Juan_Carlos_(footballer,_born_1990)

Juan Carlos (footballer, born 1990)

Juan Carlos (footballer, born 1990)

Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is López.

Juan Carlos Pérez López (born 30 March 1990), known as Juan Carlos or Juankar, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club Panathinaikos F.C. mainly as a left-back but occasionally as a left winger.

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He was known as El Galgo de Boadilla (Greyhound of Boadilla) for his runs and speed.[1]

Club career

Born in Madrid, Juan Carlos started his football career at the EFMO Boadilla academy, spending 11 years there from the age of six. In 2007, Real Madrid signed him to their youth system.[2]

After two years, Juan Carlos was promoted to Real Madrid Castilla, going on to spend two full Segunda División B seasons with them. His first goal with the reserves came on 8 November 2009, in a 4–2 home win against Gimnástica de Torrelavega.[3] On 28 September 2010, he was called up for a UEFA Champions League group stage match at AJ Auxerre, but eventually did not leave the bench in the 1–0 victory.[4]

On 3 October 2010, Juan Carlos finally made his first appearance for Real's first team, playing 11 minutes in place of Ángel Di María in a 6–1 La Liga home rout of Deportivo de La Coruña.[5][6] He added 32 games and three goals for the B side, which eventually fell short in the promotion playoffs.[7]

On 7 July 2011, Juan Carlos signed with fellow top-flight club Real Zaragoza from third-party owner Quality Sports Investments, via S.C. Braga.[8] On 22 September, he came on as a second-half substitute in an away fixture against Real Betis with the score at 4–1 for the hosts, and scored two goals in two minutes which eventually amounted to nothing, as the Aragonese lost 4–3.[9]

Juan Carlos was subsequently loaned to Betis,[10] Granada CF[11] and Málaga CF,[12] all in the top division. On 19 July 2017, he joined the latter side on a permanent four-year contract.[13]

During his spell at the La Rosaleda Stadium, Juan Carlos was often hindered by injury problems.[14][15] On 9 September 2020, the 30-year-old signed a two-year deal with Greek club Panathinaikos F.C. for an undisclosed fee.[16]

Career statistics

As of 18 February 2024[17]
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Honours

Panathinaikos

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    'El Galgo' Juan Carlos apunta al Depor ('Greyhound' Juan Carlos a possibility against Depor); As, 2 October 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. [2]
    Juan Carlos: una roja ante el Pontevedra le abre la puerta (Juan Carlos: red card against Pontevedra opens doors for him); As, 25 September 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. [3]
    4–2: Querer es poder (4–2: When there's a will there's a way) Archived 25 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Real Madrid CF, 8 November 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. [4]
    Di María strikes for Madrid; UEFA, 28 September 2010
  5. [5]
    Real Madrid 6–1 Deportivo Archived 6 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Real Madrid CF, 3 October 2010
  6. [6]
    Madrid crush sorry Depor Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 3 October 2010
  7. [7]
    El Alcoyano rompe la ilusión del Castilla (Alcoyano shatter Castilla's illusion); Marca, 29 May 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. [8]
    Juan Carlos y Mateos hacen las maletas para Zaragoza (Juan Carlos and Mateos get packing for Zaragoza); Marca, 7 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  9. [9]
    Real Betis climb to summit Archived 2 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 22 September 2011
  10. [10]
    El Betis logra la cesión de Juan Carlos (Betis get the loan of Juan Carlos); Marca, 5 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  11. [11]
    Juan Carlos Pérez vestirá la elástica rojiblanca por una temporada (Juan Carlos Pérez will wear the red-and-white shirt for one season); Granada CF, 6 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  12. [12]
    Málaga Club de Fútbol and Sporting Clube de Braga agree loan of Juan Carlos Pérez; Málaga CF, 24 June 2015
  13. [13]
    Sp. Braga: Málaga anuncia chegada a título definitivo de Juan Carlos (Sp. Braga: Málaga announce arrival of Juan Carlos on a permanent basis); Mais Futebol, 19 July 2017 (in Portuguese)
  14. [14]
    Juankar, operado del cruzado, se despide hasta final de temporada (Juankar, after cruciate surgery, says goodbye until end of the season); La Opinión de Málaga, 5 November 2018 (in Spanish)
  15. [15]
    La lesión de Juankar deja al Málaga con sólo diez profesionales (Juankar injury leaves Málaga with only ten professionals); El Confidencial, 10 October 2019 (in Spanish)
  16. [16]
    Παναθηναϊκός: Επίσημα Χουάνκαρ μέχρι το 2022 (Panathinaikos: Juankar officially until 2022); Sport24, 9 September 2020 (in Greek)
  17. [17]
    "Juan Carlos". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  18. [18]
    Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ: Η καλύτερη ενδεκάδα της χρονιάς (PSAPP awards: The year's all-star eleven); Gazzetta, 12 December 2022 (in Greek)
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