Juan Forlín

Juan Forlín
	Forlín in action for Espanyol in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Juan Daniel Forlín
Date of birth	10 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Reconquista, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2009	Boca Juniors
2007	→ Real Madrid B (loan)
2009–2013	Espanyol
2013–2015	Al-Rayyan
2014	→ Boca Juniors (loan)
2015–2017	Querétaro
2017–2019	Oviedo
2020	Júbilo Iwata
2021–2022	Llagostera
2022	Badalona Futur
2023	Badalona
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Daniel Forlín (born 10 January 1988) is an Argentine former professional footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also play as a defensive midfielder.

He started out at Boca Juniors, then spent four years in La Liga with Espanyol, appearing in 118 official matches and scoring two goals.

Club career

Born in Reconquista, Santa Fe, Forlín made his Primera División debut on 19 April 2008 as his team Boca Juniors won 2–1 against Newell's Old Boys. In his first full season, he was an undisputed starter as the Buenos Aires-based side conquered the 2008 Apertura.

Forlín was signed by RCD Espanyol from Spain on 25 August 2009 – alongside Boca teammate Facundo Roncaglia – on a five-year contract, with the Catalans paying a fee of €4 million for 70% of his rights.^[1] He made his La Liga debut on 12 September in a 0–3 home loss to Real Madrid,^[2] and scored in his next appearance, a 3–2 away victory over Deportivo de La Coruña,^[3] finishing his debut campaign with 24 appearances, receiving 11 yellow cards and being sent off once.

During his spell with the Pericos, Forlín was regularly used by his compatriot Mauricio Pochettino as both a central defender and a defensive midfielder. The same befell him under Javier Aguirre, who was appointed in November 2012.^[4]^[5]

On 20 July 2013, Forlín moved to Qatar Stars League club Al-Rayyan SC for an undisclosed fee.^[6] He was released in July 2015.^[7]

Boca Juniors

Querétaro

^ "El Espanyol confirma el fichaje de Juan Forlín" [Espanyol confirm Juan Forlín's signing]. Marca (in Spanish). 25 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
^ "Madrid maintain perfect start". ESPN Soccernet. 12 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^ "Espanyol win at Depor". ESPN Soccernet. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^ "Forlín: "Intento adaptarme a la posición de mediocentro"" [Forlín: "I try to adapt to the central midfielder position"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 18 October 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
^ Piferrer, Cristina; Navarro, Dídac (25 April 2013). "Forlín vuelve a sus orígenes: será central" [Forlín returns to his origins: he will be a stopper]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2016.
^ "رسميًا | مدافع إسبانيول يدافع عن ألوان الريان القطري" [Official | Espanyol defender will defend colours of Al-Rayyan] (in Arabic). Goal. 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
^ "Al Rayyan terminates contract of Argentinean defender Juan Forlín". Qatar Stars League. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.