Jota (footballer, born 2006)

Jota
Personal information
Full name Joaquín Domingo Ponce
Date of birth (2006-05-14) 14 May 2006
Place of birth Iniesta, Spain
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Albacete B
Number 12
Youth career
2015–2024 Albacete
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Albacete B 29 (0)
2025– Albacete 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2025

Joaquín Domingo Ponce (born 14 May 2006), commonly known as Jota, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right-back for Atlético Albacete.

Career

Born in Iniesta, Cuenca, Castilla–La Mancha, Jota joined Albacete Balompié's youth sides in 2015, aged nine.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 12 March 2023, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 Primera Autonómica Preferente away win over AD Campillo.

Jota only started to feature regularly for the B-team during the 2024–25 season, in Tercera Federación, and renewed his contract until 2027 on 15 May 2025.[2] He made his first team debut on 1 June, replacing goalscorer Javier Martón in a 1–1 Segunda División away draw against Córdoba CF.[3]

References

  1. ^ "El Albacete renueva a uno de sus canteranos con mayor proyección: Joaquín Domingo 'Jota' seguirá hasta 2027 con opción a dos años más" [Albacete renew one of their youth players with the biggest prospect: Joaquín Domingo 'Jota' will continue until 2027 with the option of two further years] (in Spanish). 5 Más el Descuento. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Jota, renovado" [Jota, renewed] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  3. ^ "'Jota', debutante y salvador del Albacete junto a Cristian Rivero" ['Jota', debutant and Albacete's savior along with Cristian Rivero] (in Spanish). 5 Más el Descuento. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.