Adalberto Peñaranda

Adalberto Peñaranda Maestre (born 31 May 1997) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia, on loan from Watford, and the Venezuela national football team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peñaranda and the second or maternal family name is Maestre.
Adalberto Peñaranda
Peñaranda with Granada in 2016
Personal information
Full name Adalberto Peñaranda Maestre[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-31) 31 May 1997
Place of birth El Vigía, Venezuela
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)
Striker / Winger
Club information
Current team
 CSKA Sofia
(on loan from Watford)
Number 9
Youth career
Deportivo La Guaira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Deportivo La Guaira 37 (4)
2015–2016 Udinese 7 (0)
2015–2016 → Granada (loan) 23 (5)
2016– Watford 4 (2)
2016 → Granada (loan) 14 (1)
2016 → Udinese (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2018 → Málaga (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2020 → Eupen (loan) 5 (0)
2020– → CSKA Sofia (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2013 Venezuela U17 2 (0)
2014– Venezuela U20 8 (2)
2016– Venezuela 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:40, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:59, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Peñaranda was born in El Vigía, Alberto Adriani Municipality, Mérida. He is an academy graduate of Deportivo La Guaira and made his professional and Primera División debuts on 11 August 2013, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Deportivo Táchira.[3] Peñaranda scored his first goal as a senior on 23 February 2014, netting his team's only goal in a 1–4 loss at Caracas FC.[4] He finished the 2013–14 Venezuelan Primera División season with 18 appearances to his name, and one goal.

Udinese, Granada & Watford

On 16 June 2015, Peñaranda signed for Serie A side Udinese, owned by Italian businessman Giampaolo Pozzo. He was then immediately loaned to Granada who at the time were also under the ownership of Pozzo.[5] He made his debut for the La Liga side on 22 November, starting in a 2–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao.[6] Upon making his debut he became the youngest ever player to ever represent the club.[7] On 12 December 2015, Peñaranda scored his first goals in the top flight of Spanish football, netting a brace in a 2–1 away win against Levante UD.[8] In doing so he became the youngest ever non-Spanish player to score a brace in La Liga, breaking the record previously held by Barcelona's Argentine forward, Lionel Messi.[7]

On 1 February of the following year he signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Premier League side Watford, owned by Pozzo's son Gino, but remained on loan at Granada for the remainder of the season.[9] At the end of the season Granada were sold to Chinese firm Link International Sports, putting pay to the possibility of Peñaranda returning to the club on loan for another season.[10] Following his arrival at Watford in July, Peñaranda was shipped back to Udinese on a season long loan deal.[11] Watford had agreed to loan Peñaranda while they waited for him to qualify for a work permit to play in England.[12]

He made his debut for the Udinese on 13 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ryder Matos in a 3–2 Coppa Italia loss to Spezia.[13] His Serie A debut came the following week in a 4–0 drubbing at the hands of Roma, with Peñaranda coming on as a second-half substitute for Rodrigo De Paul.

Peñaranda made his Watford first team debut against Woking in the 3rd round of the FA Cup on 6 January 2019.

Loan to Málaga

On 5 January 2017, it was announced that Peñaranda had been recalled from Udinese and would spend the remainder of the season on loan with La Liga side Málaga.[14] The deal included an option for Málaga to extend the loan by a further season.[15]

Return to Watford

Upon his return to Watford he scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Cup tie against Coventry City on 27 August 2019.[16]

Loan to Eupen

On 2 September 2019, Adalberto Peñaranda moved to Eupen on a one-year loan.[17]

Loan to CSKA Sofia

On 5 October 2020, Adalberto Peñaranda moved to CSKA Sofia on a one-year loan.[18]

Career statistics

Club
As of 26 November 2020[19]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo La Guaira 2013–14 Venezuelan Primera División 1814000221
2014–15 Venezuelan Primera División 1931020223
Total 3745020444
Udinese 2015–16 Serie A 00000000
Granada B (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División B 93000093
Granada (loan) 2015–16 La Liga 2354000275
Watford 2016–17 Premier League 00000000
2017–18 Premier League 00000000
2018–19 Premier League 00200020
2020–21 Championship 00110011
Total 00310031
Udinese (loan) 2016–17 Serie A 60100070
Málaga (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 30000030
2017–18 La Liga 1300000130
Total 1600000160
Eupen (loan) 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 50100060
CSKA Sofia (loan) 2020–21 First League 20102050
Career totals 98121514011713

International
As of match played 5 June 2019.[20]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Venezuela 2016110
201710
201810
201920
Total150

Personal life

On 18 April 2015, Peñaranda and Deportivo La Guaira teammate Charlis Ortiz were both shot in an attempted robbery after attending a party. Peñaranda was struck in the left thigh with the bullet passing clean through. Ortiz, however, was struck in the rib area and had to undergo surgery the following day.[21]

Honours

Club

Deportivo La Guaira

International

Venezuela U20

Venezuela U-17

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. "Málaga CF Profile". Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. Nuevo, Pablo (11 August 2013). "Deportivo Táchira hizo una "maestría" ante el Deportivo La Guaira" [Deportivo Táchira "masters" over Deportivo La Guaira]. El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  4. "Caracas goleó al Deportivo La Guaira y comanda el Clausura" [Caracas thrashed Deportivo La Guaira and rules Clausura] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. 23 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  5. Deportes, Ovacion (16 June 2016). "Adalberto Peñaranda irá cedido al Granada de España" [Adalberto Peñaranda will be loaned to Granada in Spain]. El Nacional (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  6. Liceras, Angel (22 November 2015). "El Granada encuentra su oficio" [Granada finds its role]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  7. Slevison, Andrew (2 February 2016). "Watford loan Messi record-breaker Penaranda to Granada". Tribal Football. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  8. Liceras, Angel (12 December 2015) (12 December 2015). "Peñaranda impulsa al Granada" [Peñaranda drives Granada]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  9. "Official: Watford Sign Exciting Teenager Peñaranda". Watford's official website. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  10. Mail, Simon (15 June 2016). "Watford owner Gino Pozzo sells Granada to Chinese firm Link International Sports". Watford Observer. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  11. "Ufficiale: Penaranda e' dell'Udinese". Udinese. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  12. Affleck, Kevin (26 October 2016). "Watford weigh up La Liga return for Adalberto Penaranda". Watford Observer. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  13. "Spezia rally to eliminate top-flight Udinese from Coppa Italia". ESPN. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  14. Matthews, Anthony (5 January 2017). "Watford striker Adalberto Penaranda returns to Spain to join Malaga on loan". Watford Observer. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  15. "Peñaranda: Málaga confirm loan signing of Venezuelan forward". AS. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  16. "Watford 3–0 Coventry". BBC. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  17. "Adalberto Penaranda joins Eupen from Watford on loan". Sky Sports. 2 September 2019.
  18. "Official: loan moves for Peñaranda and Sinclair". Watford FC. 5 October 2020.
  19. Adalberto Peñaranda at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  20. https://int.soccerway.com/players/adalberto-penaranda/292088/
  21. "Fueron heridos de bala los futbolistas Adalberto Peñaranda y Charlys Ortíz, del Deportivo La Guaira" [The footballers Adalberto Peñaranda and Charlys Ortíz, from Deportivo La Guaira, wounded by gunfire] (in Spanish). Diario República. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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