Jorge Meré

Jorge Meré
Jorge Meré (2018)
Personal information
Full name Jorge Meré Pérez
Date of birth (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 22
Youth career
2005–2010 Oviedo
2010–2014 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Sporting B 47 (3)
2015–2017 Sporting Gijón 61 (0)
2017– 1. FC Köln 25 (1)
National team‡
2013–2014 Spain U17 10 (2)
2014 Spain U18 2 (0)
2014–2016 Spain U19 16 (0)
2015– Spain U21 24 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2018

Jorge Meré Pérez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe meˈɾe ˈpeɾeθ]; born 17 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for German club 1. FC Köln as a central defender.

Club career

Sporting Gijón

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Meré joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup in 2010 after starting out at neighbours Real Oviedo,[1] and he made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2013–14 season (aged only 16), in Segunda División B. On 24 July 2014, he signed a new five-year deal with the club, with a €25 million release clause.[2]

In January 2015, Meré was linked to Newscastle United,[3] but nothing came of it. On 11 April, he played his first game as a professional, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Real Zaragoza for the Segunda División championship.[4]

Meré appeared in five matches for the first team during the campaign, as they returned to La Liga after a three-year absence. He made his debut in the competition on 23 September 2015, starting in a 1–2 away loss to Rayo Vallecano.[5]

Meré contributed with 25 appearances during 2015–16, overcoming Bernardo Espinosa (who was sidelined due to an injury), Igor Lichnovsky and Ognjen Vranješ as his side avoided relegation in the last matchday.[6]

1. FC Köln

On 20 July 2017, Meré joined 1. FC Köln on a five-year contract for a fee believed to be between €8.5 million and €9 million,[7] becoming the highest transfer ever received by Sporting.[8] His first game in the Bundesliga took place on 9 September, when he played the second half of a 0–3 away loss against FC Augsburg.[9]

Meré scored his first goal as a professional on 2 February 2018, but in a 2–3 home defeat to Borussia Dortmund.[10]

International career

Meré represented Spain at every age group level, from the under-15 to the under-21s. In 2012 he appeared for the former at the Mexico Cup of Nations,[11] and was part of the under-19 squad who won the UEFA European Championship in 2015;[12] earlier in that year, aged only 18, he earned his first cap for the under-21 team, in a 4–0 win over Belarus.[13]

In May 2016, 19-year-old Meré was called up to the full squad for the first time, for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[14]

Career statistics

As of 20 May 2017[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting B 2013–14 Segunda División B 190—190
2014–15 283—283
Total 473—473
Sporting Gijón 2014–15 Segunda División 5000—50
2015–16 La Liga 25010—260
2016–17 La Liga 31010—320
Total 610200000630
Career total 10832000001103

Honours

Country

Spain U19

References

  1. ↑ "Julio y Meré, dos joyas en la zaga ante el Oviedo" [Julio and Meré, two pearls in the defence against Oviedo] (in Spanish). Gol Average. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "El Sporting 'ata' a Jorge Meré: la nueva perla de Mareo" [Sporting 'tie up' Jorge Meré: the new pearl of Mareo] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Report: Newcastle target move for Jorge Mere before window closes". Here Is The City. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ni Zaragoza ni Sporting abandonan sus malas rachas" [Neither Zaragoza nor Sporting leave their poor runs]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "El Rayo sabe contemporizar ante un valiente Sporting" [Rayo know how to use time against a valiant Sporting]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jorge Meré: "Estar aquí ya es un tremendo orgullo, debute o no"" [Jorge Meré: "Being here is a tremendous pride already, debuting or not"] (in Spanish). Vavel. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Köln schnappt sich Abwehr-Talent" [Köln acquire defensive talent] (in German). Sport1. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Meré, al Colonia por 9 millones" [Meré, to Cologne for 9 million]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Köln holt sich die nächste Schlappe ab und ist Letzter" [Köln get another defeat and are last]. Rheinische Post (in German). 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Borussia Dortmund victorious in Cologne thanks debut brace from Michy Batshuayi". Bundesliga. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Jorge Meré y Álvaro Fidalgo, a México" [Jorge Meré and Álvaro Fidalgo, to Mexico]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 9 June 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  12. 1 2 Haslam, Andrew (19 July 2015). "Spain see off Russia for seventh Under-19 crown". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Jorge Meré, un internacional Sub 21 de 17 años" [Jorge Meré, a 17-year-old Under-21 international] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Jorge Meré vive su primer gran día con la selección" [Jorge Meré lives his great first day with the national team]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 24 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Jorge Meré". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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