Juanpi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Pablo Añor Acosta | ||
Date of birth | 24 January 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Málaga | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2008 | Loyola | ||
2008–2009 | Caracas | ||
2009–2014 | Málaga | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Málaga B | 36 | (11) |
2014– | Málaga | 47 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Venezuela U17 | 3 | (0) |
2013 | Venezuela U20 | 2 | (1) |
2014– | Venezuela | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04 December 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2016 |
Juan Pablo Añor Acosta (born 24 January 1994), commonly known as Juanpi, is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in Caracas, Juanpi joined Málaga CF's youth system in 2009, aged 15, from hometown's Caracas FC. He spent several seasons in the Juvenil squad, and was promoted to the reserves in the 2013–14 campaign, appearing regularly in Tercera División.[1]
Juanpi made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 29 August 2014, replacing Luis Alberto in the 75th minute of a 0–3 loss at Valencia CF.[2] On 19 December he signed a new contract until 2018,[3] and scored his first professional goal on 6 January of the following year, netting the first in a 2−0 Copa del Rey home win against Levante UD.[4]
Juanpi scored his first league goal on 23 January 2016, netting the equalizer in a 1–2 home loss against FC Barcelona.[5] Seven days later he added another, netting the first in a 2–1 win at SD Eibar,[6] and scored four goals during the campaign.
Juanpi switched from 28 to number 10 shirt ahead of the 2016–17 campaign,[7] and scored the Andalusians' first goal of the competition, in a 1–1 home draw against CA Osasuna.[8]
Club statistics
- Accurate as of 26 August 2016
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Málaga | 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | |
2015–16 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
Total | 44 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 50 | 6 | ||
Career totals | 44 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 50 | 6 |
International career
After appearing with the under-17 team at the 2011 South American Under-17 Championship, Juanpi was also a part of the squad selected for the 2013 South American Youth Championship, hosted in Argentina. On 29 January 2013 he was also called up to the main squad.[9]
Juanpi made his full international debut on 14 November 2014, replacing Frank Feltscher in the 58th minute of a 0–5 loss against Chile at the Estadio CAP in Talcahuano.[10] He played one game for the Vinotinto at the Copa América Centenario in the United States, as a substitute in the 4–1 quarter-final loss to Argentina, and on 6 September 2016 he scored his first international goal to open a 2–2 home draw with the same opponent in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[11]
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 6 September 2016 | Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela | Argentina | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2018 World Cup qualification |
Personal life
Juanpi's father Bernardo Añor, was also a footballer. His older brother, also named Bernardo, is also a footballer, currently playing for Sporting Kansas City; he too was groomed in Caracas. He is also the cousin of Diego Lombardi, former football player which was supposed to be a star but an unfortunate injury ended his promising career.[12]
References
- ^ Castillejo y Juanpi, los protegidos de Javi Gracia (Castillejo and Juanpi, Javi Gracia's protected ones); La Opinión de Málaga, 15 August 2014 Template:Es icon
- ^ Alcácer se da un homenaje (Alcácer gives a tribute); Marca, 29 August 2014 Template:Es icon
- ^ Juanpi renueva hasta la temporada 2017–18 (Juanpi renews until the 2017–18 season); Diario Sur, 19 December 2014 Template:Es icon
- ^ El Málaga cree más en la Copa (Málaga believes more in Copa); Marca, 6 January 2015 Template:Es icon
- ^ Lionel Messi goal sends Barcelona top of La Liga with Malaga win; ESPN FC, 23 January 2016
- ^ Ni Bastón corta las alas al Málaga (Not even Bastón cuts Málaga's wings); Marca, 30 January 2016 Template:Es icon
- ^ Juanpi se pide el ‘10’ (Juanpi takes the '10'); El Desmarque, 17 July 2016 Template:Es icon
- ^ Osasuna empata 'in extremis' en La Rosaleda (Osasuna draw 'in extremis' at the La Rosaleda); Marca, 19 August 2016 Template:Es icon
- ^ Juan Pablo Añor, convocado con la absoluta de Venezuela (Juan Pablo Añor, called up to Venezuela's main squad); Málaga's official profile, 29 January 2013 Template:Es icon
- ^ Juanpi debuta con la selección absoluta de Venezuela en un ensayo ante Chile (Juanpi debuts with the main national team of Venezuela); Diario Sur, 16 November 2014 Template:Es icon
- ^ "Juanpi Añor se convirtió en el octavo venezolano que le marca a Argentina" (in Spanish). Ovación Deportes. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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External links
- Málaga official profile Template:Es icon
- Juanpi at BDFutbol
- Juanpi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Juanpi at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Caracas
- Venezuelan footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Tercera División players
- Málaga CF B footballers
- Málaga CF players
- Venezuela under-20 international footballers
- Venezuela international footballers
- Venezuelan expatriate footballers
- Venezuelan expatriates in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Copa América Centenario players