Juan Pablo Añor Acosta (born 24 January 1994), commonly known as Juanpi, is a Venezuelan

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who plays for

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club

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panetolikós Yimnastikós Filekpedeftikós Síllogos ( el, Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος'' ...

as an

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. He played 146 games and scored 11 goals for

Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

in Spain, in four

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seasons and three in

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, while also playing on loan in the top flight for

Huesca Huesca (; an, Uesca) is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the autonomous community of Aragon. It is also the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and of the comarca of Hoya de Huesca. In 2009 it had a population of 52,059, almo ...

. He represented

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

at the

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in 2016 and 2019.

Club career

Born in

Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...

, Juanpi joined

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, ...

's youth system in 2009, aged 15, from hometown club

Caracas FC Caracas Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football team based in Caracas. The club has won twelve First Division titles making it the most successful in Venezuelan football history. They are nicknamed ''Los Rojos del Ávila'', or the "Reds from � ...

. He spent several seasons in the ''Juvenil'' squad, and was promoted to the reserves in the 2013–14 campaign, appearing regularly in

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. Juanpi made his first-team – and

– debut on 29 August 2014, replacing Luis Alberto in the 75th minute of a 0–3 loss at

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol (, ca-valencia, València Club de Futbol ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF (or simply Valencia) is a professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the Spa ...

. On 19 December he signed a new contract until 2018, and scored his first professional goal on 6 January of the following year, netting the first in a 2−0

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home win against

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante ...

. Juanpi scored his first league goal on 23 January 2016, netting the equalizer in a 1–2 home loss against

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. Seven days later he added another, netting the first in a 2–1 win at

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in eu, Eibar Kirol Elkartea) is a professional Spanish football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the team currently plays in the Segunda División, the s ...

, and scored four goals during the campaign. Juanpi switched from 28 to 10 shirt ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, and scored the

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ns' first goal of the competition, in a 1–1 home draw against

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El Sa ...

. On 31 January 2019, Juanpi was loaned to

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded on 29 March 1960, SD Huesca plays in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in ...

in the top tier, until June. He was released by Málaga on 3 October of the following year, along with seven other first team players, due to a

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. On 11 October 2020, Juanpi was signed to

Al-Ain FC Al Ain Football Club ( ar, نادي العين لكرة القدم; transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn) or Al Ain FC or simply Al Ain is a professional football club, based in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is one of many ...

in the

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. He returned to Caracas FC on 27 June 2022.

International career

After appearing with the under-17 team at the 2011 South American Under-17 Championship, Juanpi was also a part of the squad selected for the 2013 South American Youth Championship, hosted in Argentina. On 29 January 2013 he was also called up to the main squad. Juanpi made his full international debut on 14 November 2014, replacing Frank Feltscher in the 58th minute of a 0–5 loss against

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at the

Estadio CAP Estadio Huachipato-CAP Acero (''Compañía de Acero del Pacífico''), is a football stadium in Talcahuano, Chile. It is the home field of the Huachipato football team. Until 2012, Naval also played its home matches there until 2012. Opened in ...

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. He played one game for the ''Vinotinto'' at the

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in the United States, as a substitute in the 4–1 quarter-final loss to

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, and on 6 September 2016 he scored his first international goal to open a 2–2 home draw with the same opponent in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. Juanpi was also called up for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil. He played one match, a 3–1 win over

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that advanced the team to the quarter-finals.

Personal life

Juanpi's father, Bernardo Añor, was also a footballer, as was his older brother, also named

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. All three relatives played for Caracas.

Career statistics

Club

:''Accurate as of 6 April 2017''

International goals

, - , 1. , , 6 September 2016 , ,

Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida The Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano de Mérida or Estadio Metropolitano is a soccer stadium located in the city of Mérida in Venezuela. It was built to be one venues of the 2007 Copa América and it would also serve as one of the venues for th ...

, Mérida,

, , , , 1–0 , , 2–2 , , 2018 World Cup qualification , ,

References

External links

Málaga official profile
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