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.
| 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 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team 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) |
| 2018–2022 | St Joseph's | 80 | (81) |
| 2022–2024 | Lincoln Red Imps | 37 | (38) |
| 2024– | St Joseph's | 15 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:50, 22 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly years and Málaga
editBorn in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Juanfri made his senior debut at the age of just 16 with local club UD Fuengirola Los Boliches in the Tercera División, 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,[1] and both were instrumental as they first promoted to Segunda División B;[2] in the process, he netted the team's first-ever goal in the fourth tier of Spanish football.[3]
Juanfri signed with Málaga in July 2009, being assigned to the reserves in division four.[3] 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.[4]
Sporting Goa
editJuanfri did not appear in any more competitive games for Málaga and, in summer 2012, left for neighbouring Écija Balompié in the third division.[5] On 31 January 2013, however, he moved abroad and joined I-League franchise Sporting Clube de Goa until the end of the season.[6][7]
Juanfri made his first appearance for his new team on 1 February 2013, being replaced in the 81st minute of the fixture against Churchill Brothers SC (1–0 home victory).[8] He scored his first goal on 20 March, equalising an eventual 3–1 win at Salgaocar FC through a penalty.[9]
In June 2013, Juanfri was released.[10] He went on to resume his career in his country's lower leagues.[11][12]
Later career
editEarly into the 2017 January transfer window, Juanfri left FC Saburtalo Tbilisi from Georgia and joined Tercera División club Antequera CF.[13] On 3 August 2018, he signed for St Joseph's in Gibraltar,[14] where he formed an efficient attacking partnership with his compatriot Salva Boro;[15] in 2020, he led a list of Spanish players abroad by scoring 21 goals in a calendar year.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 27 May 2018[citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fuengirola | 2005–06[17] | Tercera División | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 5 | |
| 2007–08[17] | Tercera División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 5 | |||
| Estepona | 2008–09[17] | Tercera División | 35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| Málaga B | 2009–10[17] | Tercera División | 32 | 13 | — | — | 32 | 13 | ||
| 2010–11[17] | Tercera División | 32 | 13 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 13 | ||
| 2011–12[17] | Tercera División | 30 | 14 | — | — | 30 | 14 | |||
| Total | 94 | 40 | — | 2 | 0 | 96 | 40 | |||
| Málaga | 2010–11[18] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Écija | 2012–13[18] | Segunda División B | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Sporting Goa | 2012–13[19] | I-League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | |
| Écija | 2013–14[18] | Segunda División B | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | |
| San Pedro | 2014–15[18] | Tercera División | 33 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 3 | 39 | 21 |
| Marbella | 2015–16[18] | Segunda División B | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 9 | |
| Lincoln Red Imps | 2016–17[19] | Gibraltar Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Saburtalo | 2016[19] | Umaglesi Liga | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| Antequera | 2016–17[17] | Tercera División | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 19 | 3 |
| 2017–18[17] | Tercera División | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 13 | |
| Total | 49 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 317 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 335 | 114 | ||
References
edit- ^ El Caravaca y La Unión buscan fuera de casa subir de categoría (Caravaca and La Unión looking to promote away from home); La Verdad, 31 May 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Spanish striker for Sporting; The Times of India, 31 January 2013
- ^ a b 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)
- ^ (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 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Sporting recruit third Spaniard; O Heraldo, 31 January 2013
- ^ Sporting, Churchill have score to settle; The Times of India, 1 February 2013
- ^ Sporting beat 10-man Churchill Brothers 1–0 in I-League; The Times of India, 1 February 2013
- ^ Sporting rally to beat Salgaocar 3–1; Sportskeeda, 20 March 2013
- ^ Juanfri: goles con acento hindú (Juanfri: goals with hindu accent); Málaga Hoy, 28 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Vuelve Juanfri y se va Mane (Juanfri returns and Mane leaves); Écija al Día, 9 August 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Marbella ficha al delantero Juanfri, el goleador del San Pedro (Marbella sign forward Juanfri, San Pedro scorer); Marbella 24 Horas, 6 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Juanfri, el galáctico que le faltaba al Antequera (Juanfri, the galáctico that Antequera were missing) Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine; El Desmarque, 6 January 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ @Juanfri_9 Signs for St Joseph’s FC from @AntequeraCF.; Twitter, 3 August 2018
- ^ Juanfri-Boro, el dúo español que hace sombra a Haaland (Juanfri-Boro, the Spanish duo that steals the limelight from Haaland); Diario AS, 3 December 2019 (in Spanish)
- ^ Los máximos goleadores españoles en el extranjero de 2020 (The top Spanish scorers abroad of 2020); Migrantes del Balón, 9 January 2021 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c d e f g h Juanfri at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c d e Juanfri at BDFutbol
- ^ a b c Juanfri at Soccerway