Jorge Cestero

Jorge Cestero
Personal information
Full name Jorge Cestero Sancho[1]
Date of birth (2006-03-24) 24 March 2006[1]
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Real Madrid B
Number 14
Youth career
2014–2016 La Unión
2016–2019 Zaragoza
2019– Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Real Madrid C 1 (0)
2025– Real Madrid B 14 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025

Jorge Cestero Sancho (born 24 March 2006) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera Federación club Real Madrid B.

Career

As a youth player, Cestero joined the youth academy of Zaragoza. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of La Liga side Real Madrid[3] and was promoted to the club's reserve team ahead of the 2025–26 season.[4]

Cestero made his debut with the senior team during the round of 32 Copa del Rey match against CF Talavera de la Reina. He came off the bench in the 86th minute to replace Dani Ceballos.[5]

Style of play

Cestero plays as a midfielder and is right-footed. Spanish newspaper El Cierre Digital wrote in 2025 that "his ability to organize and direct the team, combined with his 1.81m height, are qualities".[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cestero". Real Madrid C.F. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Jorge Cestero". World Football. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ^ Jorge Cestero at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Cestero, del quirófano a MVP del Castilla y en el radar de Xabi" [Cestero, from the operating room to Castilla's MVP and on Xabi's radar] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  5. ^ "David Jiménez and Cestero make their competitive Real Madrid debuts". Real Madrid C.F. 17 December 2025.
  6. ^ "El auge de Jorge Cestero, el canterano del Castilla que asombra a Xabi Alonso" [The rise of Jorge Cestero, the Castilla youth player who astonishes Xabi Alonso] (in Spanish). El Cierre Digital. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.