Juan_Peñaloza
Juan Peñaloza
Colombian footballer (born 2000)
Juan Sebastián Peñaloza Ragga (born 3 May 2000) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for China League One club Guangzhou FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Sebastián Peñaloza Ragga | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Quibdó, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guangzhou FC | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estudiantil Medellín | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Almudévar | 8 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Teruel (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Ejea | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Huesca | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Racing Ferrol (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Águilas Doradas (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Deportivo Pereira (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | Valmiera | 13 | (1) |
| 2024– | Guangzhou FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Colombia U17 | 13 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023 | |||
Born in Quibdó, Peñaloza was a CD Estudiantil de Medellín youth graduate, and moved to Spain on 19 September 2018, after signing a five-year contract with SD Huesca; he was initially assigned to the farm team AD Almudévar in Tercera División.[1] The following 31 January, he moved on loan to Segunda División B side CD Teruel until June.[2]
Peñaloza played for SD Ejea in the third division during the 2019–20 season, as the club became Huesca's new farm team.[3] On 2 October 2020, he was loaned to fellow third tier side Racing de Ferrol.[4]
On 9 August 2021, Peñaloza returned to his home country after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Águilas Doradas Rionegro.[5] He made his professional debut the following day, coming on as a half-time substitute for Juan Camilo Salazar and scoring the match's winner in a 1–0 home success over Patriotas Boyacá.[6]
On 28 February 2024, Peñaloza joined China League One club Guangzhou FC.[7]
- "Acuerdo para el traspaso del colombiano Peñaloza" [Agreement for the transfer of Colombian Peñaloza] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "Peñaloza refuerza el CD Teruel" [Peñaloza bolsters CD Teruel] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "El Huesca cederá a Valera y Peñaloza al Ejea dentro de su acuerdo de filialidad" [Huesca will loan Valera and Peñaloza to Ejea on their farm team agreement] (in Spanish). Sport Aragon. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "Juan Peñaloza vestirá de verde esta temporada" [Juan Peñaloza will wear green this season] (in Spanish). Racing Ferrol. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "Peñaloza, cedido al Águilas Doradas" [Peñaloza, loaned to Águilas Doradas] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "Rionegro vuelve a la victoria como local ante Patriotas" [Rionegro return to winning ways at home against Patriotas] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "官方：广州队签下萨达乌斯卡斯、阿雷格里亚、贝尼亚罗萨" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- Juan Peñaloza at BDFutbol
- Juan Peñaloza at Soccerway