Juan Pablo Freytes (born 11 January 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Fluminense.[3]

Juan Pablo Freytes
Freytes with Unión La Calera in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Ticino, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
Fluminense
Number 22
Youth career
Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2025 Newell's Old Boys 9 (0)
2021–2022Independiente Rivadavia (loan) 53 (0)
2023Unión La Calera (loan) 24 (2)
2024Alianza Lima (loan) 34 (4)
2025– Fluminense 57 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 April 2026

Club career

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Freytes played in the academy of Newell's Old Boys, with the defender featuring for the club's youth teams including the U17s in a friendly against the United States U17s in June 2017.[3][4] He was promoted to their senior squad in 2018, subsequently going unused on the substitutes bench for two Primera División matches in 2018–19.[3] Freytes' professional debut soon arrived in an away loss to San Lorenzo on 16 February 2019.[3]

In the summer 2021, Freytes was loaned out to Independiente Rivadavia until the end of 2022 with an option to purchase 80% of his rights, for a fee around one million dollars.[5]

In 2024, signed this year by Alianza Lima, Juan Freytes played 40 games, scored four goals and provided four assists.[6]

At the end of 2024, Freytes was acquired by Fluminense, one of the clubs he faced while playing the Copa Libertadores 2024 group stage with Alianza. The Brazilian tricolor paid US$ 3,3 million for 70% of the defender's rights.

He was one of the best Fluminense players at the FIFA Club World Cup, even being complimented and highlighted as such by legendary Italian defender Marco Materazzi.[7]

International career

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Freytes received a call-up to train with the Argentina national team in August 2017, ahead of friendlies with Uruguay and Venezuela.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 28 April 2024.[3]
Club Division Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newell's Old Boys Primera División 2019 500050
2021 40001050
Total 900010100
Independiente Rivadavia Primera Nacional 2021 17000170
2022 34020360
Total 5102000530
Unión La Calera Primera División 2023 24220262
Alianza Lima Liga 1 2024 13230162
Career total 97440501054

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