Juanfri

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Peña.

Juan Francisco García Peña (born 1 October 1989), known as Juanfri, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Gibraltarian club St Joseph's as a striker.

Juanfri

Personal information
Full name	Juan Francisco García Peña
Date of birth	(1989-10-01) 1 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Fuengirola, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	St Joseph's
Number	19
Youth career
2005–2006	Fuengirola
2006–2007	Murcia
2007–2008	Fuengirola
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	Fuengirola	7	(5)
2007–2008	Fuengirola	9	(0)
2008–2009	Estepona	35	(13)
2009–2012	Málaga B	94	(40)
2010	Málaga	0	(0)
2012–2013	Écija	10	(1)
2013	Sporting Goa	9	(2)
2013–2014	Écija	29	(5)
2014–2015	San Pedro	33	(18)
2015–2016	Marbella	31	(9)
2016	Lincoln Red Imps	0	(0)
2016–2017	Saburtalo	11	(2)
2017–2018	Antequera	49	(15)
2018–2022	St Joseph's	80	(81)
2022–2024	Lincoln Red Imps	37	(38)
2024–	St Joseph's	10	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:50, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Early years and Málaga

Born in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Juanfri made his senior debut at the age of just 16 with local club UD Fuengirola Los Boliches in the Tercera División, scoring a hat-trick in a 9–0 win against Úbeda CF. In the 2008–09 season he moved to another modest side in Andalusia, Unión Estepona CF, partnering former Málaga CF legend Catanha up front,^[1] and both were instrumental as they first promoted to Segunda División B;^[2] in the process, he netted the team's first-ever goal in the fourth tier of Spanish football.^[3]

Juanfri signed with Málaga in July 2009, being assigned to the reserves in division four.^[3] He made his first-team debut on 7 January 2010, in a 2–1 home defeat of Getafe CF in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.^[4]

Sporting Goa

Juanfri did not appear in any more competitive games for Málaga and, in summer 2012, left for neighbouring Écija Balompié in the third division.^[5] On 31 January 2013, however, he moved abroad and joined I-League franchise Sporting Clube de Goa until the end of the season.^[6][7]

Juanfri made his first appearance for his new team on 1 February 2013, being replaced in the 81st minute of the fixture against Churchill Brothers SC (1–0 home victory).^[8] He scored his first goal on 20 March, equalising an eventual 3–1 win at Salgaocar FC through a penalty.^[9]

In June 2013, Juanfri was released.^[10] He went on to resume his career in his country's lower leagues.^[11][12]

Later career

Early into the 2017 January transfer window, Juanfri left FC Saburtalo Tbilisi from Georgia and joined Tercera División club Antequera CF.^[13] On 3 August 2018, he signed for St Joseph's in Gibraltar,^[14] where he formed an efficient attacking partnership with his compatriot Salva Boro;^[15] in 2020, he led a list of Spanish players abroad by scoring 21 goals in a calendar year.^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played on 27 May 2018^{[citation needed]}

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fuengirola	2005–06[17]	Tercera División	7	5	0	0	—		7	5
	2007–08[17]	Tercera División	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
	Total		16	5	0	0	—		16	5
Estepona	2008–09[17]	Tercera División	35	13	0	0	—		35	3
Málaga B	2009–10[17]	Tercera División	32	13	—		—		32	13
	2010–11[17]	Tercera División	32	13	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	13
	2011–12[17]	Tercera División	30	14	—		—		30	14
	Total		94	40	—		2	0	96	40
Málaga	2010–11[18]	La Liga	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Écija	2012–13[18]	Segunda División B	10	1	0	0	—		10	1
Sporting Goa	2012–13[19]	I-League	9	2	0	0	—		9	2
Écija	2013–14[18]	Segunda División B	29	5	1	0	—		30	5
San Pedro	2014–15[18]	Tercera División	33	18	0	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	3	39	21
Marbella	2015–16[18]	Segunda División B	31	9	0	0	—		31	9
Lincoln Red Imps	2016–17[19]	Gibraltar Premier Division	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0
Saburtalo	2016[19]	Umaglesi Liga	11	2	1	0	—		12	2
Antequera	2016–17[17]	Tercera División	16	2	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	19	3
	2017–18[17]	Tercera División	33	13	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	36	13
	Total		49	15	1	0	5	1	54	16
Career total			317	110	4	0	14	4	335	114

1. Appearances in relegation play-offs
2. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

References

1. El Caravaca y La Unión buscan fuera de casa subir de categoría (Caravaca and La Unión looking to promote away from home); La Verdad, 31 May 2009 (in Spanish)
2. Spanish striker for Sporting; The Times of India, 31 January 2013
3. El delantero Juanfri (19 años), nuevo fichaje del Atlético Malagueño (Forward Juanfri (19), new Atlético Malagueño signing) Archived 27 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Join Futbol, 23 July 2009 (in Spanish)
4. (2–1) El 'Málaga B' y el Geta se la jugarán en la vuelta ((2–1) 'Málaga B' and Geta leave it all for second leg); El Desmarque, 7 January 2010 (in Spanish)
5. Plata y Juanfri fichan por el Écija (Plata and Juanfri sign with Écija) Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Écija Deportiva, 8 August 2012 (in Spanish)
6. Sporting recruit third Spaniard; O Heraldo, 31 January 2013
7. Sporting, Churchill have score to settle; The Times of India, 1 February 2013
8. Sporting beat 10-man Churchill Brothers 1–0 in I-League; The Times of India, 1 February 2013
9. Sporting rally to beat Salgaocar 3–1; Sportskeeda, 20 March 2013
10. Juanfri: goles con acento hindú (Juanfri: goals with hindu accent); Málaga Hoy, 28 July 2013 (in Spanish)
11. Vuelve Juanfri y se va Mane (Juanfri returns and Mane leaves); Écija al Día, 9 August 2013 (in Spanish)
12. El Marbella ficha al delantero Juanfri, el goleador del San Pedro (Marbella sign forward Juanfri, San Pedro scorer); Marbella 24 Horas, 6 July 2015 (in Spanish)
13. Juanfri, el galáctico que le faltaba al Antequera (Juanfri, the galáctico that Antequera were missing); El Desmarque, 6 January 2017 (in Spanish)
14. @Juanfri_9 Signs for St Joseph’s FC from @AntequeraCF.; Twitter, 3 August 2018
15. Juanfri-Boro, el dúo español que hace sombra a Haaland (Juanfri-Boro, the Spanish duo that steals the limelight from Haaland); Diario AS, 3 December 2019 (in Spanish)
16. Los máximos goleadores españoles en el extranjero de 2020 (The top Spanish scorers abroad of 2020); Migrantes del Balón, 9 January 2021 (in Spanish)
17. Juanfri at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
18. Juanfri at BDFutbol
19. Juanfri at Soccerway

External links

• Juanfri at BDFutbol
• Juanfri at Futbolme (in Spanish)