]
International career
Puerto won his only cap for the Spain under-21 team on 9 September 2014, playing 54 minutes in the 1–1 home draw against Austria for the 2015 UEFA European Championship qualifiers held in Puertollano.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 May 2026[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sevilla B | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 33 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 32 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 93 | 3 | — | — | 93 | 3 | ||||
| Sevilla | 2012–13 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Villarreal B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 25 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| Villarreal | 2014–15 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Lugo | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | Segunda División | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Racing Santander | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Mirandés | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Recreativo | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
| Śląsk Wrocław II | 2019–20 | III liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jagiellonia | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 48 | 3 | |||
| Al-Jabalain | 2023–24 | Saudi First Division League | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |
| Gloria Buzău | 2024–25 | Liga I | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Stal Mielec | 2025–26 | I liga | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |
| Career total | 387 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 406 | 26 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup, King's Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs