Jesús Alfaro Ligero (born 24 June 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Wisła Kraków as a winger.

Jesús Alfaro
Personal information
Full name Jesús Alfaro Ligero
Date of birth (1991-06-24) 24 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth La Palma del Condado, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Wisła Kraków
Number 17
Youth career
Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Sevilla B 52 (2)
2010–2011 Sevilla C 17 (6)
2013 Arroyo 18 (1)
2013–2014 Algeciras 38 (12)
2014–2016 Alcoyano 60 (15)
2016–2018 Barcelona B 41 (9)
2018–2019 Zaragoza 4 (0)
2018–2019Murcia (loan) 13 (2)
2019Hércules (loan) 23 (1)
2019–2021 Hércules 42 (1)
2021–2022 Logroñés 36 (3)
2022–2023 Badajoz 36 (2)
2023– Wisła Kraków 33 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:15, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in La Palma del Condado, Huelva, Andalusia, Alfaro was a Sevilla FC youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 3 January 2010, starting in a 0–0 Segunda División B home draw against Marbella FC.

On 3 January 2013, after only sparingly for the B-side in the following years, Alfaro terminated his contract and immediately joined fellow third division club Arroyo CP.[1] He remained in the category in the following four seasons, representing Algeciras CF,[2] CD Alcoyano[3] and FC Barcelona B,[4] achieving promotion to Segunda División with the latter in 2017.

Alfaro made his professional team debut on 28 August 2017, coming on as a substitute for Ferrán Sarsanedas in an 0–3 home loss against CD Tenerife.[5] The following 17 January, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with fellow second division side Real Zaragoza.[6]

On 8 August 2018, Alfaro was loaned to third division club Real Murcia for the season.[7] The following January, he moved to Hércules CF also in a temporary deal, before signing a permanent contract with the latter club on 11 July 2019.[8]

On 21 June 2023, Alfaro signed for Polish second division club Wisła Kraków on a one-year deal with an extension option,[9] which was exercised in late April 2024.[10] On 2 May, he was named in the starting line-up for the 2023–24 Polish Cup final against Pogoń Szczecin. Alfaro was substituted in the 77th minute, as Wisła went on to win 2–1 after extra time.[11]

Personal life

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Alfaro's two brothers are also footballers: Juan José (1981), a midfielder, graduated in FC Barcelona's La Masia, but spent his entire career in Segunda División B or lower. Winger Alejandro (1986) appeared several seasons for Sevilla B, after emerging through the club's youth ranks.[12]

Honours

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Wisła Kraków

References

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  1. ^ "El Sevilla prescinde de Jesús Alfaro, que se marcha al Arroyo" [Sevilla let go of Jesús Alfaro, who leaves to Arroyo] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. ^ "El Algeciras ficha al palmerino Jesús Alfaro" [Algeciras sign the palmerino Jesús Alfaro] (in Spanish). La Palma del Condado en Juego. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Jesús Alfaro, nuevo jugador del CD Alcoyano" [Jesús Alfaro, new player of CD Alcoyano] (in Spanish). Vavel. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Acuerdo para la incorporación de Alfaro y Nili en el Barça B" [Agreement for the signings of Alfaro and Nili to Barça B] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ^ "El Tenerife se pone líder en Barcelona" [Tenerife become leader in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Jesús Alfaro se compromete por esta campaña y dos temporadas más" [Jesús Alfaro signs for this season and two more] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Jesús Alfaro, habilidad y velocidad para el ataque grana" [Jesús Alfaro, speed and skill for the grana attack] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  8. ^ "El Hércules asegura la continuidad de Jesús Alfaro y ficha al extremo andaluz para su nuevo proyecto" [Hércules assure the remaining of Jesús Alfaro and sign the Andalusian winger for their new project] (in Spanish). Hércules CF. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Jesús Alfaro piłkarzem Białej Gwiazdy" [Jesús Alfaro is a footballer of the White Star]. www.wisla.krakow.pl (in Polish). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Jesús Alfaro, Marc Carbó, Álvaro Ratón i Joan Román na dłużej w Wiśle". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Olbrzymia niespodzianka w finale Pucharu Polski. Wisła Kraków wygrała z Pogonią Szczecin [Wideo]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Jesús Alfaro firma con el Sevilla por dos años" [Jesús Alfaro signs with Sevilla for two years]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 July 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
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