Jeremy de León
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| Full name | Jeremy André de León Rodríguez[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 March 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio Grande, Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Hércules (on loan from Real Madrid B) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico Surf | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Castellón | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Castellón | 43 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Real Madrid B | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Hércules (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Puerto Rico U20 | 3 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Puerto Rico | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Jeremy André de León Rodríguez (born 18 March 2004) is a Puerto Rican footballer who plays as a forward for Primera Federación club Hércules, on loan from Real Madrid Castilla and the Puerto Rico national team.
Castellón
As a youth de León played for local side Hispania FA. At age 9 he was invited to trial with Sevilla.[2] At the age of ten in April 2014, he was invited to Spain to participate in a trial and youth tournament for Málaga and a second training period with Sevilla.[3] While playing for GPS Puerto Rico in the Sheffield Cup in 2019, he was spotted by the International Development Academy based in Valencia and he and his family moved to Spain to join the club in summer 2020.[2]
In winter 2021/22 de León joined the youth team of CD Castellón.[4] After being the team's top scorer with twenty three goals in thirteen matches in the U19 league, the player attracted interest from La Liga clubs Barcelona, Almería, and Sevilla in spring 2022. Shortly thereafter he was linked with moves to Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, and Real Betis.[5] Despite the interest, de León signed his first professional contract with Castellón in May 2022, a two-year deal which would see him remain at the club until 2024.[4] He made his debut for the club the same month against Villarreal B.[2] The following month Valencia was exploring loan options for the player.[6]
Real Madrid Castilla
On 24 January 2024, Castellón officially announced the transfer of de León to La Liga club Real Madrid.[7] His debut appearance for Real Madrid Castilla was on 28 January against Linares.[8] On 18 May, de León scored his first goal for Real Madrid's B-team against Intercity.[9]
Loan to Hércules
On 20 August 2025, de León joined Primera Federación club Hércules on loan for the 2025–26 season.[10]
International career
At the youth level de León represented Puerto Rico in 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying. He scored two goals against Bermuda in the final Group Stage match, an eventual victory which saw Puerto Rico qualify for the final tournament.[11][12] The same year he was named to Puerto Rico's squad for the 2022 UNCAF U-19 Tournament in Belize.[13] He went on to score two goals in a 3–3 draw with Panama.[14][15]
De León received his first call-up to the senior national team in summer 2022 for 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C matches.[16]
De León made his debut for the senior national team on 6 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against El Salvador at the Estadio Cuscatlán. He started the game and played 81 minutes as the match ended in a scoreless draw.[17] In his next game 5 days later against Anguilla, de León scored twice and assisted a goal as Puerto Rico won 8–0.[18]
Personal life
De León is the second cousin of Chilean international footballer Arturo Vidal via his mother.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 February 2026[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Castellón | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 30 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | ||||
| Real Madrid Castilla | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Hércules (loan) | 2025–26 | Primera Federación | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 73 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 3 | |||
International
- As of match played 15 October 2025.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2024 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 2 |  Anguilla | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [20] |
| 2 | 4–0 | |||||||
| 3 | 29 March 2026 | 5 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA Series | ||