Juan Carlos (footballer, born 1990)

Juan Carlos Pérez López (born 30 March 1990), known as Juan Carlos or Juankar, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club Panathinaikos F.C. mainly as a left winger but also as a left back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is López.

Juankar
Juan Carlos presented at Zaragoza
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Pérez López
Date of birth (1990-03-30) 30 March 1990
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
Number 3
Youth career
1996–2007 EFMO Boadilla
2007–2008 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Real Madrid C
2009–2011 Real Madrid B 64 (14)
2010 Real Madrid 1 (0)
2011–2017 Braga 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Zaragoza (loan) 24 (3)
2012–2014 → Betis (loan) 45 (0)
2014–2015 → Granada (loan) 21 (0)
2015–2017 → Málaga (loan) 47 (3)
2017–2020 Málaga 53 (1)
2020– Panathinaikos 11 (0)
National team
2011 Spain U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 January 2021

He was known as El Galgo de Boadilla (Greyhound of Boadilla) for his runs and speed.[1]

Club career

Born in Madrid, Juan Carlos started his football career at the EFMO Boadilla academy, spending 11 years there from the age of six. In 2007, Real Madrid signed him to their youth system.[2]

After two years, Juan Carlos was promoted to Real Madrid Castilla, going on to appear in two full Segunda División B seasons with them. His first goal with the reserves came on 8 November 2009, in a 4–2 home win against Gimnástica de Torrelavega;[3] on 28 September 2010, he was called up for a UEFA Champions League group stage match at AJ Auxerre, but eventually did not leave the bench in the 1–0 victory.[4]

On 3 October 2010, Juan Carlos finally made his first appearance for Real's first team, playing 11 minutes in place of Ángel Di María in a 6–1 La Liga home rout of Deportivo de La Coruña.[5][6] He added 32 games and three goals for the B side, which eventually fell short in the promotion playoffs.

On 7 July 2011, Juan Carlos signed with fellow league club Real Zaragoza from third-party owner Quality Sports Investments, via S.C. Braga.[7] On 22 September, he came on as a second-half substitute in an away fixture against Real Betis with the score at 4–1 for the hosts, and scored two goals in two minutes which eventually amounted to nothing, as the Aragonese lost 3–4.[8]

Juan Carlos was subsequently loaned to Betis,[9] Granada CF[10] and Málaga CF,[11] all in the top division. On 19 July 2017, he joined the latter side on a permanent four-year contract.[12]

During his spell at the La Rosaleda Stadium, Juan Carlos was often hindered by injury problems.[13][14] On 9 September 2020, the 30-year-old signed a two-year deal with Greek club Panathinaikos F.C. for an undisclosed fee.[15]

Club statistics
As of 27 January 2021[16]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid B 2008–09 10——10
2009–10 2911——2911
2010–11 343——343
Total 6414——6414
Real Madrid 2010–11 10000010
Total 10000010
Zaragoza 2011–12 24320—263
Total 24320—263
Betis 2012–13 25010—260
2013–14 2002040260
Total 4503040520
Granada 2014–15 21030—240
Total 21030—240
Málaga 2015–16 19110—201
2016–17 28210—292
2017–18 10000—100
2018–19 7110—81
2019–20 36010—370
Total 100440—1044
Panathinaikos 2020–21 11000—110
Total 11000—110
Career totals 264211204028021

References
  1. 'El Galgo' Juan Carlos apunta al Depor ('Greyhound' Juan Carlos a possibility against Depor); Diario AS, 2 October 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. Juan Carlos: una roja ante el Pontevedra le abre la puerta (Juan Carlos: red card against Pontevedra opens doors for him); Diario AS, 25 September 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. 4–2: Querer es poder (4–2: When there's a will there's a way) Archived 25 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Real Madrid CF, 8 November 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. Di María strikes for Madrid Archived 18 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine; UEFA, 28 September 2010
  5. Real Madrid 6–1 Deportivo Archived 6 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Real Madrid CF, 3 October 2010
  6. Madrid crush sorry Depor; ESPN Soccernet, 3 October 2010
  7. Juan Carlos y Mateos hacen las maletas para Zaragoza (Juan Carlos and Mateos get packing for Zaragoza); Marca, 7 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. Real Betis climb to summit; ESPN Soccernet, 22 September 2011
  9. El Betis logra la cesión de Juan Carlos (Betis get the loan of Juan Carlos); Marca, 5 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  10. Juan Carlos Pérez vestirá la elástica rojiblanca por una temporada (Juan Carlos Pérez will wear the red-and-white shirt for one season); Granada CF, 6 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  11. Málaga Club de Fútbol and Sporting Clube de Braga agree loan of Juan Carlos Pérez; Málaga CF, 24 June 2015
  12. Sp. Braga: Málaga anuncia chegada a título definitivo de Juan Carlos (Sp. Braga: Málaga announce arrival of Juan Carlos on a permanent basis); Mais Futebol, 19 July 2017 (in Portuguese)
  13. Juankar, operado del cruzado, se despide hasta final de temporada (Juankar, after cruciate surgery, says goodbye until end of the season); La Opinión de Málaga, 5 November 2018 (in Spanish)
  14. La lesión de Juankar deja al Málaga con sólo diez profesionales (Juankar injury leaves Málaga with only ten professionals); El Confidencial, 10 October 2019 (in Spanish)
  15. Παναθηναϊκός: Επίσημα Χουάνκαρ μέχρι το 2022 (Panathinaikos: Juankar officially until 2022); Sport24, 9 September 2020 (in Greek)
  16. "Juan Carlos". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
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