Juan Pablo Añor Acosta (born 24 January 1994), commonly known as Juanpi, is a Venezuelan
footballer
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who plays for
Super League Greece
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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
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
He played 146 games and scored 11 goals for
Málaga in Spain, in four
La Liga
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seasons and three in
Segunda División, while also playing on loan in the top flight for
Huesca
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. He represented
Venezuela
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at the
Copa América
The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...
in
2016 and
2019
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.
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 football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system.
They won the UEFA Intert ...
'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 Á ...
. He spent several seasons in the ''Juvenil'' squad, and was promoted to
the reserves in the
2013–14 campaign, appearing regularly in
Tercera División
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.
Juanpi made his first-team – and
La Liga
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– 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 S ...
. 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
Copa del Rey
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home win against
Levante UD
Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a Spanish football club in Valencia, in the namesake autonomous community.
Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante play in Segunda División, holding home games at Ci ...
.
Juanpi scored his first league goal on 23 January 2016, netting the equalizer in a 1–2 home loss against
FC Barcelona
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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
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.
Juanpi switched from 28 to 10 shirt ahead of the
2016–17 campaign, and scored the
Andalusia
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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 ...
.
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
layoff
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.
On 11 October 2020, Juanpi was signed to
Al-Ain FC
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in the
Saudi Professional League
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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
The 2013 South American Youth Football Championship ( es, ''Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 ''Juventud de América'' Argentina 2013'', italic=unset, pt, ''Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 ''Juventude da América'' Argentina 2013'', italic=unset, re ...
, 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
Chile
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at the
Estadio CAP
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in
Talcahuano
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...
. He played one game for the ''Vinotinto'' at the
Copa América Centenario
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in the United States, as a substitute in the 4–1 quarter-final loss to
Argentina
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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
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.
Juanpi was also called up for the
2019 Copa América
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in Brazil. He played one match, a 3–1 win over
Bolivia
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in
Belo Horizonte 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
Bernardo
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Given name People
* Bernardo the Japanese (died 1557), early Japanese Christian convert and disciple of Saint Franc ...
. 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 the ...
,
Mérida,
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 ...
, , , , 1–0 , , 2–2 , ,
2018 World Cup qualification
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, ,
References
External links
Málaga official profile
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1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Caracas
Venezuelan footballers
Association football midfielders
La Liga players
Tercera División players
Saudi Professional League players
Venezuelan Primera División players
Atlético Malagueño players
Málaga CF players
SD Huesca footballers
Al-Ain FC (Saudi Arabia) players
Caracas FC players
Venezuela under-20 international footballers
Venezuela international footballers
Venezuelan expatriate footballers
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
Copa América Centenario players
2019 Copa América players