Juanfri

Juan Francisco García Peña (born 1 October 1989), known as Juanfri, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Gibraltarian club St Joseph's as a striker.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Peña.
Juanfri
Personal information
Full name Juan Francisco García Peña
Date of birth (1989-10-01) 1 October 1989
Place of birth Fuengirola, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 St Joseph's
Number 19
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 94 (40)
2010 Málaga 0 (0)
2012–2013 Écija 10 (1)
2013 Sporting Goa 9 (2)
2013–2014 Écija 29 (5)
2014–2015 San Pedro 33 (18)
2015–2016 Marbella 31 (9)
2016 Lincoln Red Imps 0 (0)
2016–2017 Saburtalo 11 (2)
2017–2018 Antequera 49 (15)
2018– St Joseph's 44 (44)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:12, 29 February 2020 (UTC+1)

Club career

Early years / Málaga

Born in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Juanfri made his senior debut 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 they 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]

Juanfri signed with Málaga in 2009, being assigned to the reserves in division four. He made his first-team debut on 7 January 2010, in a 2–1 home defeat of Getafe CF in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.[3]

Sporting Goa

Juanfri did not appear in any more official games for Málaga and, in summer 2012, left for neighbouring Écija Balompié in the third division.[4] On 31 January 2013, however, he moved abroad and joined I-League franchise 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 victory).[6] He was released in June 2013,[7] going on to resume his career in his country's lower leagues.

Later career

Early into the 2017 January transfer window, Juanfri left FC Saburtalo Tbilisi from Georgia and joined Tercera División club Antequera CF.[8] On 3 August 2018, he signed with St Joseph's in Gibraltar.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played on 27 May 2018[10]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fuengirola 2005–06[11] Tercera División 7500—75
2007–08[11] Tercera División 9000—90
Total 16500—165
Estepona 2008–09[11] Tercera División 351300—353
Málaga B 2009–10[11] Tercera División 3213——3213
2010–11[11] Tercera División 3213—2[lower-alpha 1]03413
2011–12[11] Tercera División 3014——3014
Total 9440—209640
Málaga 2010–11[12] La Liga 0010—10
Écija 2012–13[12] Segunda División B 10100—101
Sporting Goa 2012–13[13] I-League 9200—92
Écija 2013–14[12] Segunda División B 29510—305
San Pedro 2014–15[12] Tercera División 3318006[lower-alpha 1]33921
Marbella 2015–16[12] Segunda División B 31900—319
Lincoln Red Imps 2016–17[13] Gibraltar Premier Division 00001[lower-alpha 2]010
Saburtalo 2016[13] Umaglesi Liga 11210—122
Antequera 2016–17[11] Tercera División 162003[lower-alpha 1]1193
2017–18[11] Tercera División 3313102[lower-alpha 1]03613
Total 491510515416
Career total 31711040144335114
  1. Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
  2. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. Spanish striker for Sporting; The Times of India, 31 January 2013
  2. El delantero Juanfri (19 años), nuevo fichaje del Atlético Malagueño (Forward Juanfri (19), new Atlético Malagueño signing) Archived 27 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Join Futbol, 23 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. (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) Archived 23 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; El Desmarque, 7 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. Plata y Juanfri fichan por el Écija (Plata and Juanfri sign with Écija) Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Écija Deportiva, 8 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. Sporting Clube de Goa sign former Malaga striker; Goal, 31 January 2013
  6. Sporting Clube de Goa vs Churchill Brothers SC LIVE Commentary; Goal, 1 February 2013
  7. "Sporting Goa releases striker Juanfri". Kick Off India. June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  8. Juanfri, el galáctico que le faltaba al Antequera (Juanfri, the galáctico that Antequera was missing); El Desmarque, 6 January 2017 (in Spanish)
  9. @Juanfri_9 Signs for St Joseph’s FC from @AntequeraCF.; Twitter, 3 August 2018
  10. Juanfri at FootballDatabase.eu
  11. Juanfri at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  12. Juanfri at BDFutbol
  13. Juanfri at Soccerway
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