Jesé
Jesé Rodríguez Ruiz (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈse roˈðɾiɣeθ ˈrwiθ]; born 26 February 1993), known as Jesé, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as winger or forward.
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Jesé playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jesé Rodríguez Ruiz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | El Pilar | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Huracán | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Real Madrid Castilla | 77 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Real Madrid | 63 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Stoke City (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Real Betis (loan) | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Sporting CP (loan) | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Las Palmas | 57 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Ankaragücü | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Sampdoria | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Coritiba | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Spain U16 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Spain U17 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Spain U18 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Spain U19 | 11 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Spain U20 | 8 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Spain U21 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:23, 26 November 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
An academy graduate of La Liga side Real Madrid, Jesé debuted for the senior team in 2011, making 94 appearances across all competitions for the club and scoring eighteen goals. During his time in Madrid, which was disrupted by a serious knee injury in 2014, he won two Champions League medals, as well as a title in each of La Liga, the FIFA Club World Cup and the Copa del Rey.
Jesé left the club in 2016 to join Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain for a reported fee of €25 million, before returning to Spain six months later to join hometown club Las Palmas on loan for the remainder of the season. Jesé then joined Premier League side Stoke City on loan for the 2017–18 season, and later Real Betis for the second half of the 2018–19 La Liga campaign. After a brief loan spell with Primeira Liga club Sporting CP, Jesé left PSG to rejoin Las Palmas on a permanent deal.
On the international stage, Jesé earned 36 caps at youth level for Spain from under-16 to under-21 level, scoring sixteen goals overall. He was part of the Spain U19 side which won the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and claimed the Golden Boot award for ending as the tournament's top goalscorer.
Jesé is also a musician and goes by the stage name Jey M. He was previously part of a two-man reggaeton band which was formed in March 2014 and disbanded later that year.