Juan Ibiza

Juan Fernández Blanco (born 17 August 1995), known as Juan Ibiza (IPA: [ˈxwan iˈβiθa]), is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almería as a central defender.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Blanco.
Juan Ibiza
Personal information
Full name Juan Fernández Blanco
Date of birth (1995-08-17) 17 August 1995
Place of birth Ibiza, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Almería
Number 15
Youth career
Portmany
2006–2014 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Villarreal C 58 (2)
2016–2019 Villarreal B 42 (0)
2018–2019 → Almería (loan) 23 (0)
2019– Almería 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:00, 15 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Ibiza joined Villarreal CF's youth setup at the age of eleven.[1] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 30 August 2014, starting in a 1–3 Tercera División home loss against CD Castellón.

Ibiza scored his first goals on 24 April 2016, netting a brace in a 3–2 home win against CD Acero.[2] Ahead of the 2016–17 season, he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.

On 16 July 2018, Ibiza was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería for one year, with a buyout clause.[3] He made his first-team debut on 26 August, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Luis Rioja in a 1–1 home draw against CD Tenerife for the Segunda División championship.[4]

On 10 July 2019, Ibiza joined the Rojiblancos permanently on a three-year contract, after the club activated his buyout clause.[5]

References
  1. "Juan Fernández, un central con mentalidad de delantero" [Juan Fernández, a stopper with the mentality of a forward] (in Spanish). Futbol Pitiuso. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. "Juan Ibiza da la victoria al Villarreal C sobre la bocina" [Juan Ibiza gives the victory to Villarreal C under the horn] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. "El Almería cierra el fichaje del central zurdo Juan "Ibiza", cedido por el Villarreal" [Almería complete the signing of left stopper Juan "Ibiza", on loan from Villarreal] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. "Una genialidad de Malbasic salva a un espeso Tenerife" [A wonder from Malbasic saves a deep Tenerife] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. "Juan Ibiza sigue de rojiblanco aunque ya como jugador en propiedad" [Juan Ibiza stays as rojbilanco but now permanently] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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