Juanfri

Juan Francisco García Peña (born 1 October 1989), known as Juanfri, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Gibraltarian club St Joseph's as a striker.

Juanfri
Personal information
Full name Juan Francisco García Peña
Date of birth (1989-10-01) 1 October 1989
Place of birth Fuengirola, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
St Joseph's
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2006 Fuengirola
2006–2007 Murcia
2007–2008 Fuengirola
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Fuengirola 7 (5)
2007–2008 Fuengirola 9 (0)
2008–2009 Estepona 35 (13)
2009–2012 Málaga B 94 (40)
2010 Málaga 0 (0)
2012–2013 Écija 10 (1)
2013 Sporting Goa 9 (2)
2013–2014 Écija 29 (5)
2014–2015 San Pedro 33 (18)
2015–2016 Marbella 31 (9)
2016 Lincoln Red Imps 0 (0)
2016–2017 Saburtalo 11 (2)
2017–2018 Antequera 49 (15)
2018– St Joseph's 53 (57)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:12, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early years and Málaga

Born in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Juanfri made his senior debut at the age of just 16, playing with local UD Fuengirola Los Boliches in the fourth division and scoring a hat-trick in a 9–0 win against Úbeda CF. In the 2008–09 season he moved to another modest side in Andalusia, Unión Estepona CF, partnering former Málaga CF legend Catanha up front, and both were instrumental as they first promoted to the third level;[1] in the process, he netted the team's first ever goal in the fourth tier of Spanish football.[2]

Juanfri signed with Málaga in 2009, being assigned to the reserves in division four. He made his first-team debut on 7 January 2010, in a 2–1 home defeat of Getafe CF in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.[3]

Sporting Goa

Juanfri did not appear in any more official games for Málaga and, in summer 2012, left for neighbouring Écija Balompié in the third division.[4] On 31 January 2013, however, he moved abroad and joined I-League franchise Sporting Clube de Goa until the end of the season.[5]

Juanfri made his first appearance for his new team one day after signing, being replaced in the 81st minute of the fixture against Churchill Brothers SC (1–0 home victory).[6] He was released in June 2013,[7] going on to resume his career in his country's lower leagues.

Later career

Early into the 2017 January transfer window, Juanfri left FC Saburtalo Tbilisi from Georgia and joined Tercera División club Antequera CF.[8] On 3 August 2018, he signed with St Joseph's in Gibraltar.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played on 27 May 2018[10]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fuengirola 2005–06[11] Tercera División 750075
2007–08[11] Tercera División 900090
Total 16500165
Estepona 2008–09[11] Tercera División 351300353
Málaga B 2009–10[11] Tercera División 32133213
2010–11[11] Tercera División 32132[lower-alpha 1]03413
2011–12[11] Tercera División 30143014
Total 9440209640
Málaga 2010–11[12] La Liga 001010
Écija 2012–13[12] Segunda División B 10100101
Sporting Goa 2012–13[13] I-League 920092
Écija 2013–14[12] Segunda División B 29510305
San Pedro 2014–15[12] Tercera División 3318006[lower-alpha 1]33921
Marbella 2015–16[12] Segunda División B 31900319
Lincoln Red Imps 2016–17[13] Gibraltar Premier Division 00001[lower-alpha 2]010
Saburtalo 2016[13] Umaglesi Liga 11210122
Antequera 2016–17[11] Tercera División 162003[lower-alpha 1]1193
2017–18[11] Tercera División 3313102[lower-alpha 1]03613
Total 491510515416
Career total 31711040144335114
  1. Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
  2. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

References

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