{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{short description|Cuban footballer (born 1991)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jorge Corrales Cordero | image = CubaUSACGC2015 (3).jpg | caption = Corrales with Cuba in 2015 | fullname = Jorge Luis Corrales Cordero | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|5|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = Pinar del Río, Cuba | height = 1.75 m | position = Defender | currentclub = Texoma FC | clubnumber = | years1 = 2009–2015 | clubs1 = Pinar del Río | caps1 = 80 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2015 | clubs2 = → Sancti Spíritus (loan) | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2015 | clubs3 = Fortuna SC | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2016 | clubs4 = Miami | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2016 | clubs5 = Fort Lauderdale Strikers | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2017 | clubs6 = Tulsa Roughnecks | caps6 = 25 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2017–2019 | clubs7 = Chicago Fire | caps7 = 32 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2017 | clubs8 = → Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2019–2020 | clubs9 = Montreal Impact | caps9 = 18 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2021–2023 | clubs10 = Tulsa | caps10 = 44 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2024 | clubs11 = Lexington SC | caps11 = 21 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2025– | clubs12 = Texoma FC | caps12 = 0 | goals12 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam1 = Cuba U20 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2011 | nationalteam2 = Cuba U22 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2011 | nationalteam3 = Cuba U23 | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears4 = 2011– | nationalteam4 = Cuba | nationalcaps4 = 50 | nationalgoals4 = 1 | club-update = 30 January 2025 | ntupdate = 17 January 2024 }}
'''Jorge Luis Corrales Cordero''' (born 20 May 1991) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a defender for USL League One club Texoma FC, and for the Cuba national team.
==Club career== Corrales began his career in 2009, playing for FC Pinar del Río in his hometown of Pinar del Río. He was the captain of FC Pinar del Río from 2011 until 2015, when he was loaned to FC Sancti Spíritus. Corrales was named Pinar del Río's MVP in the 2012, 2013, and 2014 seasons. He tallied 20 assists and 6 goals during his more than 80 appearances for FCPR.
In 2015, Corrales obtained a US Visa from the U.S. Embassy in Havana and arrived in Miami to visit family and friends.<ref name="futbol-cubano">{{cite web|title=Jorge Luis Corrales firma con el Miami FC.|url=http://futbol-cubano.blogspot.com/2016/01/jorge-luis-corrales-firma-con-el-miami.html|publisher=Futbol Cubano|access-date=14 February 2016|language=es|date=29 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217233336/http://futbol-cubano.blogspot.com/2016/01/jorge-luis-corrales-firma-con-el-miami.html|archive-date=17 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Corrales joined amateur Miami-based Fortuna SC in October 2015. Fortuna SC had a strong Cuban contingent and included full Cuban senior international players Ariel Martinez and Dario Suarez, and under-23 internationals Brian Rosales, Frank López García and Yendry Torres.
While in Miami, he decided to initiate the necessary legal proceedings to obtain a work permit and legally live in the United States to pursue a professional soccer career. Following a successful tryout with Miami FC, he signed for the newly created team in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Veteran Cuban national joins Miami FC|url=https://www.miamifc.com/news/2016/01/29/veteran-cuban-national-joins-miami-fc|website=miamifc.com|publisher=Miami FC|date=29 January 2016|access-date=29 January 2016|archive-date=29 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529214625/https://www.miamifc.com/news/2016/01/29/veteran-cuban-national-joins-miami-fc|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="futbol-cubano"/> He joined Fort Lauderdale Strikers in June the same year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Strikers Sign Jorge Luis Corrales|url=http://www.strikers.com/news/2016/07/14/strikers-sign-jorge-luis-corrales|publisher=Strikers.com|access-date=17 February 2017|archive-date=17 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217224104/http://www.strikers.com/news/2016/07/14/strikers-sign-jorge-luis-corrales|url-status=dead}}</ref> Corrales joined the Tulsa Roughnecks FC on 2 March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roughnecksfc.com/news_article/show/764198?referral=rss|title=Roughnecks Add Experienced Defender in Corrales|publisher=Tulsa Roughnecks FC|date=2 March 2017|access-date=3 January 2018|archive-date=4 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132437/http://www.roughnecksfc.com/news_article/show/764198?referral=rss|url-status=dead}}</ref> He transferred to Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer on 14 September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2017/09/14/chicago-fire-sign-defender-jorge-corrales|title=Chicago Fire Sign Defender Jorge Corrales|publisher=MLS|date=14 September 2017|access-date=3 January 2018}}</ref>
On 7 August 2019, Corrales was traded to Montreal Impact in exchange for Micheal Azira and a second-round 2020 MLS SuperDraft pick.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/post/2019/08/07/chicago-fire-acquires-midfielder-micheal-azira-2020-second-round-superdraft-pick|title=Chicago Fire Acquires Midfielder Micheal Azira, 2020 Second-Round SuperDraft Pick from the Montreal Impact|website=chicagofirefc.com|publisher=Chicago Fire FC|date=7 August 2019|access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
Corrales joined USL League One club Lexington SC on January 17, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parke |first1=C. |title=Lexington Sporting Club adds Cuban National defender Jorge Corrales |url=https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-adds-cuban-national-defender-jorge-coralles/ |website=LexSporting.com |publisher=Lexington SC |access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref> He was released by Lexington following their 2024 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-announces-2025-roster-updates-for-usl-championship-team/|title=Lexington Sporting Club Announces 2025 Roster Updates for USL Championship Team}}</ref>
Corrales signed with Texoma FC on 30 January 2025, ahead of the team's inaugural season in USL League One.<ref>{{cite web |title=Texoma FC Signs Cuban International Jorge Corrales |url=https://www.texomafc.com/news/2025/01/30/texoma-fc-signs-cuban-international-jorge-corrales/ |website=TexomaFC.com |publisher=Texoma FC |access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
==International career== Corrales played in the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and the 2011 Pan American Games tournament.<ref>{{soccerway|jorge-luis-corrales-cordero/164390}}</ref>
He made his senior international debut for Cuba in a December 2011 friendly match against Costa Rica and has earned a total of 34 caps, scoring 1 goals.<ref name = "RSSSF">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cuba-recintlp.html|website=RSSSF|title=Appearances for Cuba National Team}}</ref> He represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches<ref>{{FIFA player|351673}}</ref>
During the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Corrales played as a right back and center back during two of Cuba's three group stage matches.
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/45903/Jorge_Luis_Corrales.html|title=Corrales, Jorge Luis|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=24 February 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 13 November 2014 || Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica || {{fb|CUW}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 3–2 || 2014 Caribbean Cup |}
==Honours== '''Montreal Impact''' * Canadian Championship: 2019<ref name="George Gross Memorial Trophy">{{cite web|title=L'Impact de Montréal remporte le Championnat canadien|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/1317854/soccer-canada-championnat-canadien-impact-montreal-toronto-fc-piatti-auro-endoh|access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>
'''Cuba''' * Caribbean Cup: 2012
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Jorge Luis Corrales}} * {{MLS player|jorge-corrales}} * {{USL Championship player|jorge-corrales}} * {{FBref|bb67b6b0/Jorge-Luis-Corrales}} * {{WorldFootball.net|jorge-corrales}}
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