Juan Ángel Albín

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

Juan Albín
Personal information
Full name Juan Ángel Albín Leites
Date of birth (1986-07-17) 17 July 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth Salto, Uruguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
 Rampla Juniors
Number 10
Youth career
2000–2004 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Nacional 64 (24)
2006–2011 Getafe 116 (19)
2011–2013 Espanyol 13 (2)
2013 → Nacional (loan) 8 (1)
2013–2014 Petrolul Ploiești 37 (15)
2015–2018 Veracruz 62 (13)
2017 → Dinamo București (loan) 4 (0)
2018 Omonia 2 (0)
2019 Rampla Juniors 30 (7)
2020 Defensor 16 (2)
2021– Rampla Juniors 17 (2)
National team
2003 Uruguay U17 1 (1)
2005 Uruguay U20 3 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2021

Juan Ángel Albín Leites (born 17 July 1986) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Uruguayan Segunda División club Rampla Juniors.

He spent most of his career in Spain after starting out at Nacional, going on to acquire Spanish citizenship. He amassed La Liga totals of 129 matches and 21 goals over seven seasons, representing Getafe and Espanyol in the competition.

Other than his native country and Spain, Albín has played professionally in Romania, Mexico and Cyprus.

Club career[]

Nacional[]

Born in Salto, Salto Department, Albín started his career at Nacional, where he won two Primera División championships. His strong performances earned him a transfer to Spanish team Getafe during the 2006 summer transfer window.

Getafe[]

Albín featured sparingly in his first season (13 La Liga games), but blossomed as first choice the following campaign as the Madrid outskirts team reached the quarter-finals in the UEFA Cup,[1] and a mid-table league position. After a coaching change brought Míchel to the club's bench, however, he began appearing less regularly;[2] on 29 November 2008, in a rare start, he scored in a 3–1 home win over Real Madrid.[3]

On 21 April 2009, also against Real Madrid, Albín was struck in the face by Pepe, in the mêlée which resulted after the Portuguese's aggression on Javier Casquero.[4] He continued being used intermittently in 2010–11, netting a last-minute winner at home against Villarreal on 11 December 2010 but also being sent off for lifting his shirt, in a second bookable offence.[5]

Espanyol[]

In mid-April 2011, Getafe agreed to sell Albín to fellow league side Espanyol for €3 million, as his contract was set to expire in June 2012.[6] He spent several months of his first season on the sidelines, nursing a leg injury.[7]

On 4 February 2012, Albín scored his first goal for the Catalans, netting in the 92nd minute for a 3–3 away draw against Athletic Bilbao.[8]

Later career[]

It's true that I came here for Contra, but I've found a great group [of players] and some incredible fans. [...] I want to stay.

— Albín on 15 March 2014,[9] a few weeks before extending his contract with Petrolul

On 6 September 2013, Albín signed a one-year contract with Petrolul Ploiești in Romania, rejoining former Getafe teammate Cosmin Contra who was now a head coach.[10] He made his Liga I debut on the 21st, scoring his team's goal in a 1–1 draw at Dinamo București.[11] On 31 March 2014, Albín chose to extend his link by one year even if at that time Contra had already left.[12] He ended the campaign with 28 matches and ten goals in all competitions.

Albín scored against Dinamo Zagreb in the second leg of the Europa League play-off round, on 28 August 2014. However, his team lost 2–5 on aggregate and failed to progress to the group stage.[13] On 16 December 2014, as Petrolul faced financial issues which led to insolvency and ultimately bankruptcy, he was transferred to Veracruz of Mexico.[14]

Albín returned to Romania and its top division nearly three years later, joining Dinamo București on a season-long loan with an option to buy in June 2017.[15] On 18 July 2018, 32-year-old Albín moved to Omonia.[16] He only recorded two Cypriot First Division games, before returning to play football in Uruguay.

International career[]

Albín represented Uruguay at under-17[17] and under-20 level.[18]

Style of play[]

Albín is a left-footed attacking midfielder who can also be deployed as a winger. He was described as a footballer with "great speed and a very good technique".[19]

Durint his first stint in Romania, Albín was known as an excellent free kick taker,[20][21] and in 2016 former international Adrian Mutu even went as far to state that he was the best foreigner that the championship ever had.[22]

Honours[]

Nacional

Getafe

Veracruz

References[]

  1. ^ "Albín fires Getafe into last eight". UEFA. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Albín: "Pensaba que Míchel me iba a tratar de otra forma"" [Albín: "I thought Míchel was going to treat me differently"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 25 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Miserable return for Schuster". ESPN Soccernet. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Pepe receives 10-game ban". Sportsnet. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Albin leaves it late". ESPN Soccernet. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  6. ^ De La Casa, Javier (10 April 2011). "El Getafe traspasa a Albín al Espanyol por 3 millones de euros" [Getafe transfer Albín to Espanyol for 3 million euros]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  7. ^ Juárez, Mari Carmen; Román, Rogelio (13 September 2011). "Albín, operado y tres meses KO" [Albín, surgery and three months out]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Athletic y Espanyol igualaron en un duelo espectacular" [Athletic and Espanyol drew in spectacular duel] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  9. ^ Neacşu, Diana (15 March 2014). "Pierde Petrolul stranierul cu cel mai bun CV din Liga 1? » Ce spune Albin despre o eventuală despărţire de "lupi"" [Will Petrolul lose Liga I's player with the best CV? » What Albín says about leaving the "wolves"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Juan Angel Albin a semnat cu FC Petrolul Ploieşti" [Juan Ángel Albín has signed with FC Petrolul Ploieşti] (in Romanian). Petrolul Ploiești. 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  11. ^ "VIDEO Dinamo – Petrolul 1–1. Petrolul a egalat în finalul partidei și putea chiar câștiga!" [VIDEO Dinamo – Petrolul 1–1. Petrolul equalised at the end of the match and could have even taken it!] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Juan Albin a semnat prelungirea contractului" [Juan Albín signed the contract extension] (in Romanian). Petrolul Ploiești. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 Petrolul". UEFA. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Juan Ángel Albín es refuerzo de nuestro equipo" [Juan Ángel Albín is an addition to our team] (in Spanish). Tiburones Rojos. 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  15. ^ "OFICIAL. Juan ALBIN la Dinamo" [OFFICIAL. Juan ALBÍN to Dinamo] (in Romanian). FC Dinamo București. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  16. ^ Dobrescu, Petre (18 July 2018). "Juan Albin a semnat cu Omonia Nicosia. Uruguayanul a plecat de la Dinamo după o bătaie în Centrul Vechi" [Juan Albín signed with Omonia Nicosia. The Uruguayan left Dinamo after being involved in a brawl in the Old Town]. Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Sigue su preparación la selección sub 17" [Under-17 national team still preparing] (in Spanish). La Red 21. 28 March 2003. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  18. ^ Andrés, Juan Pablo. "XXII Sudamericano Juvenil 2005 (Colombia)" [XXII Youth Southamerican 2005 (Colombia)] (in Spanish). RSSSF. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  19. ^ Costeiu, Adrian; Dima, Marian (27 November 2013). ""Începe să-şi arate valoarea!" El e omul cu care Petrolul vrea să îi 'fure' titlul Stelei. A fost la un pas de Real în urmă cu patru ani" ["He starts to show his full potential!" He is the player with which Petrolul wants to 'steal' Steaua's title. He was close to signing with Real four year ago]. ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  20. ^ Molnar, Mihai (25 November 2013). "Juan Albin, două goluri, unul dintr-o lovitură liberă fabuloasă" [Juan Albín scored a double, of which one goal was the result of an incredible free kick.]. Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  21. ^ "Gol Petrolul! Brac își îngroapă echipa. Execuție perfectă a lui Albin" [Petrolul score! Brać makes an awful mistake. Perfect free kick taken by Albín] (in Romanian). Look TV. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  22. ^ "Mutu: "Cel mai bun străin care a ajuns vreodată în România a jucat cu mine. 90% sunt slabi"" [Mutu: "The best foreigner ever who came to Romania played with me. 90% of the others are weak"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

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