Juan Guzmán (footballer)

Juan Pablo Guzmán (born August 31, 1988) is a Colombian soccer player currently playing for New Mexico United in the USL Championship. He mainly operates as a defensive midfielder.

Juan Guzmán
Personal information
Full name Juan Pablo Guzmán Perdomo
Date of birth (1988-08-31) August 31, 1988
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 New Mexico United
Number 8
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Liberty Flames 64 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Southern California Seahorses 11 (0)
2010–2014 Charlotte Eagles 91 (4)
2015 Louisville City 27 (1)
2016 Patriotas 0 (0)
2017–2018 Oklahoma City Energy 29 (2)
2019– New Mexico United 41 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 5, 2020

Career

Youth and college

Guzmán attended Charlotte Latin School, where he was member of the NSCAA/Adidas youth All-America team while leading his team to a state championship in 2004. Guzmán went on to play four years of college soccer at Liberty University, where he was twice selected to NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region team as a sophomore in 2007 and as a junior in 2008.

During his college years Guzmán also played for the Southern California Seahorses in the USL Premier Development League.[1]

Professional

Guzmán turned professional in 2010 when he signed for USL Second Division side Charlotte Eagles. He made his professional debut for them on July 3, in a game against Harrisburg City Islanders.[2]

He scored his first goal for Louisville City FC in Slugger Field v Rochester Rhinos on April 16, 2015.[3][4]

His contract with Louisville City was terminated by mutual consent on January 28, 2016 so that he could sign with Colombian side Patriotas F.C.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played October 17, 2020[6]
Appearances by season, club, and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Charlotte Eagles 2010 USL Second Division 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
2011 USL Pro 20 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 — 21 0
2012 22 2 3[lower-alpha 1] 1 — 25 3
2013 21 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 24 0
2014 23 2 1[lower-alpha 1] 1 — 24 3
Total 92 4 6 2 2 0 100 6
Louisville City 2015 USL 27 1 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 31 1
Patriotas Boyacá 2016 Categoria Primera A 0 0 4[lower-alpha 4] 0 — 4 0
OKC Energy 2017 USL 23 2 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 28 2
2018 USL 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
Total 29 2 3 0 2 0 34 2
New Mexico United 2019 USL Championship 28 0 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 1[lower-alpha 5] 0 33 0
2020 USL Championship 13 0 — 2[lower-alpha 5] 0 15 0
Total 41 0 4 0 3 0 48 0
Career total 189 7 19 2 9 0 217 9
  1. Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in USL Pro Playoffs
  3. Appearance(s) in USL playoffs
  4. Appearance(s) in the Copa Colombia
  5. Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

    References
    1. "Archived copy". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    2. "Archived copy". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    3. http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2010/1570372%5B%5D
    4. "Fondy's effort boosts Louisville City to draw". courier-journal.com. Courier Journal. April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
    5. "Archived copy". louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville City FC. January 28, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    6. "Colombia - J. Guzman". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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