Juan Carlos Pérez López (born 30 March 1990), known as Juan Carlos or Juankar, is a Spanish professional

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who plays for Greek club

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mainly as a left-back but occasionally as a left winger. He was known as ''El Galgo de Boadilla'' ( Greyhound of Boadilla) for his runs and speed.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Juan Carlos started his football career at the EFMO Boadilla academy, spending 11 years there from the age of six. In 2007,

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

signed him to their youth system. After two years, Juan Carlos was promoted to

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, going on to spend two full

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seasons with them. His first goal with the reserves came on 8 November 2009, in a 4–2 home win against

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. On 28 September 2010, he was called up for a UEFA Champions League group stage match at AJ Auxerre, but eventually did not leave the bench in the 1–0 victory. On 3 October 2010, Juan Carlos finally made his first appearance for Real's first team, playing 11 minutes in place of Ángel Di María in a 6–1 La Liga home rout of Deportivo de La Coruña. He added 32 games and three goals for the B side, which eventually fell short in the promotion playoffs. On 7 July 2011, Juan Carlos signed with fellow top-flight club Real Zaragoza from third-party owner

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, via S.C. Braga. On 22 September, he came on as a second-half substitute in an away fixture against Real Betis with the score at 4–1 for the hosts, and scored two goals in two minutes which eventually amounted to nothing, as the

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ese lost 4–3. Juan Carlos was subsequently loaned to Betis, Granada CF and

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

, all in the top division. On 19 July 2017, he joined the latter side on a permanent four-year contract. During his spell at the

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, Juan Carlos was often hindered by injury problems. On 9 September 2020, the 30-year-old signed a two-year deal with Greek club

for an undisclosed fee.

Career statistics

Honours

Panathinaikos * Greek Football Cup: 2021–22 Individual *

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Team of the Year: 2021–22Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ: Η καλύτερη ενδεκάδα της χρονιάς (PSAPP awards: The year's all-star eleven)
Gazzetta, 12 December 2022 (in Greek)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Juan Carlos 1990 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Madrid Association football defenders Association football wingers Association football utility players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players Real Zaragoza players Real Betis players Granada CF footballers Málaga CF players S.C. Braga players Super League Greece players Panathinaikos F.C. players Spain under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece