Jesús Santiago Pérez (born 25 May 2004), sometimes known as Yellu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Valencia CF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Santiago Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-05-25) 25 May 2004 (age 18) | ||
| Place of birth | Cartagena, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Valencia | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportiva Minera | |||
| 2012–2017 | Cartagena | ||
| 2017–2018 | Torre Pacheco | ||
| 2018– | Valencia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Valencia B | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Valencia | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 April 2022 | |||
Born in Estrecho de San Ginés, Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Santiago joined Valencia CF's at the age of 14, after representing EF Torre Pacheco, FC Cartagena and CD Minera.[1] On 5 February 2022, he first appeared with the reserves in a 2–2 Tercera División RFEF away draw against UD Benigànim, but was only an unused substitute.
On 1 April 2022, Santiago renewed his contract with the Che until 2026.[2] Eighteen days later, he made his first team – and La Liga – debut, replacing Yunus Musah in a 0–2 away loss against Villarreal CF.[3][4]