Jeremy de Leon (20 years) has a small place in the recent history of the real Madrid. The Puerto Rican has been part of the squad that has won the 15th Champions League, although he has not played a single minute and could not even do so. His professionalism and that amulet label have led him to raise his profile. Orejona like one more. However, although he has emerged here with a secondary role, In Puerto Rico their reality is very different. This is the other life of Jeremy de León.
The winger spends a few days there playing with his national team. More specifically, two qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup. On Thursday they drew 0-0 against El Salvador as a visitor and on Tuesday, the second day against Eel, this time locally. His arrival has awakened passions and have put the focus on soccer in a country in which all the sporting attention goes to baseball.
In his native country the Castilla attacker is a star. Without exaggerating. He opens news programs and the brands raffle him off. They all want Jeremy to be the image of him. In fact, during these days in Puerto Rico numerous companies have requested an audience with the footballer to try to reach a collaboration agreement. His arrival at Real Madrid had an unprecedented impact and now he is reaping the benefits.
In a country in which baseball players and reggaeton singers are the references of the population, Jeremy has emerged as one of them. He shared the news of his signing for Real Madrid Bad Bunny via Instagram. Both follow each other on the social network. Also other artists like Eladio Carrión or Ozuna. The first one invited him to his concert and they were together backstage. On the other hand, Kike HernandezLos Angeles Dodgers player and MLB star, He appeared in a match wearing the Madrid shirt and the name of his compatriot.
He has also taken advantage of this trip to Puerto Rico to participate in one of the most important podcasts in the country, that of the content creator Chente Ydrach, with more than 1,340,000 subscribers. “I was at Castellón for a while. They have scouts who had been watching me all season. At any moment there could be someone watching you and you have to be prepared. It’s crazy what’s happening, but you get used to it.. “It’s very difficult to be in the Real Madrid first team,” he said about his arrival at the white team.
He did not hesitate to choose the Puerto Rico team
Jeremy grew up in San Juan. It was formed in the Surf Soccer Club and, seeing that he was good at it, his family was able to pay for his stay in an academy in Castellón. During his time there the city team catches him and convinces him to stay with them. At the age of 17, he emigrated to Spain in his fight to become a professional player..
He has always felt very Puerto Rican. Thus, Although he could choose to represent the United States, he always remained firm: he wanted to play for the Puerto Rican team.. Because in addition to succeeding in soccer, I wanted to turn it into a national sport and lead Puerto Rico to compete with the continent’s great teams, starting with qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
There you will spend part of your vacation with your family and friends. before returning to the discipline of Real Madrid. Of course, in very different conditions than the last time he was there. Now Jeremy is not just one more. His name has slipped among the famous people of his country and he will not leave there for a while. He carries it out calmly and does not lose focus: to continue succeeding on the other side of the Atlantic and place Puerto Rican soccer at another level.
