Juanpi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Pablo Añor Acosta | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Málaga | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Loyola | ||
| 2008–2009 | Caracas | ||
| 2009–2014 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013–2014 | Málaga B | 36 | (11) |
| 2014– | Málaga | 20 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Venezuela U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Venezuela U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2014– | Venezuela | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2016. | |||
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]
Club statistics
- Accurate as of 5 February 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Málaga | 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| Career totals | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 26 | 4 | ||
International career
After appearing with the under-17 team 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]
Juanpi made his full international debut on 14 November 2014, replacing Frank Feltscher in the 58th minute of a 0–5 loss against Chile at the Estadio CAP in Talcahuano.[5]
Personal life
Juanpi's father Bernardo Añor, was also a footballer. His older brother, also named Bernardo, is also a footballer, currently playing for Sporting Kansas City; he too was groomed in Caracas.[6]
References
- ↑ Castillejo y Juanpi, los protegidos de Javi Gracia (Castillejo and Juanpi, Javi Gracia's protected ones); La Opinión de Málaga, 15 August 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Alcácer se da un homenaje (Alcácer gives a tribute); Marca, 29 August 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Málaga cree más en la Copa (Málaga believes more in Copa); Marca, 6 January 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Juanpi debuta con la selección absoluta de Venezuela en un ensayo ante Chile (Juanpi debuts with the main national team of Venezuela); Diario Sur, 16 November 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Añor, vibrante promesa (Añor, bright prospect); El Universal, 8 February 2013 (Spanish)
External links
- Málaga official profile (Spanish)
- Juanpi profile at BDFutbol
- Juanpi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Juanpi profile at Soccerway
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