Joao Maleck
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Junior Joao Maleck Robles | ||
Date of birth | 13 March 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Coras de Tepic | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | Guadalajara | ||
2014–2017 | Santos Laguna | ||
2017–2018 | → Porto (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Santos Laguna | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Porto B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2019 | → Sevilla B (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2021 | → CAFESSA Jalisco (loan) | 8 | (3) |
2021– | Coras de Tepic | 13 | (6) |
National team | |||
2016–2017 | Mexico U18 | 1 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Mexico U20 | 2 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 March 2019 |
Junior Joao Maleck Robles (born 13 March 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mexican club Coras de Tepic.[1]
Legal issues[]
On the morning of 23 June 2019, Maleck was involved in a car crash in his hometown, Guadalajara, that resulted in the death of a newlywed couple. Maleck was driving over the speed limit and was under the influence of alcohol when his vehicle hit the car of the victims.[2] On 23 October 2020, Maleck was found guilty of two counts of aggravated homicide.[3] On 30 October, Maleck was sentenced to three years, eight months and 15 days in prison and ordered to pay a fine of 3 million pesos (US $141,600).[4] Despite the sentence, the law states that Maleck could be released from prison in just 15 days provided he pays the fines.[5] On 15 December, after spending 18 months in prison, Maleck was released on parole. He was released after serving less than half of his sentence and posting a $151,121 bond.[6]
At the time of the accident, Maleck was on loan at Sevilla Atlético of the second division B of Spanish football; the club announced it would terminate its working relationship with the player on 30 June.[7] While in prison, Maleck signed a contract extension with Santos Laguna and was later registered with the U-20 team.[8][9]
Personal life[]
Maleck is of Cameroonian descent which allows him to play for the Cameroon national team as well as the Mexico national team having been born in Mexico. His father is Jean-Claude Maleck a former footballer who played for Tecos UAG and San Luis.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Joao Maleck se sincera con directiva de Coras". ESPN México. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Maleck involucrado en accidente de auto; mueren dos personas". AS México (in Spanish). México. 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ "Jugador de Santos es declarado culpable por homicidio". El Universal (in Spanish). México. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ "Sentencian a 3 años y 8 meses de prisión al futbolista Joao Maleck por la muerte de dos personas en 2019". Animal Politico (in Spanish). México. 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ^ "Joao Maleck saldrá libre tras indemnizar a familia de víctimas". As México (in Spanish). México. 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ^ "Mexican striker Maleck released on parole after double homicide". ESPN. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Sevilla Atlético no cuenta con Joao Maleck". AS México (in Spanish). México. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "Lleva 13 meses en prisión, pero Joao Maleck está registrado con Santos en Liga MX". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). México. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ^ "Joao Maleck, pese a estar en prisión preventiva, aparece en registro de Santos Sub20". ESPN México (in Spanish). México. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ^ "¿Quién es Joao Maleck, el futbolista que chocó en Guadalajara?". Milenio (in Spanish). México. 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
External links[]
- Joao Maleck at Flashscores
- Joao Maleck at Soccerway
- Joao Maleck at UEFA Profile
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Mexican footballers
- Mexico under-20 international footballers
- Mexico youth international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Mexican people of Cameroonian descent
- FC Porto B players
- Sevilla Atlético players
- Deportivo CAFESSA Jalisco footballers
- Mexican expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco