Jesús Fortea
Full name: Jesús Fortea Tejedo
Country: Spain
Date of birth: 26/03/2007 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Albal (Spain)
Height: 177cm
Youth career: Levante, Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid (since 2019)
Current club: Real Madrid
Squad number: —
Current national team: Spain U-18
Position: right-back, right wing-back, winger
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: UEFA Youth League 2023/2024 (6/0), 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (1/0), 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (2/0), UEFA Youth League 2024/2025 (4/1)
Contract until: 30.06.2026
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Pedro Porro
Strengths:
– pace 
– acceleration
– dynamism
– technique
– ball control
– dribbling
– agility
– bravery
– flair
– crossing 
– passing
– first touch
To improve:
– difficult to knock off the ball due to his low center of gravity, but with a smaller frame, he still needs to focus a lot on physical development
– despite his strong work rate and tenacity, like many young full-backs, he still has room to improve in 1v1 duels, positioning, and overall defensive reliability
Style of play:
– attacking full-back
– possesses a low center of gravity, excellent agility, and superb coordination
– electric pace and acceleration
– likes to dribble
– often uses body feints and stepovers
– gets past players with extreme ease thanks to his quick feet and changes of pace
– all-action, energetic, and highly vertical player who seizes every opportunity to drive forward and make an impact
– very high on both on and off-the-ball bravery, making intelligent overlapping and underlapping runs to support the attack
– often makes surging runs into the penalty area, always looking to be a threat in the final third
– fantastic technical capacity and ball control
– good ability to combine with teammates in the build-up phase, and possesses above-average passing skills
– excellent range of crossing skills (cutbacks, flat crosses, drilled crosses, or in-swinging deliveries), effective both from a standing position and at full speed
– superb footwork and close control at top speed
– great ability at first touch/high speed in one-two combinations with his teammates
– capable of executing extremely dangerous counter-attacking runs
– superb recovery pace, work rate, and determination against the ball/ doesn’t hesitate to track back and work for the team
Fortea breezes past his marker, makes a brilliant, dynamic run, and delivers a precise low cross for the assist.
Fortea nutmegs his opponent, charges dynamically into the penalty area, and sets up a great chance with a well-timed pass.
Fortea displays his determination by tracking back and halting a dangerous attack with a perfectly timed sliding tackle.
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He is best suited to playing as:
Right-back in 4-3-3.
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Achievements:
Spanish U-16 Championship 2022/2023 winner with Real Madrid.
Spanish U-18 Championship 2022/2023 winner with Real Madrid.
Copa de Campeones 2022/2023 winner with Real Madrid.
Spanish U-19 Championship 2022/2023 winner with Real Madrid.
League summary (as of 15 November 2024):
Segunda Federación 2024/2025 (ongoing): 2 games/0 goals (Real Madrid C)
Description:
Jesús Fortea is regarded as one of Europe’s most exciting full-backs of his generation. He is a member of an amazing generation of Spanish players born in 2007, including Lamine Yamal, Pau Cubarsi, Joan Martinez, Daniel Yañez, Quim Junyent, Landry Farré, David Otorbi, Marc Bernal, Andrés Cuenca, and Sydney Osazuwa. Jesús started his football journey at Levante, joined Atlético Madrid in 2019, and then moved to Real Madrid’s youth academy three years later. He’s also been a regular in Spain’s youth national teams since the U-15 level and is currently part of the U-18 squad.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
9,5/10 
Player has the potential to become a key player in a top European club.
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