Juan Francisco García Peña
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Francisco García Peña | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Fuengirola, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Saburtalo Tbilisi | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Fuengirola | ||
| 2006–2007 | Murcia | ||
| 2007–2008 | Fuengirola | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Fuengirola | 7 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Fuengirola | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Estepona | 35 | (13) |
| 2009–2012 | Málaga B | 96 | (40) |
| 2010 | Málaga | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Écija | 10 | (1) |
| 2013 | Sporting Goa | 9 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Écija | 29 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | San Pedro | 35 | (21) |
| 2015–2016 | Marbella | 31 | (9) |
| 2016– | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 1 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2016 (UTC). | |||
Juan Francisco García Peña (born 1 October 1989), known as Juanfri, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Saburtalo Tbilisi as a striker.
Football career
Early years / Málaga
Born in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Juanfri made his senior debuts at the age of just 16, playing with local UD Fuengirola Los Boliches in the fourth division and scoring a hat-trick in a 9–0 win against Úbeda CF. In the 2008–09 season he moved to another modest side in Andalusia, Unión Estepona CF, partnering former Málaga CF legend Catanha up front, and both were instrumental as the club first promoted to the third level;[1] in the process, he netted the team's first ever goal in the fourth tier of Spanish football.[2]
In the 2009 summer, Juanfri signed with Málaga, being assigned to the reserve squad in division four. He made his first-team debut on 7 January 2010, in a 2–1 home win against Getafe CF for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[3]
Sporting Goa
Juanfri did not appear in any more official games for Málaga and, in the 2012 summer, left for neighbouring Écija Balompié in the third division.[4] On 31 January 2013, however, he moved abroad and joined I-League side Sporting Clube de Goa until the end of the season.[5]
Juanfri made his first appearance for his new team one day after signing, being replaced in the 81st minute of the fixture against Churchill Brothers SC (1–0 home success).[6] He was released in June 2013.[7]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup[10] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Málaga | 2009–10 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Écija | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Sporting Goa | 2012–13 | I-League | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | ||
| Écija | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| Total | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 11 | ||
References
- ↑ Spanish striker for Sporting; Times of India, 31 January 2013
- ↑ El delantero Juanfri (19 años), nuevo fichaje del Atlético Malagueño (Forward Juanfri (19), new Atlético Malagueño signing); Join Futbol, 23 July 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ (2–1) El 'Málaga B' y el Geta se la jugarán en la vuelta ((2–1) 'Málaga B' and Geta leave it all for second leg); El Desmarque, 7 January 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Plata y Juanfri fichan por el Écija (Plata and Juanfri sign with Écija); Écija Deportiva, 8 August 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Sporting Clube de Goa sign former Malaga striker; Goal.com, 31 January 2013
- ↑ Sporting Clube de Goa vs Churchill Brothers SC LIVE Commentary; Goal.com, 1 February 2013
- ↑ "Sporting Goa releases striker Juanfri". Kick Off India. June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ "Juanfri: Juan Francisco García Peña". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ "Juanfri". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ Includes Copa del Rey and Goa Professional League
External links
- Juanfri profile at BDFutbol
- Juanfri profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Stats at Footballdatabase