Juan Antonio González Fernández (born 27 April 1987), commonly known as Juanan, is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Palma de Mallorca Palma (, ; ), also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is ...

, Juanan played youth football for three clubs, including local

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

from ages 17 to 18. He signed with

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...

in the summer of 2007, but appeared almost exclusively with the B team over the course of two

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seasons, being relegated in the second. With the main squad, he featured 21 minutes in a

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match against

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, coming on as a substitute for

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in an eventual 1–3 home loss in the

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on 26 February 2009. After his contract with the

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ended, Juanan joined another side in the third division,

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, appearing in 29 games (all starts) in his

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as the

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reserves fell short in the

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. In late June 2011, he moved to Germany and signed for

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. Juanan made his official debut with Fortuna on 24 July 2011, playing three minutes in a 1–1 2. Bundesliga draw at

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. He scored his first goal in the competition on 16 September in a 4–2 away win over

FC Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. ...

, and contributed another one in 19 matches as his team returned to the

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after a 15-year absence. In the following seasons, Juanan represented in quick succession

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(Hungary),

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and

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid. They currently compete in La Liga, the first tier of the Spanish league system. Leganés was officially founded 23 June 1928 and played thei ...

, being relegated from the second tier with the second club and only appearing in the

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with the third. On 3 February 2016, he signed with

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from the

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, being released from his contract on 11 July. Juanan joined

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champions

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on 8 August 2016, on a one-year deal. On 3 March 2018, the 31-year-old further renewed his link until 2020, agreeing to a new two-year extension that year. On 26 July 2021, Juanan signed a one-year contract with

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also of the

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. He won that tournament for the second time in his debut campaign, helping to defeat

Kerala Blasters FC Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Blasters, is an Indian association football, professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top tier of football in Indi ...

on penalties.

Career statistics

Honours

Újpest *

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: 2013–14 Bengaluru *

: 2018–19 * Federation Cup: 2016–17 *

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runner-up:

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Hyderabad *Indian Super League: 2021–22

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Juanan 1987 births Living people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Palma de Mallorca Men's association football central defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera Federación players Deportivo Fabril players Deportivo de La Coruña players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Recreativo de Huelva players CD Leganés players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Újpest FC players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Rayo OKC players Indian Super League players I-League players Bengaluru FC players Hyderabad FC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India