Jorge Casado

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casado and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Jorge Casado Rodríguez (born 26 June 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Guadalajara.

Jorge Casado

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Casado Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Guadalajara
Number	23
Youth career
1996–2000	AD Villa Rosa
2000–2008	Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Rayo Vallecano B	55	(0)
2010–2014	Real Madrid B	124	(8)
2014–2015	Betis	15	(0)
2015–2016	Ponferradina	35	(0)
2016–2017	Zaragoza	18	(1)
2017–2019	Xanthi	51	(2)
2020	Xanthi	17	(0)
2020–2024	Rayo Majadahonda	101	(6)
2024–	Guadalajara	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024

Club career

Born in Madrid, Casado joined local Rayo Vallecano's youth system at the age of 11, going on to appear for every youth squad at the club. He made his senior debut with the reserves, spending two full seasons in the Tercera División.

In summer 2010, Casado signed with neighbouring Real Madrid, being assigned to the B side in Segunda División B. He represented them in both that level and Segunda División – almost always as a starter – first appearing in the latter competition in the 2012–13 campaign.^[1]

Casado made his official debut with Real's first team on 20 December 2011, playing 70 minutes in a 5–1 home win against SD Ponferradina in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey (7–1 on aggregate).^[2][3] He scored his first professional goal on 8 October 2012, Castilla's second in the 4–2 victory at Hércules CF.^[4]

On 4 July 2014, Casado agreed to a two-year deal with Real Betis, recently relegated to division two.^[5] He terminated his contract on 15 July of the following year,^[6] and moved to Ponferradina of the same league five days later.^[7]

On 8 July 2016, Casado signed for Real Zaragoza also of the second tier.^[8] On 6 July of the following year, he moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a contract with Super League Greece club Xanthi FC.^[9] He made his debut for the latter in the season opener, a 0–0 home draw against PAS Lamia 1964.^[10] His first goal in the competition came on 29 April 2018, when he helped the hosts defeat Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. 1–0.^[11]

Casado left the Xanthi FC Arena at the end of 2018–19, but returned on 1 January 2020 on a new deal.^[12] He returned to Spain on 16 August 2020, with the 31-year-old joining CF Rayo Majadahonda in the Segunda División B.^[13]

References

1. Jorge Casado reaches 75 appearances for Castilla Archived 1 February 2013 at archive.today; Real Madrid CF, 29 October 2012
2. Casado: “Es uno de los días más felices de mi vida” (Casado: "This is one of the happiest days of my life") Archived 1 February 2013 at archive.today; Real Madrid CF, 20 December 2011 (in Spanish)
3. El Madrid ficha hacia octavos (Madrid sign last-16); Marca, 20 December 2011 (in Spanish)
4. El Castilla enseña el abismo a Mandiá (Castilla show the pit to Mandiá); Marca, 8 October 2012 (in Spanish)
5. El Real Betis incorpora al lateral izquierdo Jorge Casado (Real Betis add left back Jorge Casado); Real Betis, 4 July 2014 (in Spanish)
6. Casado terminates his contract with Real Betis; Real Betis, 15 July 2015
7. Jorge Casado llega a El Toralín (Jorge Casado arrives at El Toralín) Archived 23 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; SD Ponferradina, 20 July 2015 (in Spanish)
8. Jorge Casado, nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza (Jorge Casado, new player of Real Zaragoza); Real Zaragoza, 8 July 2016 (in Spanish)
9. Jorge Casado se va al Xanthi griego (Jorge Casado goes to Greece's Xanthi); Marca, 6 July 2017 (in Spanish)
10. Karakousis, Fotis (19 August 2017). "Ξάνθη – Λαμία: 0–0 (vid)" [Xanthi – Lamia: 0–0 (vid)] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
11. Karakousis, Fotis (29 April 2018). "Ξάνθη – ΑΕΛ 1–0" [Xanthi – AEL 1–0] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
12. Cholidis, Kostas (1 January 2020). "Επίσημο: Επέστρεψε στην Ξάνθη ο Κασάδο" [Official: Casado returned to Xanthi] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
13. Martínez, J. Federico (19 August 2020). "Fichajes: Jorge Casado (Xhanti [sic]), ex jugador del Real Madrid, Betis y Zaragoza, ya es futbolista del Rayo Majadahonda" [Transfers: Jorge Casado (Xanthi), former Real Madrid, Betis and Zaragoza player, is already a Rayo Majadahonda footballer] (in Spanish). Majadahonda Magazin. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

External links

• Jorge Casado at BDFutbol
• Jorge Casado – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Jorge Casado at Soccerway