Koke Vegas

Koke Vegas
Personal information
Full name Jorge Ruiz Ojeda
Date of birth (1995-09-27) 27 September 1995
Place of birth Antequera, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Levante
Number 1
Youth career
Antequera
Málaga
Sevilla
Puerto Malagueño
Antequera
2011–2013 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Antequera 2 (0)
2013–2015 Espanyol B 19 (0)
2015–2017 Levante B 41 (0)
2016– Levante 2 (0)
2017–2018 → Alcoyano (loan) 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2018

Jorge Ruiz Ojeda (born 27 September 1995), known as Koke Vegas for his father's name or simply Koke, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Levante UD as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Koke was born in Antequera, Málaga, Andalusia, and represented Antequera CF, Málaga CF, Sevilla FC and CD Puerto Malagueño as a youth. On 16 April 2011 he made his senior debut for the former, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 Tercera División home draw against CD Huétor Tájar at the age of just 15.

In 2011, after having trials at Villarreal CF and Aston Villa, Koke joined RCD Espanyol and returned to youth football.[1] He was promoted to the reserves in 2013, in Segunda División B.[2]

On 2 July 2015 Koke signed for another reserve team, Levante UD B also in the third tier.[3] He made his professional debut on 4 September 2016, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona for the Segunda División championship.[4]

On 30 August 2017, Koke was loaned to third-tier club CD Alcoyano, for one year.[5] The following 16 January, his loan was cut short and he was definitely included in the first team.[6]

Koke made his La Liga debut on 19 May 2018, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–4 away loss against Celta de Vigo.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Koke Vegas, un futuro prometedor" [Koke Vegas, a promising future] (in Spanish). Futbol Emotion. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Calatayud, Lara y Koke, los tres reyes magos de las porterías de fútbol con corazón verdiblanco" [Calatayud, Lara and Koke, the three wise men of the goals of football with green-and-white heart] (in Spanish). El Sol de Antequera. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "El meta Koke primera incorporación del Atlético Levante para la campaña 15–16" [The goalkeeper Koke first addition of Atlético Levante for the 15–16 campaign] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "El Levante deja escapar al final los primeros puntos" [Levante let slip away at the end the first points] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Koke jugará en calidad de cedido en el Alcoyano en la presente temporada" [Koke will play on loan at Alcoyano in the present season] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Koke Vegas returns to Levante UD". Levante UD. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "El Zar Aspas" [The King Aspas] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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