Jorge Luis Yriarte González was born on 4 March 2000 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. He came through the structure of Deportivo Lara, a club that has produced and polished a number of national-team players, and he made his senior debut in Venezuelan football as a disciplined central midfielder. His early reputation was based on running power, defensive responsibility and the ability to cover ground in both halves.
After establishing himself domestically, Yriarte moved abroad and spent time connected to Spanish football, including Eibar's structure and loan experience. The move was important less because of immediate fame than because it forced him into a more demanding tactical environment, where midfielders are judged on positioning, pressure resistance and efficiency with the first pass after recovery.
In 2026 he is with Śląsk Wrocław in Poland, a step that has given him a clear European first-team platform. The Polish league's physical rhythm suits his combative profile, and regular minutes there have helped him remain visible to Venezuela's staff at a time when the national team is deepening its midfield options beyond the long-serving leaders of the previous generation.
Yriarte made his senior Venezuela debut during the 2026 cycle and scored against the United States in January 2025, a moment that gave him a concrete place in the team's new rotation. Venezuela's midfield has been built around industry, duels and collective compactness, especially in the World Cup qualifying campaign and after the Copa América 2024 quarter-final run, and Yriarte fits that identity as a connector and ball-winner.
Standing around 1.82 m, Yriarte is a right-footed central midfielder who can play as a number six or eight. He is not primarily a flair creator, but he breaks up attacks, supports full-backs, carries the ball into space and keeps the team structurally balanced. His style resembles a more understated Tomás Rincón or a younger José Martínez: intense, team-first and useful in matches where Venezuela must survive pressure before playing forward.