Francisco Jesús Crespo García (born 29 July 1996), commonly known as Pejiño, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for La Liga club Las Palmas.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Jesús Crespo García | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Barbate, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Las Palmas | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Barbate | |||
| Cádiz | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Cádiz B | 30 | (13) |
| 2015–2016 | → Los Barrios (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Conil (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Sevilla C | 25 | (8) |
| 2018–2020 | Sevilla B | 46 | (4) |
| 2018 | Sevilla | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | Las Palmas | 85 | (17) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 | |||
Career
editCádiz
editBorn in Barbate, Cádiz, Andalusia, Pejiño was a Cádiz CF youth graduate. On 16 July 2015, he was loaned to Tercera División side UD Los Barrios, and made his senior debut on 23 August of that year by coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 home draw against AD Ceuta FC.
Pejiño scored his first two senior goals on 4 November 2015 in a 4–3 home win against CD Utrera. The following January, he terminated his loan and moved to fellow fourth division side Conil CF, also in a temporary deal.
Pejiño returned to Cádiz during the 2016–17 campaign, and was assigned to the reserves in the regional leagues. On 18 September 2016, he scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 Primera Andaluza home rout of CD Pinzón.[2]
Sevilla
editOn 26 July 2017, free agent Pejiño signed for Sevilla FC and was assigned to the C team, also in the fourth division.[3] The following 4 February he made his professional debut with the B-side, replacing Giorgi Aburjania in a 0–1 home loss against SD Huesca in the Segunda División.[4][5]
On 26 June 2018, Pejiño renewed his contract with the Nervionenses until 2022, being definitely promoted to the reserve squad now in the Segunda División B.[6] He made his first-team debut exactly one month later, replacing Pablo Sarabia in a 4–0 UEFA Europa League home win over Újpest FC.[7]
Pejiño featured sparingly in the main squad under Pablo Machín, but went on to appear exclusively for the B-side after the manager's dismissal. On 23 June 2020, he terminated his contract with the club.[8]
Las Palmas
editOn 27 August 2020, Pejiño signed a two-year deal with UD Las Palmas in the second division.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Pejiño" (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "El Cádiz B vapulea al Pinzón (7–0)" [Cádiz B trash Pinzón (7–0)] (in Spanish). La Voz de Cádiz. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Pejiño, nuevo jugador del Sevilla FC C" [Pejiño, new player of Sevilla FC C] (in Spanish). El Sevillista. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "El Huesca se dispara y agudiza aún más la crisis del Cádiz" [Huesca go off and sharpen even more the crisis of Cádiz] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Los gaditanos Chacartegui y Pejiño debutaron en la Liga 1|2|3 con el Sevilla Atlético" [The gaditanos Chacartegui and Pejiño debuted in la Liga 1|2|3 with Sevilla Atlético] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Cádiz. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "El delantero Pejiño renueva hasta 2022 y pasa a formar parte del Sevilla Atlético" [Forward Pejiño renews until 2022 and becomes a member of Sevilla Atlético] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Sevilla 4–0 Újpest". UEFA.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Sevilla FC: Pejiño rescinde su contrato con el Sevilla" [Sevilla FC: Pejiño rescinds his contract with Sevilla] (in Spanish). ABC. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Pejiño, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas" [Pejiño, new player of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.