Rafael "Rafa" Jordà Ruiz de Assin (, ; born 1 January 1984) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Club career Born in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Barcelona, Catalonia, Jordà finished his development with CD Numancia then made his senior debut with their reserves. He was subsequently loaned to Segunda División B club CM Peralta and, after appearing in three La Liga games with the former's first team towards the end of the 2004–05 season, the first being on 6 February 2005 as he featured the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against Getafe CF, was again loaned out to another side in the third level, Benidorm CF.
Jordà scored his first competitive goal for Numancia on 3 June 2007, heading a 26th-minute cross in a 3–1 home win over Polideportivo Ejido in the Segunda División. He contributed with six goals in 27 matches in the 2007–08 campaign, as the club from Soria returned to the top flight as champions.
In June 2008, news arose of Jordà signing for Alicante CF in division two and he eventually joined during that summer, switching to neighbouring Hércules CF at the end of the season, which ended in relegation. In late January 2010, after only three Copa del Rey appearances with the latter, he signed a two-year contract with Levante UD still in the second tier, netting in his debut two days later to help to a 2–1 league home defeat of Villarreal CF B; he repeated the feat in the following two rounds, at Cádiz CF (4–2 away win) and RC Celta de Vigo (1–0, home).
In March 2012, aged 28, Jordà moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Chinese Super League side Guizhou Renhe F.C. and sharing teams with countrymen Nano and Rubén Suárez as the first two became the first Spaniards to play in the country. In the semi-finals of the Chinese FA Cup against Shandong Luneng Taishan FC, he scored once and provided an assist in an eventual qualification on the away goals rule.
After leaving in January 2014 as a free agent, Jordà represented in quick succession A.C. Siena, FC Dinamo Tbilisi and Wuhan Zall FC. On 4 August 2017, the 33-year-old signed for Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City FC from UE Llagostera.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNumancia2004–05La Liga3020—502005–06Segunda División4000—402006–07Segunda División13110—1412007–08Segunda División27610—286Total47740—517Peralta (loan)2004–05Segunda División B17820—198Benidorm (loan)2005–06Segunda División B18900—189Alicante 2008–09Segunda División13300—133Hércules 2009–10Segunda División0030—30Levante2009–10Segunda División17500—1752010–11La Liga17230—2022011–12La Liga2040—60Total36770—437Guizhou Renhe2012Chinese Super League27876—34142013Chinese Super League291050—3410Total5618126—6824Siena2013–14Serie B10200—102Dinamo Tbilisi2014–15Umaglesi Liga00002020Wuhan Zall 2015China League One26600—266Rapid București 2015–16Liga II8300—83Llagostera 2016–17Segunda División B18100—181Mumbai City 2017–18Indian Super League111——111Career total260652862029071
Honours Numancia Segunda División: 2007–08
Guizhou Renhe Chinese FA Cup: 2013
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External links
Official website