José Ángel Jurado de la Torre


José Ángel Jurado de la Torre, known as José Ángel, is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Cartagena as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, José Ángel graduated from Real Betis' youth setup, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2010–11 season, in Segunda División B. In July 2011 he joined another reserve team, Villarreal CF B, and was immediately loaned to CD Mirandés in the same level.
José Ángel returned to the Yellow Submarine in June 2012 after winning promotion with the Castile and León club, and appeared regularly over two seasons. On 14 July 2014 he moved to UD Almería, being assigned to the B-side also in the third level.
José Ángel played his first match as a professional on 5 December, coming on as a substitute for Corona in the 67th minute of a 4–3 away win against Real Betis for the Copa del Rey. On 14 June 2015 he was definitely promoted to the main squad, now in Segunda División.
José Ángel made his debut in division two on 23 August 2015, replacing Mohammed Fatau in a 3–2 home success over CD Leganés. He scored his first professional goal on 27 March of the following year, netting the equaliser in a 1–1 draw to RCD Mallorca also at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos.
On 31 January 2017, José Ángel's contract – which was due to expire in the end of the campaign – was terminated by the club. On 17 March, he moved abroad for the first time in his career after signing a one-year deal at FK Bodø/Glimt in the Norwegian First Division.
On 15 February 2019, José Ángel joined Moldovan National Division side FC Sheriff Tiraspol on loan. He returned to his country on 27 August, with third-tier club FC Cartagena.

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