Juan Espínola (footballer, born 1994)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Ángel Espínola González | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Belgrano (on loan from Olimpia) | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cerro Porteño PF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Cerro Porteño PF | 25 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Sarmiento | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2021 | Nacional | 33 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Godoy Cruz | 44 | (0) |
| 2023– | Olimpia | 28 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Belgrano (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Paraguay | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:19, 10 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024 | |||
Juan Ángel Espínola González (born 2 November 1994) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine club Belgrano on loan from Olimpia, and the Paraguay national team.
Club career
[edit]Espínola was born in Ciudad del Este. He made his senior debut with Cerro Porteño de Presidente Franco on 22 May 2013, starting in a 2–1 away win against Sportivo Carapeguá for the Primera División championship.[1]
In 2014, Espínola moved abroad and joined Sarmiento.[2] He returned to his home country in the following year, joining Nacional Asunción.
Midway through the 2018 season, Espínola became a regular starter at Nacional.[3]
Internacional career
[edit]On 14 March 2019, Espínola was called up by Paraguay national team manager Eduardo Berizzo for friendlies against Peru and Mexico,[4] but did not take part in either match.
References
[edit]- ^ "Debut soñado para Juan" [Dream debut for Juan] (in Spanish). D10. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Trotta "dia a dia"" ["Day by day" Trotta] (in Spanish). CA Sarmiento. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Juan Espínola en su momento ideal" [Juan Espínola in his best moment] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Seis albirrojos del plano local, convocados para amistosos vs. Perú y México" [Six albirrojos from local teams, called up for friendlies vs. Peru and Mexico] (in Spanish). APF. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
External links
[edit]- Juan Espínola at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Juan Espínola at Soccerway
- Juan Espínola at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1994 births
- Sportspeople from Ciudad del Este
- Living people
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Paraguayan men's footballers
- Paraguay men's international footballers
- Club Cerro Porteño (Presidente Franco) footballers
- Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers
- Club Nacional footballers
- Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
- Club Olimpia footballers
- Club Atlético Belgrano footballers
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina