Jesús Vallejo’s Net Worth, Salary, Football Career, Honours
Jesús Vallejo Lázaro was born on the 5th of January 1997, and he is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Real Madrid.
Club career
Zaragoza
Jesús Vallejo Lázaro who was born in Zaragoza, Aragon, joined Real Zaragoza’s youth setup in 2008, aged 11. On the 26th of July 2013, after impressing in the Juvenil squad, he signed a new deal with the club. On the 23rd of August 2014, before even having appeared for the reserves, Vallejo made his professional debut, starting in a 0–0 draw at Recreativo de Huelva in the Segunda División. And on the 26th of December, he further extended his contract until 2019.
Real Madrid
As per ESPN report, on the 31st of July 2015, Vallejo signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid for a rumoured €6 million fee, being immediately loaned back to Zaragoza for one year. The report has it that the following summer he moved abroad, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with German club Eintracht Frankfurt. As per the report, Vallejo’s maiden appearance in the Bundesliga took place on the 27th of August 2016, as he came as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win over FC Schalke 04. The young star scored his first goal also from the bench, contributing to a 2–2 draw to RB Leipzig also at the Commerzbank-Arena in the last match of the season.
Report from skysport has it that at the start of the January transfer window, Wolves’ head coach Nuno Espírito Santo confirmed that Vallejo was likely to leave and added that the defender “had moments that he played, moments that he performed well, and some moments he didn’t perform well … Clearly it didn’t work out”. And on the 24th of January 2020, he was loaned to Granada CF of the Spanish top tier until June; on the 18th of August, the move was extended for another year, and he featured 12 times in the Andalusians’ quarter-final run in the Europa League for a total of 37 over the campaign.
International career
According to the report from BBC sport, on the 7th of March 2013, Vallejo appeared with the Spain under-16 team in a friendly with Hungary. The player earned his first cap for the under-21s on the 26th of March 2015 at the age of 18, starting in the 2–0 win against Norway in Cartagena in another exhibition game. Skysport report has it that selected for the 2017 Under-21 European Championship finals by manager Albert Celades, Vallejo played four times for the eventual runners-up. As per the report, even though he was not part of the squad of 23 for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals, he was picked by full side head coach Julen Lopetegui for a friendly with Switzerland to be held on the 3rd June.
Jesús Vallejo’s Net Worth & Salary
According to our analysis based on Forbes, IMDb, Wikipedia & online resource, Jesús Vallejo net worth is approximately $9 Million. Jesús Vallejo earns £33,000 per week, £1,716,000 per year playing for Real Madrid as a D C.
Honours
Real Madrid
La Liga: 2021–22
Supercopa de España: 2021–22
UEFA Champions League: 2017–18, 2021–22
UEFA Super Cup: 2022
FIFA Club World Cup: 2017, 2018
Spain U19
UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2015
Spain U21
UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2019; runner-up 2017
Spain U23
Summer Olympics silver medal: 2020