Piojo (footballer, born 1989)

Jesús Hernández de La Torre (born 29 June 1989), commonly known as Piojo, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger.

Piojo
Personal information
Full name Jesús Hernández de la Torre
Date of birth (1989-06-29) 29 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Salamanca, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Salamanca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Salamanca B 21 (4)
2007–2010 Salamanca 1 (0)
2008–2009Barakaldo (loan) 11 (0)
2009–2010Guijuelo (loan) 11 (0)
2010–2011 Guijuelo 6 (0)
2011–2012 Salamanca B 26 (2)
2012–2013 Salamanca 48 (4)
2013–2014 Huesca 15 (0)
2014 Gimnàstic 20 (1)
2014–2015 UCAM Murcia 29 (0)
2015–2017 Guijuelo 57 (2)
2017–2020 Unionistas 96 (3)
2020–2021 Palencia 17 (4)
2021–2023 Guijuelo 58 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023

Football career

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Born in Salamanca, Castile and León, Piojo was a product of hometown UD Salamanca's youth system, and made senior debuts with the reserves in the 2007–08 season, in the Tercera División. On 28 October 2007 he made his professional debut, playing the last 5 minutes of a 2–2 away draw against SD Eibar in the Segunda División.[1]

On 28 August of the following year Piojo was loaned to Barakaldo CF of the Segunda División B.[2] On 21 August 2009 he moved to fellow league team CD Guijuelo, also in a temporary deal,[3] and signed permanently with the latter in September 2010.[4]

On 31 August 2011 Piojo returned to Salamanca B;[5] he was promoted to the main squad halfway through the campaign. He subsequently resumed his career in the third level with SD Huesca,[6] Gimnàstic de Tarragona,[7] UCAM Murcia CF[8] and Guijuelo.

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