Juan Ángel Espínola González (born 2 November 1994) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine Primera División club Barracas Central, on loan from Newell's Old Boys[1] and the Paraguay national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Ángel Espínola González | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Barracas Central (on loan from Newell's Old Boys) | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cerro Porteño PF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Cerro Porteño PF | 25 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Sarmiento | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2021 | Nacional | 33 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Godoy Cruz | 44 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Olimpia | 29 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Belgrano (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2025– | Newell's Old Boys | 12 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Barracas Central (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Paraguay | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:56, 3 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editEspínola was born in Ciudad del Este. He made his senior debut with Cerro Porteño de Presidente Franco on 22 May 2013, starting in a 2–1 away win against Sportivo Carapeguá for the Primera División championship.[2]
In 2014, Espínola moved abroad and joined Sarmiento.[3] He returned to his home country in the following year, joining Nacional Asunción.
Midway through the 2018 season, Espínola became a regular starter at Nacional.[4]
Internacional career
editOn 14 March 2019, Espínola was called up by Paraguay national team manager Eduardo Berizzo for friendlies against Peru and Mexico,[5] but did not take part in either match.
Career statistics
editReferences
edit- ↑ Bautista, Diego (3 September 2022). "Juan Espínola, el arquero suplente de Godoy Cruz destacado ante Belgrano: "Mi puesto no lo perdí por bajo rendimiento, fue injusto"". Los Andes.
- ↑ "Debut soñado para Juan" [Dream debut for Juan] (in Spanish). D10. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ↑ "Trotta "dia a dia"" ["Day by day" Trotta] (in Spanish). CA Sarmiento. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ↑ "Juan Espínola en su momento ideal" [Juan Espínola in his best moment] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ↑ "Seis albirrojos del plano local, convocados para amistosos vs. Perú y México" [Six albirrojos from local teams, called up for friendlies vs. Peru and Mexico] (in Spanish). APF. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
External links
edit- Juan Espínola at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Juan Espínola at Soccerway
- Juan Espínola at National-Football-Teams.com