Claim: Isco was born in Malaga, he played for Valencia CF youth and signed for Real Madrid in 2011.
Evidence: Isco was born in Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalusia. A product of Valencia CF's youth system, he spent the 2009–10 season with the club's reserve team in Segunda División B, netting once in 26 games and suffering relegation. In mid-July 2011, Isco signed a five-year contract with Málaga CF after the club activated his buy-out clause of €6 million. 
He began his career at Valencia, playing mainly in its reserve team, before joining Málaga in 2011. A product of Valencia CF's youth system, he spent the 2009–10 season with the club's reserve team in Segunda División B, netting once in 26 games and suffering relegation. Isco was born in Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalusia.