Jesús Fortea
Spanish footballer (born 2007)
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Jesús Fortea Tejedo (born 26 March 2007) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right-back for Real Madrid Castilla.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Fortea Tejedo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 2007[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Albal, Spain[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid B | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Levante | ||
| 2019–2022 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 2022– | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Real Madrid C | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Real Madrid B | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Spain U15 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Spain U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Spain U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2025 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Spain U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2025 | Spain U20 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2025 | |||
Early life
Fortea was born in Albal, Spain on 26 March 2007 to Jesús Fortea Sr, who worked in transport, and Isabel Tejedo, who worked in administration.[3] A native of the Valencian Community, Spain, he started playing football at the age of four.[4]
Club career
As a youth player, Fortea joined the youth academy of Levante. In 2019, he joined the youth academy of La Liga side Atlético Madrid at the age of twelve. Three years later, he joined the youth academy of La Liga side Real Madrid. In June 2025, he extended his contract with the club until 2029 and officially promoted to Real Madrid Castilla.[5]
International career
Fortea represented Spain internationally at youth level. At the age of fourteen, and he played for the Spain national under-16 football team and played for the Spain national under-17 football team at the age of fifteen.[6] Subsequently, he played for the Spain national under-19 football team for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.
Style of play
Fortea plays as a right-back and is right-footed. Spanish newspaper Diario AS wrote in 2022 that he is an "explosive right-back, very fast, with fantastic one-on-one skills and a magnificent dribble".[3]