Have a look at the bio, age and height of Jesus Fortea
Jesus Fortea is a teenage defender from the Real Madrid youth academy who is all set to become a mainstay in the first team following the decision of manager Carlo Ancelotti.
The decision comes following the club’s problems in the right-back position with Dani Carvajal out injured with no suitable replacement.
Who is Real Madrid’s Jesus Fortea, bio, age, height, family, parents, position, style of play and stats
Real Madrid are currently spread thinly on the defensive line and Ancelotti has chosen to rely on the youngster instead of bringing in a new signing.
Jesus Fortea becomes part of the Real Madrid first team
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has reportedly decided to bring in teenage right-back Jesus Fortea to the first team fold. Jesus is currently in his second year with La Fabrica and has up until now been playing under Alvaro Arbeloa in Real Madrid A. Ancelotti recently called up the young player to train with the senior team.
Following two training sessions where the youngster has impressed immensely, Ancelotti has decided to integrate him into the first team. Ancelotti is looking to let Fortea gradually adapt to the first-team dynamics and soon begin featuring in matchday squads. The veteran Italian manager believes that the academy’s standout full-back will soon be ready to play first-team minutes.
Jesus Fortea bio
Jesus Fortea Tejedo is a Spanish footballer who was born on March 26, 2007, and currently plays as a defender for La Liga side Real Madrid. He was born to parents Jesús Fortea Sr. and Isabel Tejedo. Fortea started out playing football when he was just four years old and operates as a right-back and is known for his physical prowess.
Jesús Fortea ; Date of birth/Age: Mar 26, 2007 (17) ; Citizenship: Spain ; Height: 1,68 m ; Position: Right-Back ; National player: Spain U17
Age and height
Jesus Fortea is currently just 17 years old, and stands at a height of 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in).
Career and stats
Jesus Fortea is still well into the early part of his professional career. He started out his footballing journey at the Levante Youth academy from 2014 till 2019, when he joined the Atlético Madrid youth set-up. He eventually joined his current team at Real Madrid in 2022. On the international stage, Jesus Fortea has played at the U15, U16, as well as U17 levels. He has made about 27 appearances in total, scoring 1 goal.
📸 Jesús Fortea in training with the first team. pic.twitter.com/ZAkhghS77Q
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Jesus Fortea has an Instagram account with the handle @jesusfortea, where he has over 38.8K followers, and about 19 posts.