Juande
Personal information
Full name Juan de Dios Rivas Margalef[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999[1]
Place of birth Córdoba, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Málaga
Number 5
Youth career
2014–2018 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Málaga B 58 (0)
2020– Málaga 102 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2023

Juan de Dios Rivas Margalef (born 7 July 1999), commonly known as Juande, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Málaga CF as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Juande joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2014, aged 14.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 2 September 2018, starting in a 1–3 Segunda División B away loss against Marbella FC.

Juande made his first-team debut on 14 January 2020, starting in a 1–0 home win over SD Ponferradina in the Segunda División.[3] On 6 August, he signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a deal until 2023,[4] and was definitely promoted to the main squad on 5 October, being assigned the number 5 shirt.[5]

Juande scored his first professional goal on 22 October 2020, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Sporting de Gijón. The following 31 August, he further extended his link until 2024.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Juande". Málaga CF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. "Víctor tira de Juande, central del filial" [Víctor makes use of Juande, central defender of the reserves] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. "Antoñín alegra al malaguismo" [Antoñín cheers up the malaguismo] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. "Juande, professional and renewed until 2023". Málaga CF. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. "Juande V of Martiricos". Málaga CF. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. "Juande renueva hasta 2024 con el Málaga CF" [Juande renews until 2024 with Málaga CF] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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