Jorge Alberto Páez Santamaría (born 19 August 1995) is a Venezuelan professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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for
Estudiantes de Mérida.
Club career
Páez started his career with local side Academia Emeritense, before moving to
Venezuelan Primera División's
Zamora in 2013. In 2015, Páez moved to the United States to play
college soccer
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at
Monroe College, where he went on to play two seasons, making 31 appearances, scoring 18 goals and tallying five assists.
Páez returned to
Zamora, before spells at
LALA FC and
Portuguesa. On 12 January 2022, he was back in the United States, signing with
USL League One club
Chattanooga Red Wolves
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.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Páez, Jorge
1995 births
Living people
Venezuelan men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Portuguesa F.C. players
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC players
Venezuelan Primera División players
Venezuelan Segunda División players
USL League One players
Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Sportspeople from Mérida, Mérida
Monroe Mustangs men's soccer players
Zamora F.C. players
Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. players