Jairo Izquierdo

{{short description|Spanish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jairo Izquierdo

| image =

| fullname = Jairo Izquierdo González

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

| height = {{height|m=1.65}}

| position = Left back, winger

| currentclub = Elche

| clubnumber = 3

| youthyears1 = 2005–2011 | youthclubs1 = Tenerife

| years1 = 2011–2014 | clubs1 = Tenerife B | caps1 = 84 | goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2014–2017 | clubs2 = Tenerife | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014–2015 | clubs3 = → Murcia (loan) | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2017 | clubs4 = Melilla | caps4 = 17 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2017–2018 | clubs5 = Extremadura | caps5 = 38 | goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2018–2022 | clubs6 = Girona | caps6 = 70 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2018–2019 | clubs7 = → Cádiz (loan) | caps7 = 31 | goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2020–2021 | clubs8 = → Cádiz (loan) | caps8 = 30 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2022–2025 | clubs9 = Cartagena | caps9 = 93 | goals9 = 5

| years10 = 2025– | clubs10 = Elche | caps10 = 0 | goals10 = 0

| club-update = 25 January 2025

}}

{{family name hatnote|Izquierdo|González|lang=Spanish}}

Jairo Izquierdo González (born 22 October 1993), sometimes known as just Jairo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a left back or a left winger for Elche CF.

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Jairo graduated with CD Tenerife's youth setup. He made his debuts as a senior with the reserves in 2011, in Tercera División.

On 2 July 2014 Jairo signed a new three-year deal with the club, being promoted to the main squad in Segunda División.{{cite web|url=http://clubdeportivotenerife.es/pagina.asp?idp=14302&ids=6|title=Jairo Izquierdo y Carlos Abad-Hernández realizarán la pretemporada con el primer equipo|trans-title=Jairo Izquierdo and Carlos Abad-Hernández will make the pre-season with the first team|publisher=Tenerife's official website|language=es|date=2 July 2014|accessdate=15 July 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711132831/http://www.clubdeportivotenerife.es/pagina.asp?idp=14302&ids=6|archivedate=11 July 2014}} On 1 September, however, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Real Murcia, in a season-long deal.{{cite web|url=http://clubdeportivotenerife.es/pagina.asp?idp=14574&ids=6|title=Jairo Izquierdo cedido una temporada al Real Murcia|trans-title=Jairo Izquierdo loaned for one season at Real Murcia|publisher=Tenerife's official website|language=es|date=1 September 2014|accessdate=15 July 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903174611/http://www.clubdeportivotenerife.es/pagina.asp?idp=14574&ids=6|archivedate=3 September 2014}}

On 5 September 2015 Jairo made his professional debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Omar Perdomo in a 1–1 away draw against SD Huesca.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/2015/09/05/futbol/2adivision/1441466373.html|title=El Tenerife suma su primer punto y el Huesca sigue sin ganar|trans-title=Tenerife gets its first point and Huesca remains winless|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=5 September 2015|accessdate=5 September 2015}} On 17 January 2017, after making no appearances during the campaign, he left the club by mutual consent{{cite web|url=http://www.clubdeportivotenerife.es/noticia/jairo-concluye-su-vinculacion-con-el-cd-tenerife|title=Jairo concluye su vinculación con el CD Tenerife|trans-title=Jairo ends his link with CD Tenerife|publisher=CD Tenerife|language=es|date=17 January 2017|accessdate=18 January 2017}} and joined UD Melilla just hours later.{{cite web|url=http://udmelilla.es/noticias/13897/|title=La U.D. Melilla contrata a Jairo Izquierdo|trans-title=U.D. Melilla sign Jairo Izquierdo|publisher=UD Melilla|language=es|date=17 January 2017|accessdate=18 January 2017}}

On 18 August 2018, Jairo signed a four-year contract with Girona FC in La Liga.{{cite web|url=http://www.gironafc.cat/noticia/jairo-izquierdo-fitxa-pel-girona|title=Jairo Izquierdo fitxa pel Girona|trans-title=Jairo Izquierdo signs for Girona|publisher=Girona FC|language=ca|date=18 August 2018|access-date=20 August 2018}} Eleven days later, he was loaned to second division side Cádiz CF for the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.gironafc.cat/noticia/jairo-cedit-al-cadiz-cf|title=Jairo, cedit al Cadiz CF|trans-title=Jairo, loaned to Cádiz CF|publisher=Girona FC|language=ca|date=29 August 2018|access-date=30 August 2018}}

Upon returning from loan, Jairo spent the 2019–20 campaign with his parent club, now also in the second division. On 5 October 2020, he returned to Cádiz, again in a one-year loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.gironafc.cat/noticia/jairo-anira-cedit-al-cadiz|title=Jairo anirà cedit al Cádiz|trans-title=Jairo will go on loan to Cádiz|publisher=Girona FC|language=ca|date=5 October 2020|accessdate=5 October 2020}}

Jairo returned to Girona in July 2021, and was converted into a left back during the pre-season, subsequently picking up the number 3 jersey.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/girona/cambio-chip-jairo-girona-12137038|title=El cambio de chip de Jairo en el Girona|trans-title=The change of thinking of Jairo at Girona|publisher=Sport|language=es|date=1 October 2021|accessdate=14 November 2021}} On 8 July 2022, after the club's promotion to the top tier, he moved to FC Cartagena in the second division on a two-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.fccartagena.es/noticia/jairo-izquierdo-velocidad-y-profundidad-para-el-lateral-izquierdo-del-efese|title=Jairo Izquierdo, velocidad y profundidad para el lateral izquierdo del Efesé|trans-title=Jairo Izquierdo, speed and depth for the left back of Efesé|publisher=FC Cartagena|language=es|date=8 July 2022|accessdate=15 July 2022}}

On 30 January 2025, Jairo moved to fellow second division side Elche CF after the club paid his 600,000 release clause.{{cite web|url=https://www.elchecf.es/noticias/oficial-or-jairo-polivalencia-y-experiencia-para-el-elche-cf|title=OFICIAL {{!}} Jairo, polivalencia y experiencia para el Elche CF|trans-title=OFFICIAL {{!}} Jairo, versatility and experience for Elche CF|publisher=Elche CF|language=es|date=30 January 2025|accessdate=31 January 2025}}

Career statistics

= Club =

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Tenerife

|2015–16

| rowspan="2" |Segunda División

|18

010colspan="2" |—190
2016–17

|0

000colspan="2" |—00
colspan="2"|Total

!18

01000190
Murcia (loan)

|2014–15

|Segunda División B

|32

2112{{efn|Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs|name=pro}}0353
Melilla

|2016–17

|Segunda División B

|17

100colspan="2" |—171
Extremadura

|2017–18

|Segunda División B

|38

6006{{efn|name=pro}}0446
rowspan="4"|Girona

|2019–20

|rowspan="3"|Segunda División

|34

01040390
2020–21

|2

000colspan="2"|—20
2021–22

|15

000colspan="2"|—150
colspan="2"|Total

!51

01040560
Cádiz (loan)

|2018–19

|Segunda División

|31

330colspan="2" |—343
Cádiz (loan)

|2020–21

|La Liga

|26

130colspan="2" |—291
colspan="3"|Career total

!213

139112023414

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