Juan Carlos (footballer, born 1990)
Juan Carlos Pérez López (born 30 March 1990), known as Juan Carlos or Juankar, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Málaga CF mainly as a left winger but also as a left back.
 Juan Carlos presented at Zaragoza | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Pérez López | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger / Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Málaga | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2007 | EFMO Boadilla | ||
| 2007–2008 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 2009–2011 | Real Madrid B | 64 | (14) |
| 2010 | Real Madrid | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2017 | Braga | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | → Betis (loan) | 45 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Granada (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → Málaga (loan) | 47 | (3) |
| 2017– | Málaga | 53 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Spain U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020 | |||
He is 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, playing there 11 years 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 appear in 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.
On 7 July 2011, Juan Carlos signed with fellow league club Real Zaragoza from third-party owner Quality Sports Investments, via S.C. Braga.[7] 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 3–4.[8]
Juan Carlos was subsequently loaned to Betis,[9] Granada CF[10] and Málaga CF,[11] all in the top division. On 19 July 2017, he joined the latter club on a permanent four-year contract.[12]
During his spell at the La Rosaleda Stadium, Juan Carlos was often hindered by injury problems.[13][14]
Club statistics
- As of 23 May 2015[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 11 | — | — | 29 | 11 | |||
| 2010–11 | 34 | 3 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| Total | 64 | 14 | — | — | 64 | 14 | |||
| Real Madrid | 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Zaragoza | 2011–12 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |
| Total | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| Betis | 2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
| Granada | 2014–15 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Málaga | 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 154 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 166 | 17 | |
References
- 'El Galgo' Juan Carlos apunta al Depor ('Greyhound' Juan Carlos a possibility against Depor); Diario AS, 2 October 2010 (in Spanish)
- Juan Carlos: una roja ante el Pontevedra le abre la puerta (Juan Carlos: red card against Pontevedra opens doors for him); Diario AS, 25 September 2010 (in Spanish)
- 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)
- Di María strikes for Madrid Archived 18 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine; UEFA, 28 September 2010
- Real Madrid 6–1 Deportivo Archived 6 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Real Madrid CF, 3 October 2010
- Madrid crush sorry Depor; ESPN Soccernet, 3 October 2010
- Juan Carlos y Mateos hacen las maletas para Zaragoza (Juan Carlos and Mateos get packing for Zaragoza); Marca, 7 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- Real Betis climb to summit; ESPN Soccernet, 22 September 2011
- El Betis logra la cesión de Juan Carlos (Betis get the loan of Juan Carlos); Marca, 5 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- 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)
- Málaga Club de Fútbol and Sporting Clube de Braga agree loan of Juan Carlos Pérez; Málaga CF, 24 June 2015
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- "Juan Carlos". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2014.