Jose Callejon Biography, Net Worth, Age, Career, Market Value, Personal Life, Family, Awards and Many More

Spanish footballer Jose Callejon currently plays as a forward for the Italian Serie A club S.S.C Napoli besides his regular participation in the Spanish national team matches. He started his football career with the Real Madrid youth academy and went on to achieve his promotion to the C team. The following season, he has earned his place at the reserve B team of Real Madrid where he proved his prominence. He then joined the fellow La Liga side Espanyol in 2008 and played 97 matches for them till 2011.

Jose Callejon Biography

Callejon came back to his former club Real Madrid in 2011 and spent a nice two season at the Santiago Bernabeu. He then moved to the Italian side Napoli in 2013 and became their regular first-squad member since then. Besides club career, he also excelled in the national matches. He played for Spanish U-21 team and earned his promotion to the senior team in 2014. As an interesting fact, his brother, Juanmi Callejón, is also a professional footballer. Both of the Callejon brothers graduated from the Real Madrid Youth Academy.

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Jose Callejon Early Career

Callejon started his footballing journey with his native football academy of Costa Tropical during his childhood. He then moved to the Real Madrid youth academy in 2002 and earned promotion through several age-levels. He achieved his place in the C team in 2006 at the age of 19. A season later, he made his professional debut for the Real Madrid B team in May 2007. He participated in 4 Segunda División matches that season and earned his permanent place in the B squad for the following season. In the 2007-08 season, he played 37 matches for the B team while scoring 21 times, thus becoming the club’s top scorer in the Segunda División.

Jose Callejon Espanyol Career

Callejon, along with his brother Juanmi, signed a four-year contract with La Liga side RCD Espanyol on 18th June 2008. He made his debut for the club in a La Liga match against Getafe CF on 20^th September 2008, as a substitute. He then scored his first goal for the Catalans against RCD Mallorca on 15^th March 2009. Callejon proved his worth in the team that season and secured his permanent place in the first squad.

He went on to play under the new manager Mauricio Pochettino in the following season as a winger. He then scored his first professional brace in a La Liga game against Sevilla FC on 15^th January 2011. Callejon played almost all the games in the 2010-11 season (missing just one game) and scored 6 goals for the club. As a fact, he helped his team to finish at a respectable position in the La Liga table that season.

Jose Callejon Real Madrid Career

Callejon came back to his former club and signed a five-year contract with Real Madrid on 23^rd May 2011. The deal became effective from 1^st July for which he reportedly earned €5.5 million transfer fee. He then made his debut for Real Madrid in a friendly match against MLS Club Los Angeles Galaxy on 16^th July 2011. He scored his first professional goal for Los Blancos in a La Liga match against Espanyol from a marvellous assist by Cristiano Ronaldo on 2^nd October 2011.

José Callejón Club Career

He then made his UEFA Champions League debut under one of the most successful football managers José Mourinho. He made the debut and scored a brace against NK Dinamo Zagreb on 22^nd November 2011. Shortly after, he scored another brace in a UEFA Champions League match against AFC Ajax on 7th December 2011. He scored his first Copa del Rey goal for Real Madrid against SD Ponferradina on 20th December 2011. Besides being the regular squad member, he also proved himself as one of Spain’s most talented forward.

Jose Callejon Napoli Career

Callejon signed a four-year contract with Italian club S.S.C. Napoli for a transfer fee of €10 million on 11^th July 2013. He scored in his debut match for the club against Bologna F.C. 1909 on 25^th August 2013. He then went on to score 7 more goals in his first 20 official appearances for Napoli. Shortly after, he scored his first European goal for Napoli in a UEFA Champions League match against Olympique de Marseille on 22^nd October 2013. He scored a marvellous goal in the final match of Coppa Italia against ACF Fiorentina on 3^rd May 2014.

Callejon scored his 20^th goal, which is also the 100^th goal of Napoli that season, against Hellas Verona F.C. on 18^th May 2014. Callejon scored his first Derby del Sole goal against A.S. Roma on 2^nd November 2014. He then went on to score his first UEFA Europa League goal for Napoli in a group stage match against Club Brugge KV on 17^th September 2015. In his 200^th appearance for the Italian squad, Callejón scored his 57^th goal for the club against S.S. Lazio on 9^th April 2017.

Jose Callejon International Career

Callejón made his international debut for the Spanish U-21 team in a 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Kazakhstan on 25^th March 2008. He then earned his senior call-up under the new manager Vicente del Bosque on 7^th November 2014, to play matches against Belarus and Germany. Callejon made his debut for the Spanish senior team in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Belarus in Huelva on 15^th November 2014, as a substitute of Santi Cazorla.

José Callejón Spain Career

Jose Callejon Personal Life

Born in Granada, Andalusia, to his parents José María Bueno and Encarni Bueno, Jose Callejon is of pure Spanish descent. He grew up in the Motril region of Granada with his brother Juanmi Callejón and his sister Tata Callejon Bueno. Callejon started dating his long-time girlfriend Marta Ponsati during his mid-career. The couple now lives together along with her adopted daughter Paula.

Jose Callejon Net Worth

The current market value of Callejon is estimated to be around £22.5 million as of 2018. His current net worth is reportedly around £20 million. Callejon gets around £2.5 million yearly salary from his current club S.S.C Napoli. He currently operates under his agent, and one of the best football agents, Manuel García Quilón. Besides his footballing income, he also made his fortune with the sponsorship deals with Adidas.

Jose Callejon Individual Awards

Callejon achieved the La Liga title with Real Madrid in season 2011-12. Besides, he also achieved the Supercopa de España with the club in 2012. With Napoli, he achieved the Coppa Italia in the 2013-14 season, and also the Supercoppa Italiana in 2014. Besides his club success, he also achieved several individual awards in his career till now. Some of the most notable awards that he received are as follow:

• Segunda División B: Top Scorer (2007–08)
• Coppa Italia: Top Scorer (2013–14)
• Serie A: Top Assist Provider (2016–17)