
Jose Maria was born in Motril (Granada) on 11 February 1987. He joined Real Madrid's academy in September 2002 following a stint at Agrupacion Deportiva de Futbol Costa Tropical. His brother Juan Miguel, who currently plays for Cordoba, also joined the club.
Callejon started out on the Under-16 side, climbing up the ladder until he became a Real Madrid C player at the start of the 2006/07 campaign - he played some games with the third team during the previous year. He was promoted to Castilla in the 2007/08 season and made his international debut with Spain's Under-21 side on 25 March 2008 against Kazakhstan, scoring one goal.
Real Madrid transferred Callejon to Espanyol in the summer of that year. He made his Firtst Division debut with the Barcelona team against Getafe on 3 September. He arrived as a striker, but adapted to the winger position down either side thanks to his versatility, speed and dribbling skills.


| Liga Española 1ª División 2012-13 | Champions League 2012-13 | Copa del Rey 2012-13 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 28 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Matches Started | 13 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Matches Subbed In | 15 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Minutes Played | 1321 | 231 | 333 | ||
| Minutes Played Starter | 938 | 156 | 246 | ||
| Minutes Played Sub | 383 | 75 | 87 | ||
| Goals Scored | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Headers Scored | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Goals w/ Right Foot | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Goals w/ Left Foot | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Penalty Kicks Scored | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Free Kicks Scored | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Goals as Starter | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Goals as Sub | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shots | 40 | 7 | 6 | ||
| On-Goal Percentage | 40 | 43 | 50 | ||
| Assists w/ Goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fouls Committed | 10 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Fouls Drawn | 23 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Steals | 52 | 10 | 9 | ||
| Turnovers | 98 | 17 | 31 | ||
| Penalties Received | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Penalties Committed | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Crosses Into Big Box | 21 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Total Passes | 496 | 91 | 105 | ||
| Passes Completed | 409 | 71 | 82 | ||
| Passes Incompleted | 87 | 20 | 23 |
| Liga Española 1ª División 2011-12 | Champions League 2011-12 | Copa del Rey 2011-12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 25 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Matches Started | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Matches Subbed In | 20 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Minutes Played | 736 | 321 | 290 | ||
| Minutes Played Starter | 320 | 263 | 230 | ||
| Minutes Played Sub | 416 | 58 | 60 | ||
| Goals Scored | 5 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Headers Scored | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Goals w/ Right Foot | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Goals w/ Left Foot | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Penalty Kicks Scored | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Free Kicks Scored | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Goals as Starter | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Goals as Sub | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Shots | 26 | 11 | 8 | ||
| On-Goal Percentage | 46 | 64 | 62 | ||
| Assists w/ Goal | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fouls Committed | 13 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Fouls Drawn | 13 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Steals | 27 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Turnovers | 48 | 32 | 28 | ||
| Penalties Received | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Penalties Committed | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Crosses Into Big Box | 9 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Total Passes | 370 | 143 | 117 | ||
| Passes Completed | 319 | 117 | 90 | ||
| Passes Incompleted | 51 | 26 | 27 |

ARTICLE - 23/05/2013
Three members of the band watched a training session and greeted the coaching staff and the players before having photos taken
ARTICLE - 22/05/2013
They are also the team that have scored the most away league goals against the team from San Sebastian, 107, in the 65 occasions in which they have met in the First Division
ARTICLE - 22/05/2013
The Real Madrid striker has scored a brace in three of the last four matches against the San Sebastian set