Sergio Juste

Sergio Juste
Personal information
Full nameSergio Juste Marín
Date of birth12 January 1992
Place of birthTarragona, Spain
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Barcelona B
Number21
Youth career
Barcelona
Gimnàstic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2011Pobla Mafumet29(1)
2009–2012Gimnàstic25(0)
2012–Barcelona B14(0)
National team‡
2011–Catalonia1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 March 2012
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Juste and the second or maternal family name is Marín.

Sergio Juste Marín (born 12 January 1992), also known as Chechi, is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right back.

Club career

Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Juste began his footballing career on FC Barcelona's youth ranks, moving in early 2009 to neighbouring Gimnàstic de Tarragona to complete his formation. On 20 June of that year, at just 17, he made his senior debut, playing 32 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against SD Eibar after having come on as a substitute for Nebojša Marinković.[1]

In 2011–12, with the club still in the second division, Juste was promoted to the main squad – after playing several years with farm team Pobla de Mafumet CF – after an injury crisis,[2] and started the first match of the season on 20 August, against Real Valladolid.[3] In late June 2012, after Nàstic suffered relegation, he returned to his first club Barcelona, signing a two-year contract and being assigned to the B-side;[4] however, on 15 July, Nàstic announced that he would return to the club for preseason play.[5]

On 6 August 2012, Gimnàstic and Barça reached an agreement for Juste,[6] and he signed a three-year deal with a €12 million buyout clause.[7] He picked up an injury in mid-August,[8] only returning on 8 January 2013;[9] however, on the 17th, he went down with a knee problem, being sidelined for the rest of the campaign.[10]

On 20 August 2013 Juste damaged his anterior cruciate ligament, going on to miss a further several months.[11] He finally made his debut for Barça B on 31 May of the following year, playing the last three minutes of a 4–3 home win against AD Alcorcón.[12]

Despite appearing in just one match in two years, Juste was named the B-team's captain on 22 August 2014.[13]

International career

On 31 December 2011 Juste made his debut for Catalonia, in a friendly with Tunisia.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Eibar 1 Nàstic 0; Diario AS, 20 June 2009 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ El Nàstic segueix fent els deures d'estiu (Nàstic continues summer homework); Tarragona Radio, 13 August 2011 (Catalan)
  3. ↑ Nastic de Tarragona 0–3 Valladolid; RFEF, 20 August 2011 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Sergio Juste será nuevo fichaje del Barça B (Sergio Juste will be new Barça B signing); Nuevo Fútbol, 3 June 2012 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ El Nàstic 2012–2013 es posa en marxa demà (2012–13 Nàstic gets going tomorrow); Gimnàstic's official website, 15 July 2012 (Catalan)
  6. ↑ Sergio Juste, traspasado al FC Barcelona (Sergio Juste, transferred to FC Barcelona); Gimnàstic's official website, 6 August 2012 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Sergi Juste signa per tres anys (Sergi Juste signs for three years); Barcelona's official website, 7 August 2012 (Catalan)
  8. ↑ Sergi Juste, tres semanas de baja (Sergio Juste, three weeks out); Barcelona's official website, 22 August 2012 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Sergio Juste recibe el alta médica (Sergio Juste receives medical release); Barcelona's official website, 8 January 2013 (Spanish)
  10. ↑ Sergio Juste, baja por lo que resta de temporada (Sergio Juste, sidelined for the rest of the season); Barcelona's official website, 17 January 2013 (Spanish)
  11. ↑ Sergio Juste to undergo knee surgery; Barcelona's official website, 20 August 2013
  12. ↑ Babunski pone tercero al Barça B y deja al Alcorcón sin promoción (Babunski puts Barça B in third and leaves Alcorcón without promotion); Marca, 31 May 2014 (Spanish)
  13. ↑ Sergio Juste, nou capità del Barça B (Sergio Juste, new captain of Barça B); Barcelona's official website, 22 August 2014 (Catalan)
  14. ↑ Catalonia-Tunisia: Party and goalless draw at Montjuïc (0–0); Barcelona's official website, 31 December 2011

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