José Callejón
José Callejón was born in Motril, Andalusia, Spain on February 11th, 1987 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 37, José Callejón biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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José Mar de Callejón Bueno (Spanish pronunciation: [xose kae]; born 11 February 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Granada.
He began his career with Real Madrid's reserve corps but made a name for himself at Espanyol. In 2011, he returned to his hometown team but two years later, he moved to Napoli, where he won two Coppa Italia tournaments and the 2014 Supercopa Italiana where he appeared in 349 competitive matches (82 goals scored).
Callejón, a youth international, made his senior debut for Spain in 2014.
Personal life
Juanmi, Callejón's twin brother, was also a footballer, and both were Real Madrid graduates.
He tested positive for COVID-19 on November 6, 2020.
Club career
Callejón, a product of Real Madrid's youth group, was born in Motril, Granada, Andalusia. He made his competitive debut for the reserves in May 2007 and played five games in the Segunda División de las san Francisco despite not scoring a single goal.
Callejón appeared in 37 games and scored 21 times, finishing as the team's top scorer but not in Segunda División B.
Callejón departed Real Madrid (with twin brother Juanmi) and signed a four-year deal with RCD Espanyol at the end of the season. In a 1–1 home draw against Getafe CF on September 20, he made his La Liga debut on September 20th as a late replacement.
Callejón scored his first goal for the Catalans in a 3–3 home draw to RCD Mallorca on March 15, 2009, as Espanyol faltered a lot in the league, eventually finishing in tenth position. During Mauricio Pochettino's subsequent campaigns, he continued to be an undisputed starter, mainly as a winger.
Callejón scored twice in the 2–1 away loss to Sevilla FC on January 15, 2011. For the Pericos, who finished in mid-table, he only missed one league game and netted six times.
Callejón rejoined Real Madrid on a five-year contract that goes into operation as of July 1, 2011 for a reported €5.5 million. In a 4–1 friendly victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on July 16, he played his first match for them in the 30th minute.
Callejón scored his first official goal for Real Madrid on October 2nd, 2011, when he reached midway through an away match against former team Espanyol, but did not celebrate the victory but instead raised his arms in the air in honor of his former employer.
Callejón's team was off to a good start by managing José Mourinho on November 22, 2011, after scoring a brace in a 6–2 home win over NK Dinamo Zagreb, profiting from the fact that his squad had already qualified from the UEFA Champions League group stage as representatives. In the last round, he added two more players at AFC Ajax (3–0).
Callejón continued his stellar scoring form as a starter, scoring once more in a 6–2 victory over Sevilla on December 17, 2011 and three more on the road in Copa del Rey tie against SD Ponferradina, one away and two at home.
Callejón was the winner in a 2–1 loss to Mallorca on January 14, 2012, assisting the tourists in a 2–1 victory. In a 4–1 home win over Athletic Bilbao, he scored another matchday, bringing the total score to a new low.
S.S.C., an Italian club, will celebrate its 90th birthday on July 9, 2013. Napoli has announced that they had reached an agreement for the transfer of Callejón to the Spanish Republic for €10 million. Two days later, the four-year contract was announced.
Callejón scored in his first appearance in Serie A on August 25th, netting the opener in a 3–0 home win over Bologna F.C. In his first 20 official appearances, 1909 began to find the net a number of times. In a 2–1 win over Olympique de Marseille in the Champions League group stage on Sunday, he scored his first goal in Europe for his new team, sparking his team's first appearance.
Callejón defeated ACF Fiorentina 3–1 in the Coppa Italia final on May 3rd. Dries Mertens scored for the third goal in a 3–1 victory over Callejón. In the season's last game, he scored once, a 5–1 home win over Hellas Verona F.C. Napoli's 100th goal in all competitions this season and his 20th overall on May 18th; his strike after five minutes was Napoli's 100th goal in all competitions this season.
On the first day of the season, Callejón scored his first goal of 2014-15, the opener over Genoa CFC. His second came on September 24th, scoring at the stroke of halftime to put his team up 3–2 against U.S. Città di Palermo in an eventual 3–3 home draw. He scored twice in a 2–2 draw at Inter Milan on October 19, with all four of the game's goals coming in the last 11 minutes.
Callejón made the post and had a shot saved off the line before finally finding the net late in the 2–0 victory. The strike boosted his league goal total to eight on the season, two more than his closest friends, and he was drafted into the Serie A Team of the Week lineup.
Callejón scored twice in Napoli's first game of the UEFA Europa League group stage on September 17, 2015, a 5–0 home victory over Club Brugge KV. He volleyed a long pass from Kalidou Koulibaly to open a 4–1 victory; UEFA dubbed the latter effort a "early contender for goal of the group stage" in the same tournament, away from FC Midtjylland on October 22.
Callejón scored his 200th goal for the Azzurri on April 9, 2017, defeating S.S. Lazio 3-1 in a 3–0 league victory. In the 2–0 away win over Frosinone Calcio on April 28, his 300th birthday took place on April 28.
Callejón, 33, left the Stadio San Paolo in August 2020 after his deal came to an end.
Callejón ratified a cooperation with Fiorentina on October 5th, 2020. During his tenure in the league, he scored twice in competitive games, two in the league against U.C. Sampdoria (3–1 home win) and twice in the domestic cup to help beat Calcio Padova 2–1 at home.
After nine years away, Callejón signed a one-year deal with Granada CF, with the possibility of a contract extension based on sports results, he returned to Spain on July 2522.
International career
Callejón made his Spain Under-21 Championship qualifier against Kazakhstan on March 25, 2008; he first stepped on the field in the 46th minute after replacing Bojan Krki and winning shortly after in a 5–0 victory.
Callejón was recalled to the full team on November 7, 2014, by Vicente del Bosque for matches against Belarus and Germany. He made his debut against the former on the 15th of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying phase in Huelva, during Santi Cazorla's 69th minute of the 3–0 victory in the 69th minute of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying phase.