Jorge Chanza

Jorge Chanza
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Chanza Zapata
Date of birth	20 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Segorbe, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Ibiza
Number	26
Youth career
2004–2014	Villarreal
2014–2016	Valencia
2016–2017	Valladolid
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2018	Eldense
2018–2019	Ciudad de Ibiza
2019–2022	Sant Rafel
2022–	Ibiza
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2023

Jorge Chanza Zapata (born 20 March 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for UD Ibiza.

Club career[edit]

Born in Segorbe, Castellón, Valencian Community, Chanza played for Villarreal CF, Valencia CF and Real Valladolid as a youth.^[1] On 28 July 2017, he signed for Tercera División side CD Eldense,^[2] but spent the campaign as a backup to veteran Chema.

On 30 July 2018, Chanza moved to UD Ibiza in Segunda División B,^[3] being the third-choice option in the main squad while playing for farm teams Ciudad de Ibiza CF and CF Sant Rafel. On 5 July 2021, after the main squad's promotion to Segunda División, he renewed his contract for a further year.^[4]

A backup to Germán Parreño and Álex Domínguez in 2021–22, Chanza played regularly for Sant Rafel as they suffered relegation. Still a third-choice to Germán and Daniel Fuzato in 2022–23, he made his professional debut on 20 May 2023, replacing Germán late into a 1–0 home win over Real Zaragoza, as his side were already relegated.^[5]^[6]

^ "El segorbino Jorge Chanza, portero del juvenil Valencia CF, reforzará al CF Real Valladolid" [Segorbino Jorge Chanza, goalkeeper of Valencia CF's Juvenil, will bolster CF Real Valladolid] (in Spanish). Tribuna Segorbina. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "El Eldense confirma el fichaje del portero Jorge Chanza" [Eldense confirmr the signing of goalkeeper Jorge Chanza] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "Jorge Chanza, nuevo jugador de la UD Ibiza" [Jorge Chanza, new player of UD Ibiza] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ "Sant Rafel, renueva Jorge Chanza" [Sant Rafel, Jorge Chanza renews] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "El Ibiza se despide de la Segunda División ante su afición con victoria" [Ibiza bid farewell from Segunda División in front of their supporters with a win] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ "El "muy merecido" debut de Chanza con el Ibiza" [The "much deserved" debut of Chanza with Ibiza] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.