Juanan
Juanan training with Düsseldorf in 2013
Personal information
Full name Juan Antonio González Fernández
Date of birth (1987-04-27) 27 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Palma, Spain
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1995–2004 San Pedro
2004–2005 Mallorca
2005–2007 San Francisco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Deportivo B 71 (5)
2009–2011 Real Madrid B 52 (0)
2011–2013 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 (2)
2013–2014 Újpest 19 (1)
2014–2015 Recreativo 26 (0)
2015–2016 Leganés 0 (0)
2016 Rayo OKC 7 (0)
2016–2021 Bengaluru 86 (5)
2021–2022 Hyderabad 21 (0)
2023 Sóller 9 (1)
Total 325 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Antonio González Fernández (born 27 April 1987), commonly known as Juanan, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Juanan played youth football for three clubs, including local RCD Mallorca from ages 17 to 18. He signed with Deportivo de La Coruña in the summer of 2007,[1] but appeared almost exclusively with the B team over the course of two Segunda División B seasons, being relegated in the second. With the main squad, he featured 21 minutes in a UEFA Cup match against AaB Fodbold, coming on as a substitute for Filipe Luís in an eventual 1–3 home loss in the round of 32 on 26 February 2009.[2]

After his contract with the Galicians ended, Juanan joined another side in the third division, Real Madrid Castilla,[1] appearing in 29 games (all starts) in his second year as the Real Madrid reserves fell short in the promotion playoffs. In late June 2011, he moved to Germany and signed for Fortuna Düsseldorf.[3][4]

Juanan made his official debut with Fortuna on 24 July 2011, playing three minutes in a 1–1 2. Bundesliga draw at SC Paderborn 07.[5] He scored his first goal in the competition on 16 September in a 4–2 away win over FC Erzgebirge Aue,[6] and contributed another one[7] in 19 matches as his team returned to the Bundesliga after a 15-year absence.[1]

In the following seasons, Juanan represented in quick succession Újpest FC (Hungary), Recreativo de Huelva and CD Leganés,[8] being relegated from the second tier with the second club and only appearing in the Copa del Rey with the third.[9] On 3 February 2016, he signed with Rayo OKC from the North American Soccer League,[10] being released from his contract on 11 July.[11]

Juanan joined I-League champions Bengaluru FC on 8 August 2016, on a one-year deal.[12] On 3 March 2018, the 31-year-old further renewed his link until 2020,[13] agreeing to a new two-year extension that year.[14]

On 26 July 2021, Juanan signed a one-year contract with Hyderabad FC also of the Indian Super League.[15] He won that tournament for the second time in his debut campaign, helping to defeat Kerala Blasters FC on penalties.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played on 24 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo B 2007–08[17] Segunda División B 34 4 — — 2[a] 0 36 4
2008–09[17] Segunda División B 37 1 — — — 37 1
Total 71 5 — — 2 0 73 5
Deportivo 2008–09[17] La Liga 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 — 3 0
Real Madrid B 2009–10[17] Segunda División B 23 0 — — — 23 0
2010–11[17] Segunda División B 29 0 — — 2[a] 0 31 0
Total 52 0 — — 2 0 54 0
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2011–12[18] 2. Bundesliga 19 2 1 0 — 2[a] 0 22 2
2012–13[18] Bundesliga 15 0 2 0 — — 17 0
2013–14[18] 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 34 2 3 0 — 2 0 39 2
Újpest 2013–14[18] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 19 1 10 2 — — 29 3
Recreativo 2014–15[17] Segunda División 26 0 1 0 — — 27 0
Leganés 2015–16[17] Segunda División 0 0 3 0 — — 3 0
Rayo OKC 2016[18] North American Soccer League 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
Bengaluru 2016–17[18] I-League 15 0 5 0 11[c] 1 — 31 1
2017–18[19] Indian Super League 18 1 3 0 9[d] 0 – 30 1
2018–19[19] 20 1 1 0 2[d] 0 – 23 1
2019–20[19] 19 1 0 0 4 0 23 1
2020–21[19] 14 2 0 0 1 0 15 2
Hyderabad 2021–22[19] 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Career total 312 13 27 2 30 1 6 0 375 16
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in AFC Cup and AFC Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in AFC Cup

Honours

Újpest

Bengaluru

Hyderabad

References

  1. ^ a b c Romero, Juan Carlos (25 August 2012). "Un mallorquín en la Bundesliga" [A Mallorca native in the Bundesliga]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ "El Dépor cae en Riazor y queda eliminado de la Copa de la UEFA" [Dépor fall in Riazor and are out of UEFA Cup] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Juanan deja el Madrid Castilla y ficha por el Fortuna de Düsseldorf" [Juanan leaves Madrid Castilla and signs for Fortuna Düsseldorf] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Juanan: "Fortuna ist meine Bestimmung!"" [Juanan: "Fortuna is my choice!"]. Bild (in German). 12 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Taylor rettet Punkt für Paderborn" [Taylor rescues point for Paderborn]. Neue Westfälische (in German). 24 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  6. ^ Jolitz, Bernd (16 September 2011). "2:0, 2:2, 4:2 – Fortuna fährt in Aue Achterbahn" [2:0, 2:2, 4:2 – Fortuna ride in Aue rollercoaster]. Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  7. ^ Ryberg, Michael (16 December 2011). "Düsseldorf war gegen Paderborn "fällig"" [Düsseldorf "stumbled" against Paderborn]. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  8. ^ "La potencia y experiencia de Juanan refuerzan la defensa" [Juanan's power and experience bolster defence] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Juanan no seguirá en el Leganés" [Juanan will not remain with Leganés] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Rayo OKC signs three players to contract". Rayo OKC. 3 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Rayo OKC defender Juanan released from 2016 contract". Rayo OKC. 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Bengaluru FC add to armoury, sign Rubio, Gonzalez". Bengaluru FC. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  13. ^ Moudgal, Prasen (3 March 2018). "ISL 2017/18: Juanan Gonzalez extends contract with Bengaluru FC till 2020 season". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  14. ^ Kumar, Shashwat (13 January 2020). "ISL News: Juanan signs contract extension with Bengaluru FC till 2022". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Hyderabad FC sign Spanish defender Juan Antonio Gonzalez on one-year deal". The Times of India. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  16. ^ "ISL 2021–22 final highlights, Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters: HFC beat KBFC to win maiden title". News18 India. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g "Juanan: Juan Antonio González Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Juanan". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  19. ^ a b c d e "Juanan". Indian Super League. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  20. ^ "ISL 2018–19 Final highlights, Bengaluru FC vs FC Goa match updates: Bengaluru win title after late win". Firstpost. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Highlights, Hyderabad vs Kerala Blasters, ISL 2022 final football match: Hyderabad clinch maiden title with 3–1 win on penalties". Firstpost. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

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