High School: Did not play High School soccer due to full-time commitment to Real Madrid.
 
Club: Real Madrid, C.F. Academy from 2007-2018 … Was the league's top goal scorer (42) in 2013-14 … Helped club to a league championship in 2014-15, while scoring 24 goals … Season 2015-2016: league champions (23 goals scored), Champion Nike Premier Cup Spain, Top Scorer II Trofeo Ford …  Scored 19 goals during the 2016-17 season … Managed to find the back of the net six times in eight games before missing the remainder of the 2017-18 season due to injury … Other acknowledgments: Champion Mundialito in 2012, Champion Puskas Cup in 2017

Personal: Parents are Jose Maria and Emma … Sister Gema (15) is 800-meter runner … Speaks fluent German in addition to Spanish and English … Chose Northwestern after considering Syracuse, Villanova, Cal Poly and Wisconsin … Enjoys traveling, sports and music … Major is undecided.
 
Coach Lenahan Comments:  Jose comes from a great pedigree having played in the Real Madrid system for the past 11 years. He is a true center forward with the versatility to play outside or in center midfield … He has great size, aerial presence and a knack for the goal. He is tactically very good at the timing of his runs and finishes once he is there. It's very rare for a player from Real Madrid to opt for an academic experience instead of continuing on the professional route. Once he adjusts to the intensity and physical play of Big Ten and Division I soccer, I expect him to have a great college career.