Jose
Maria was born in Motril (Granada) on 11 February 1987. He joined Real Madrid's
academy in September 2002 following a stint at Agrupacion Deportiva de Futbol
Costa Tropical. His brother Juan Miguel, who currently plays for Cordoba, also
joined the club.
Callejon
started out on the Under-16 side, climbing up the ladder until he became a Real
Madrid C player at the start of the 2006/07 campaign - he played some games
with the third team during the previous year. He was promoted to Castilla in
the 2007/08 season and made his international debut with Spain's Under-21 side
on 25 March 2008 against Kazakhstan, scoring one goal.
Real
Madrid transferred Callejon to Espanyol in the summer of that year. He made his
Firtst Division debut with the Barcelona team against Getafe on 3 September. He
arrived as a striker, but adapted to the winger position down either side
thanks to his versatility, speed and dribbling skills.
Personal
Jose
founded the Hermanos Callejon football camp with brother Juanmi, following in
the steps of Casillas, Granero, Arbeloa, Adan and Albiol. He was the
Second Division B's top scorer in the 2007/08 season with 21 strikes for
Castilla.
Honour
La
Liga: 2011/12
Career
·
Real
Madrid academy (joined 01/07/2002)
·
Under-16
(2002/03)
·
Under-17
(2003/04)
·
Under-18
(2004/05)
·
Real
Madrid C (2005-07)
·
Castilla
(2007/08)
·
Espanyol
(2008-11)
·
Real
Madrid (2011- )
·
First
Division debut: 03/09/2008
Match: Espanyol 1-1 Getafe
·
Real
Madrid debut:
Source : http://www.realmadrid.com
