Playing position Role Footballer Number 28 Height 1.82 m | Years Team Weight 73 kg Name Jose Garcia | |
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Full name Jose Manuel Garcia Naranjo Date of birth (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 21) Place of birth Rociana del Condado, Spain Current team Gimnastic de Tarragona (#28) Profiles | ||
José Manuel García Naranjo (born 28 July 1994), commonly known as Naranjo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Belgian club K.R.C. Genk as a forward.
Football career
Born in Rociana del Condado, Huelva, Andalusia, Naranjo graduated from local Recreativo de Huelva, and spent his first year as a senior with the B-team in Tercera División. On 2 June 2013 he first appeared for the main squad, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Sporting de Gijón for the Segunda División championship.
On 17 July 2014 Naranjo was loaned to Segunda División B's Villarreal CF B, in a season-long deal. He appeared in his first game with the first team on 4 December, starting in a 2–1 away win against Cádiz CF, for the campaign's Copa del Rey.
On 7 July 2015 Naranjo signed a three-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, newly promoted to the second level. He scored his first professional goal on 29 November, netting the game's only in an away success against CD Mirandés.
Naranjo also scored seven goals in a period of three months (between January and March 2016), including match-winners against CD Tenerife and Elche CF. On 1 May, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against Mirandés.
On 17 June 2016, Naranjo signed a five-year deal with La Liga club Celta de Vigo, for a rumoured fee of € 1 million. He only appeared in three matches for the club, two in the UEFA Europa League, before departing.
On 10 January 2017, Naranjo moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a contract with Belgian Pro League side K.R.C. Genk.