Jesús del Amo Castellano (born 25 May 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League.

Jesús del Amo
Personal information
Full name Jesús del Amo Castellano
Date of birth (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Pulianas, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Atlético Ottawa
Number 3
Youth career
Céltic Alevín
Granada
Barcelona
Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Roda 0 (0)
2019–2020 Huétor Vega 27 (2)
2020–2021 Calahorra B 26 (4)
2021–2022 Atlético Mancha Real 16 (0)
2022 Rodos 0 (0)
2022 Asteras Vlachioti 1 (0)
2022–2023 Real Jaén 31 (0)
2023–2024 Real Avilés 30 (0)
2024– Atlético Ottawa 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024

Early life

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He began playing youth football with his hometown team, Céltic Alevín, at age six, playing there for six years before joining the youth system of Granada.[1] Afterwards, he joined the Barcelona and Villarreal youth systems.[2]

Club career

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He began his senior career in 2018 with Roda.[3]

In the summer of 2019, he joined Huétor Vega.[4] After the 2019-20 season, he departed the club.[5]

In October 2020, he signed with Calahorra B.[6]

In July 2021, he signed with Atlético Mancha Real.[7] On 28 January 2022, he departed the club.[8]

In late January 2022, he signed with Rodos in the Super League Greece 2.[9][10] However, a few weeks later on 19 February, he moved on to Asteras Vlachioti in the same division.[11]

In July 2022, del Amo signed with Real Jaén.[12][13] He started every match for the club that season, except for one match in which he was suspended due to yellow card accumulation.[14]

In July 2023, he joined Real Avilés in the Segunda Federación on a one-year contract.[15][16]

In August 2024, he signed with Canadian Premier League club Atlético Ottawa.[2][17] He made his debut for the club on 15 September in a substitute appearance against Cavalry FC.[18]

References

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  1. ^ Domènech, Oriol (27 February 2015). "Del Amo: Un granadino en La Masia" [Del Amo: A man from Granada in La Masia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish).
  2. ^ a b "Atlético Ottawa signs Spanish defender Jesús Del Amo". Atlético Ottawa. 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ Healey, Josh (18 August 2024). "Sources: Atlético Ottawa ink Spanish defender Jesús del Amo". Wanderers Notebook.
  4. ^ Pelayo, Ramón (23 August 2019). "El CD Huétor Vega se fortalece en la previa del arranque liguero" [CD Huétor Vega strengthens itself ahead of the league start]. Ideal (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Calvo, Fran (3 September 2020). "Revolución en Huétor Vega para evitar apuros" [Revolution in Huétor Vega to avoid difficulties]. Granada en Juego (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "El CD Calahorra B incorpora a su equipo al defensa Jesús del Amo" [CD Calahorra B adds defender Jesús del Amo to its team]. La Brújula de Calahorra (in Spanish). 2 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Jesús Del Amo, refuerzo defensivo para el Atlético Mancha Real" [Jesus Del Amo, defensive reinforcement for Atlético Mancha Real]. El Deporte de Jaén (in Spanish). 23 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Jesús del Amo abandona el Mancha Real y jugará en Grecia" [Jesus del Amo leaves Mancha Real and will play in Greece]. Diario Jaen (in Spanish). 28 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Υπέγραψε στη Ρόδο ο Jesus Del Amo" [Jesus Del Amo signed in Rhodes]. Athletic Larissa (in Greek). 31 January 2024.
  10. ^ Στούμπης, Δημήτρης (Stoumbis, Dimitris). "ΠΑΕ Ρόδος: «Κλείνει» Jesús del Amo" [PAE Rhodes: "Closes" Jesús del Amo]. dimokratiki (in Greek).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Στον Αστέρα Βλαχιώτη Ντελ Άμο και Φερέιρα!" [In Astera Vlachiotis Del Amo and Ferreira!]. 12 Sports (in Greek). 19 February 2022.
  12. ^ "El Real Jaén anuncia la incorporación de Jesús Del Amo" [Real Jaen announces the signing of Jesus Del Amo]. El Deporte de Jaén (in Spanish). 10 July 2022.
  13. ^ "El Real Jaén presenta a Urko Arroyo y Del Amo como nuevos jugadores blancos" [Real Jaén presents Urko Arroyo and Del Amo as new white players]. El Deporte de Jaén (in Spanish). 19 July 2022.
  14. ^ Oliver, Eduardo (11 April 2023). "Jesús Del Amo: "Jugar en el Real Jaén te hace sentir que eres futbolista, me siento afortunado"" [Jesús Del Amo: “Playing for Real Jaén makes you feel like a footballer, I feel lucky”]. Cadena SER (in Spanish).
  15. ^ "Jesús Del Amo fortalece la defensa" [Jesus Del Amo strengthens the defense]. Real Avilés Industrial CF (in Spanish). 13 July 2023.
  16. ^ Gutiérrez, Nacho (13 July 2023). "Jesús del Amo será el central zurdo del Avilés" [Jesus del Amo will be the left-footed centre-back for Avilés]. El Comercio (in Spanish).
  17. ^ Jacques, John (29 August 2024). "Atletico Ottawa Brings In Spanish Defender Jesus Del Amo". Northern Tribune.
  18. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (15 September 2024). "Match Analysis: Cavalry FC battle back twice to split points with Atlético Ottawa". Canadian Premier League.
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