Juan de Dios Prados López (born 12 August 1986), known as Juande, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for Australian club

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. Formed at Betis, he totalled 80 games and three goals for the team including three seasons in

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, and made 156 appearances in the

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for them and three other teams. He also played in Belgium, Italy, Australia and India.

Club career

Betis

Born in

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, and brought up in

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' youth system, Juande was raised in

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since he was a child, and he made his debut for the first team on 6 December 2005 in a

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game against

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, being replaced by Marcos Assunção in the 71st minute of a 0–1 home loss as the race for the

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position was already decided in favour of the former. Juande would only play in

in the following season, his debut coming on 17 February 2007 as he started and was booked in a 0–0 draw at

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; at this time he was still registered for the reserves. He would appear in 22 matches in the 2007–08 campaign, scoring his first goal on 19 April 2008 in a 3–1 win over

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at the

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. On 5 November 2007, it was speculated that English

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team

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would make a

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8 million purchase of Juande, replacing

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, but the deal never materialised. He played only nine games in 2008–09 as Betis were relegated to

after eight years, adding 19 (with two goals) the following season, with the

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ns failing to regain their lost status. In the last days of the 2011 January

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, Juande was loaned to Betis neighbours Granada CF, joining his local club until the end of the second division campaign. He totalled 29 appearances for the two teams, with both finally attaining promotion.

Later career

In August 2011, Juande released himself from his Betis contract and moved to

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of the

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on a two-year deal. Twelve months later, he was back in his country's second tier at SD Ponferradina. After two seasons as an undisputed first choice for the team from El Bierzo, he joined

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in the Italian

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on 16 July 2014. Two years later he returned to his homeland, on loan to UCAM Murcia CF. At the age of 32, Juande moved to the Australian

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in July 2018, agreeing to a two-year contract at Perth Glory FC. He helped the club come first in his debut season, scoring a late penalty winner on 13 January in a 4–3 home victory over

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. In September 2020, he left. Juande joined

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side

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on 28 December 2020 for the remainder of the season, as a replacement for the seriously injured

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He made his debut the following 15 January, coming on as a substitute for captain

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in a 1–1 draw against SC East Bengal. Juande returned to the Australian top division on 24 March 2021, signing a short-term deal with

. His contract was renewed twice, both alongside compatriot Javi López. On 29 January Juande was seriously injured during the match against Melbourne City when he and City's

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challenged for the ball in the 66th minute. His right leg was broken and left at an unnatural angle. Describing about the seriousness of the injury, Adelaide's head coach Carl Veart, said: “It's something that you don't want to ever witness on a football field". "I was literally metres away from where it happened and I could hear the crack, it was an awful sound,” sideline commentator Michael Zappone said. The match was paused for nearly half an hour following the injury.

International career

Juande won his only cap for the Spanish under-21s on 16 November 2007, coming in midway through the second half of the 3–0 home win against

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for the 2009 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.

Career statistics

Honours

Betis *

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Perth Glory *

: Premiers 2018–19Perth Glory win the 2018–19 A-League Premiers Plate with win over Newcastle Jets
Goal, 14 April 2019

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Juande 1986 births Living people People from Motril Sportspeople from the Province of Granada Spanish footballers Footballers from Alicante Footballers from Andalusia Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Real Betis players Granada CF footballers SD Ponferradina players UCAM Murcia CF players Belgian Pro League players K.V.C. Westerlo players Serie B players Spezia Calcio players A-League Men players Perth Glory FC players Adelaide United FC players Indian Super League players Kerala Blasters FC players Spain under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate soccer players in Australia Expatriate footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Australia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India