Koke Vegas

Jorge Ruiz Ojeda (born 27 September 1995), known as Koke Vegas or simply Koke, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for RCD Mallorca, on loan from Levante UD.

Koke Vegas
Personal information
Full name Jorge Ruiz Ojeda[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-27) 27 September 1995
Place of birth Antequera, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Mallorca
(on loan from Levante)
Number 25
Youth career
Antequera
Málaga
Sevilla
Puerto Malagueño
Antequera
2011–2013 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Antequera 2 (0)
2013–2015 Espanyol B 19 (0)
2015–2017 Levante B 41 (0)
2016– Levante 6 (0)
2017–2018 → Alcoyano (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2020 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 0 (0)
2021– → Mallorca (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2020
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Ojeda.

Club career

Koke was born in Antequera, Málaga, Andalusia, and represented Antequera CF, Málaga CF, Sevilla FC and CD Puerto Malagueño as a youth. On 16 April 2011 he made his senior debut for the former, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 Tercera División home draw against CD Huétor Tájar at the age of just 15.

In 2011, after having trials at Villarreal CF and Aston Villa, Koke joined RCD Espanyol and returned to youth football.[2] He was promoted to the reserves in 2013, in Segunda División B.[3]

On 2 July 2015 Koke signed for another reserve team, Levante UD B also in the third tier.[4] He made his professional debut on 4 September 2016, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona for the Segunda División championship.[5]

On 30 August 2017, Koke was loaned to third-tier club CD Alcoyano, for one year.[6] The following 16 January, his loan was cut short and he was definitely included in the first team.[7]

Koke made his La Liga debut on 19 May 2018, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–4 away loss against Celta de Vigo.[8] On 16 July 2019, after spending the campaign as a third-choice behind Oier Olazábal and Aitor Fernández, he was loaned to second division club Deportivo de La Coruña for one year.[9]

On 31 January 2020, as Oier left for RCD Espanyol, Koke was recalled by Levante.[10] He was initially a backup to Fernández, but was overtaken by fellow youth graduate Dani Cárdenas during the 2020–21 campaign.

On 1 February 2021, Koke moved to second division side RCD Mallorca on loan for the remainder of the season.[11]

References
  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Valencia" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "Koke Vegas, un futuro prometedor" [Koke Vegas, a promising future] (in Spanish). Futbol Emotion. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. "Calatayud, Lara y Koke, los tres reyes magos de las porterías de fútbol con corazón verdiblanco" [Calatayud, Lara and Koke, the three wise men of the goals of football with green-and-white heart] (in Spanish). El Sol de Antequera. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. "El meta Koke primera incorporación del Atlético Levante para la campaña 15–16" [The goalkeeper Koke first addition of Atlético Levante for the 15–16 campaign] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  5. "El Levante deja escapar al final los primeros puntos" [Levante let slip away at the end the first points] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. "Koke jugará en calidad de cedido en el Alcoyano en la presente temporada" [Koke will play on loan at Alcoyano in the present season] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. "Koke Vegas returns to Levante UD". Levante UD. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  8. "El Zar Aspas" [The King Aspas] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  9. "Koke Vegas jugará cedido en el RC Deportivo hasta final de temporada" [Koke Vegas will play on loan at RC Deportivo until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  10. "Koke Vegas returns to Levante UD". Levante UD. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  11. "El Mallorca refuerza su portería con Koke Vegas" [Mallorca bolster their goal with Koke Vegas] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
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