Juan Jesus
Juan Jesus with Inter Milan in 2014
Personal information
Full name Juan Guilherme Nunes Jesus
Date of birth (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Napoli
Number 5
Youth career
2006–2009 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Internacional 25 (0)
2012–2016 Inter Milan 110 (1)
2016–2017 → Roma (loan) 20 (0)
2017–2021 Roma 51 (1)
2021– Napoli 48 (2)
International career
2009–2011 Brazil U-20 17 (0)
2012 Brazil U-23 6 (0)
2012–2013 Brazil 4 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Men's Football
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Juan Guilherme Nunes Jesus (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃ ʒɛˈzus]; born 10 June 1991), usually known as Juan Jesus or simply Juan or Juje, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Napoli. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a left-back.

Club career

Internacional

In 2007, Juan Jesus joined the youth team of Sport Club Internacional. He made his debut on the first team in 2010, winning the 2010 Copa Libertadores, and in December 2011, the club sold him for about R$9.26 million[1] (reported €3.8million fee); 65% of the economic rights of Juan went to his agent, Giuliano Bertolucci[2] and 35% to third-party owner DIS Esporte.[3] The owners of the registration rights of Juan, used a Brazilian club Coimbra Esporte Clube as middleman club.[2][4]

Internazionale

On 30 January 2012, Juan Jesus joined Serie A club Internazionale.[4][5] Inter disclosed the fee was €4M,[6][7] but extra bonus clause was also reported.[6] He made his first Serie A appearance for Inter on 13 May 2012, in the 3–1 away loss against Lazio after coming on as a last-minute substitute for Diego Milito.[8]

During the 2012–13 season, Juan Jesus emerged as part of Inter's first choice starting XI, featuring alongside Andrea Ranocchia and Walter Samuel in a 3–5–2 system. He scored his first goal on 19 May 2013 in a 2–5 home defeat against Udinese, the last match of the domestic season.[9] He ended the year with 44 appearances in all competitions, including 31 in Serie A with Inter, who finished the season in a disappointing ninth place and failed to qualify for either next season's UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League.

On 12 July 2013, Juan Jesus took the number 5 shirt after the departure of long-time player Dejan Stanković.[10] In August 2013, he captained Inter for the first time in a friendly match against Real Madrid in the United States, which ended in a 3–0 loss.[11]

On 24 September 2013, Juan Jesus renewed his contract with Inter until 2018 with a reported wage of €1.2 million per year.[12][13]

Juan Jesus made his 100th appearance for Inter on 4 February 2015 in a game against Napoli in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, which the Nerazzurri lost 1–0 away at Stadio San Paolo thanks to a late winner by Gonzalo Higuaín.[14][15]

Roma

On 14 July 2016, Juan Jesus joined Roma on loan for €2 million in loan fees and a conditional obligation to purchase for an additional €8 million if certain conditions were met before the end of the loan deal.[16] The purchase obligation was activated during the 2016–17 season, meaning that Jesus would join Roma on a permanent deal in the summer transfer window.[17]

Napoli

On 18 August 2021, Juan Jesus joined Napoli on a season-long deal with an option to extend his contract for the 2022–23 season.[18]

International career

After having played in the under-18 and under-19 national teams, in early 2010, Juan Jesus was selected to the under-20 team by its manager, Ney Franco. In January 2011, he took part in the team's triumph at the 2011 South American U-20 Championship in Peru, playing all eight matches of the competition. In the same year, he participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, where Brazil reached the final against Portugal. Juan played the entire match, helping his side to a 3–2 victory after extra time.[19]

Juan Jesus made his Brazilian first team debut against Denmark on 26 May 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 away victory.[20]

Juan Jesus started in the centre of defence, alongside captain Thiago Silva, in all of Brazil's matches at the 2012 London Olympics, helping the nation to a silver medal.

He was an unused substitute as Brazil defeated Argentina 2–0 to win the 2014 Superclásico de las Américas in Beijing.[21]

Since all his caps for Brazil were friendly matches, Juan did not rule out his chance to play for Italy national football team instead.[22] However, it was reported that Juan did not have Italian citizenship (or citizenship of any European Union member), making him ineligible to Italy.[23][24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 January 2024[25][26][27][28]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Internacional 2010 Série A 7 0 0 0 1[a] 0 10[b] 0 18 0
2011 18 0 0 0 0 0 6[b] 0 24 0
Total 25 0 0 0 1 0 16 0 42 0
Internazionale 2011–12 Serie A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13 31 1 4 0 9[c] 0 – 44 1
2013–14 27 0 2 0 – – 29 0
2014–15 32 0 2 0 11[c] 0 – 45 0
2015–16 19 0 4 0 – – 23 0
Total 110 1 12 0 20 0 0 0 142 1
Roma (loan) 2016–17 Serie A 20 0 3 0 10[c] 0 – 33 0
Roma 2017–18 22 0 1 0 6[d] 0 – 29 0
2018–19 20 1 1 0 3[d] 0 – 24 1
2019–20 4 0 0 0 1[c] 0 – 5 0
2020–21 5 0 0 0 6[c] 0 – 11 0
Total 71 1 5 0 26 0 – 102 1
Napoli 2021–22 Serie A 21 1 1 0 6[c] 0 – 28 1
2022–23 15 1 1 1 3[d] 0 – 19 2
2023–24 12 0 0 0 3[d] 0 2[e] 0 17 0
Total 48 2 2 1 12 0 2 0 64 3
Career total 254 4 19 1 59 0 18 0 350 5
  1. ^ All appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ a b All appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho
  3. ^ a b c d e f All appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c d All appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ All appearances in Supercoppa Italiana

Honours

Internacional

Napoli

Brazil

References

  1. ^ "2011 Demonstrações Contábeis" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Porto Alegre: Sport Club Internacional. 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Vendido para empresário, Juan cogita seguir no Inter em 2012". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Porto Alegre. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. ^ Silva, Cristiano (13 December 2011). "Inter deve acertar venda de Juan para futebol italiano nos próximos dias" (in Portuguese). Porto Alegre: Terra. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Calcio Mercato" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Juan, ex-Inter, é anunciado pela Internazionale de Milão". Gauchazh (in Portuguese). 1 February 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b "L'Inter ha scelto Juan". Sport Mediaset (in Italian). 27 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Nota Integrativa". F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. bilancio al 30-06-2012 [F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. financial report for the year ending on 30 June 2012] (in Italian). Milan: C.C.I.A.A. 2012. Nota p.27.
  8. ^ "Lazio vs. Internazionale 13 May 2012". Soccerway. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Inter hammered by Udinese". Sky Sports News. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Stankovic to retire but not leave Inter". FedeNerazzurra.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Inter 0-3 Real Madrid". inter.it. 10 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  12. ^ "Inter, rinnova Juan Jesus: accordo fino al 2018 e ritocco dell'ingaggio". Tutto Mercato Web. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  13. ^ "INTER, tempo di rinnovi: Juan Jesus fino al 2018". Ita Sport Press. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Napoli 1-0 Inter: Higuain sends Benitez's men through at the death". Goal.com. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  15. ^ "Napoli 1-0 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  16. ^ "Juan Jesus completes Roma switch". A.S. Roma. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  17. ^ "Relazione Finanziaria Annuale per l'esercizio chiuso al 30-6-2017" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Juan Jesus è un nuovo calciatore del Napoli" (in Italian). S.S.C. Napoli. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Brazil 3-2 Portugal". FIFA.com. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  20. ^ "Denmark 1-3 Brazil". Eurosport. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  21. ^ "Argentina 0-2 Brazil". BBC Sport. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  22. ^ "Azzurri call-up would interest Juan Jesus". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  23. ^ "Liste Serie A 2017/18 tra extracomunitari, vivai e italiani: come sono messe le squadre?". Eurosport (in Italian). 20 June 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  24. ^ "Le manovre dell'Inter Zarate bocciato, rinvio Juan". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 30 December 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  25. ^ "Juan Jesus career stats". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  26. ^ "Juan career stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  27. ^ "Juan Jesus UEFA stats". UEFA. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  28. ^ "Juan Jesus". inter.it. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  29. ^ "Napoli win Serie A for first time in 33 years". BBC Sport. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

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