Juan Espínola (footballer, born 1994)
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Godoy Cruz | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Cerro Porteño PF | 25 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Sarmiento | 0 | (0) |
2015–2021 | Nacional Asunción | 33 | (0) |
2021- | Godoy Cruz | 13 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8th August 2021 |
Juan Ángel Espínola González (born 2 November 1994) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Godoy Cruz.
Club career[]
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[]
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[]
- ^ "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[]
- Juan Espínola at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Juan Espínola at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Asunción
- Paraguayan footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Cerro Porteño (Presidente Franco) footballers
- Club Nacional footballers
- Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Sportspeople from Ciudad del Este
- Paraguayan football biography stubs
- Association football goalkeeper stubs