Juan Diego Alegría Arango (born 6 June 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for China League One club Guangzhou FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Diego Alegría Arango | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ibagué, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guangzhou FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportes Tolima | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Honka Akatemia | 4 | (4) |
| 2020-2021 | Honka | 16 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Falkirk (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2023 | Honka | 15 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Jaguares de Córdoba | 16 | (1) |
| 2024– | Guangzhou FC | 25 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Colombia U17 | 2 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2020 | |||
Career
editOn 28 February 2022, Alegría joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on loan from Rangers for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[1] On 20 July 2022, Alegría then joined Scottish League One side Falkirk on a season long loan deal and was allocated the number 9 shirt for the 2022-23 season.[2] Rangers recalled Alegria from his loan on 19 January 2023.[3]
On 5 April 2023, Rangers announced that Alegría had rejoined previous club FC Honka of Finland on a permanent deal. [4] He made his second debut for Honka on the same night, appearing as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to HJK. Unable to make an impact, Alegria left Honka in the 2023 summer transfer window and returned to Colombia.
On 28 February 2024, Alegría joined China League One club Guangzhou FC.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 31 October 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cups[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Honka Akatemia | 2020 | Kakkonen | 4 | 4 | – | – | 4 | 4 | ||
| Honka | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Rangers | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 10 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Falkirk (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | 19 | 6 | |
| Honka | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Jaguares de Córdoba | 2023 | Categoría Primera A | 14 | 1 | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Categoría Primera A | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| Guangzhou FC | 2024 | China League One | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 18 | |
| Career total | 102 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 120 | 35 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-off matches
References
edit- ^ "LOAN NEWS: Juan Alegria joins the club". Partick Thistle FC. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "JUAN ALEGRIA JOINS ON LOAN DEAL". Falkirk FC. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "JUAN ALEGRIA RECALLED FROM LOAN SPELL". Falkirk FC. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Rangers confirm Ibrox exit of striker Juan Alegria". heraldscotland.com. 5 April 2023.
- ^ "官方：广州队签下萨达乌斯卡斯、阿雷格里亚、贝尼亚罗萨" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Juan Alegría at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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