Johan Peñaranda (born January 3, 2000) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Youth & College

Peñaranda attended Long Beach High School, also playing club soccer at the BW Gottschee academy for two-and-a-half seasons before joining the

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academy, helping the youth side to a Generation adidas Cup win in 2017 and a

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title in 2018. In 2018, Peñaranda attended the

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to play

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. In two seasons with the Panthers, he made 20 appearances. Following the 2019 season, Peñaranda opted to move to

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to be closer to his family. He attended

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and made seven appearances in 2021, following the cancelled 2020 season due to the

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Professional

In July 2021, Peñaranda signed his first professional contract with A.D. Municipal Santa Ana in the

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. On February 1, 2022, it was announced that Peñaranda had signed with

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club Northern Colorado Hailstorm ahead of their inaugural season. He made his debut for the Hailstorm on May 18, 2022, starting in a 2–1 win at

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. On June 7, 2024, Peñaranda signed with

side

International

In 2018, Peñaranda made an appearance for the United States under-19 team in a friendly game against the Jamaica under-20 side.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peñaranda, Johan 2000 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica FC Tulsa players FIU Panthers men's soccer players Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC players Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer players Segunda División de Costa Rica players Soccer players from New York (state) United States men's youth international soccer players USL League One players 21st-century American sportsmen