Pablo Cortés

Pablo Cortés
Personal information
Full name	Pablo Cortés García
Date of birth	28 May 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Zaragoza, Spain
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Zaragoza B
Number	10
Youth career
2009–2014	Actur Pablo Iglesias
2014–2022	Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–	Zaragoza B
2024–	Zaragoza
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024

Pablo Cortés García (born 28 May 2004) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Deportivo Aragón.

Career

Born in Zaragoza, Cortés joined Real Zaragoza's youth setup from CD Actur Pablo Iglesias in 2014, and signed his first professional contract in 2019, aged 15.^[1]^[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 4 September 2022, starting in a 1–0 Segunda Federación away win over AE Prat.

Cortés scored his first senior goal on 15 January 2023, netting the B's third through a penalty kick in a 4–1 home routing of CF Badalona Futur.^[3] He made his first team debut on 27 April of the following year, coming on as a late substitute for Fran Gámez in a 1–1 Segunda División away draw against CD Leganés.^[4]^[5]

On 8 July 2024, Cortés renewed his contract with the Maños.^[6]

Pablo's younger brother Íñigo is also a footballer and a midfielder.^[2] He too is a Zaragoza youth graduate.

^ "Pablo Cortés, estrella a la vista" [Pablo Cortés, star on sight] (in Spanish). Juvenil División de Honor. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "El debut de Cortés. "Pablo tan solo ama al Real Zaragoza más que el fútbol"" [Cortés' debut. "Pablo only loves more Real Zaragoza than football"] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
^ "El Aragón abduce al Badalona" [Aragón abduct Badalona] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
^ "Un penalti 'roba' el triunfo al Leganés en el minuto 95" [A penalty 'steals' the triumph from Leganés in the 95th minute] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
^ "Pablo Cortés es el jugador número 34 que juega con el Real Zaragoza este año: récord" [Pablo Cortés is the 34th player who plays with Real Zaragoza this year: record] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
^ "Pablo Cortés amplia su contrato con el Real Zaragoza" [Pablo Cortés extends his contract with Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.