Juanpi

Juanpi
Personal information
Full nameJuan Pablo Añor Acosta
Date of birth24 January 1994
Place of birthCaracas, Venezuela
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Málaga
Number28
Youth career
2005–2008Loyola
2008–2009Caracas
2009–2014Málaga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–Málaga B36(11)
2014–Málaga5(0)
National team
2011Venezuela U173(0)
2013–Venezuela U202(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

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] He 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.[3]

International career

After appearing with the under-17's 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.[4]

Personal life

Juanpi's father Bernardo Añor, was also a footballer. His older brother, also named Bernardo, is also a footballer; he too was groomed in Caracas.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Castillejo y Juanpi, los protegidos de Javi Gracia (Castillejo and Juanpi, Javi Gracia's protected ones); La Opinión de Málaga, 15 August 2014 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Alcácer se da un homenaje (Alcácer gives a tribute); Marca, 29 August 2014 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Málaga cree más en la Copa (Málaga believes more in Copa); Marca, 6 January 2015 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ 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 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Añor, vibrante promesa (Añor, bright prospect); El Universal, 8 February 2013 (Spanish)

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