1. Joselu began his career with Celta Vigo, before being purchased by Real Madrid in the summer of 2009.
23 Facts About Joselu
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Joselu was a prolific goalscorer for their B-team, scoring 40 goals in 72 appearances, but was unable to break into the first team, and sold to Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim in August 2012.
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Joselu played for Spain at multiple youth levels, and made his debut for the senior national team in 2023.
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Joselu was born in Stuttgart, West Germany, and attended school in the country for four years, until the age of 10, before his family returned to Galicia, Spain.
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In late summer 2009, Joselu was purchased by Real Madrid, being immediately loaned to his former team for a further campaign.
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Joselu was relatively used during the division two campaign, but only scored four goals as the team finished in 12th position.
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On 20 December 2011, in his second official appearance for the main squad, Joselu replaced Benzema in the 77th minute of the home match against Ponferradina, for the season's Copa del Rey.
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Joselu said in 2015 that he did not regret his time at Real Madrid despite his limited first-team opportunities, due to his experiences training with its players and manager Jose Mourinho.
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On 8 August 2012, Joselu signed a four-year contract with TSG Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee.
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Joselu played 25 times for 1899 Hoffenheim, scoring five goals as they finished in 16th position.
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Joselu rediscovered his form under Frankfurt manager Armin Veh at the Commerzbank-Arena, scoring 14 goals in 33 appearances as the club finished in 13th position and reached the knockout stages of the UEFA Europa League.
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Towards the end of the campaign, Stoke manager Mark Hughes stated that Joselu had made a slow start to life in English football.
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On 31 August 2016, Joselu returned to Galicia to join Celta's rivals Deportivo La Coruna on a season-long loan deal.
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Joselu scored six goals in 24 appearances for Deportivo before his season was ended due to an Achilles injury.
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Joselu ended up finishing the season as third highest top scorer behind Gayle and Ayoze Perez.
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On 27 June 2022, following Alaves relegation from La Liga, Joselu signed a three-year deal with Espanyol as a free agent.
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On 20 September 2023, Joselu made his first UEFA Champions League appearance in a group stage match against Union Berlin.
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On 14 January 2024, Joselu won his first club career trophy, as he participated in Madrid's 2024 Supercopa de Espana triumph, scoring the winning goal in the semi-final against Atletico Madrid and coming on as a substitute in the final versus Barcelona.
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On 28 June 2024, it was announced that Joselu had joined Qatar Stars League side Al Gharafa from Real Madrid on a two-year deal, exactly one day after the Spanish club signed the player.
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Joselu represented Spain at under-19, under-20 and under-21 level, but never received a call-up to the senior squad until he was nearly 33.
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On 17 March 2023, Joselu received his first call-up to the Spain national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Norway and Scotland.
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Joselu is married to Melanie Canizares, with whom he has two children.
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Joselu's wife is a twin sister to Daphne, wife of his former Real Madrid teammate, Dani Carvajal.