Juan Carlos (footballer, born 1990)

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

Juankar

Juan Carlos presented at Zaragoza
Personal information
Full name	Juan Carlos Pérez López
Date of birth	(1990-03-30) 30 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, winger
Team information
Current team	Aris
Number	27
Youth career
1996–2007	EFMO Boadilla
2007–2008	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Real Madrid C
2009–2011	Real Madrid B	64	(14)
2010	Real Madrid	1	(0)
2011–2017	Braga	0	(0)
2011–2012	→ Zaragoza (loan)	24	(3)
2012–2014	→ Betis (loan)	45	(0)
2014–2015	→ Granada (loan)	21	(0)
2015–2017	→ Málaga (loan)	47	(3)
2017–2020	Málaga	53	(1)
2020–2024	Panathinaikos	106	(3)
2024–	Aris	6	(0)
International career
2011	Spain U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Juan Carlos Pérez López (born 30 March 1990), known as Juan Carlos or Juankar, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a left-back and occasionally as a left winger for Super League Greece club Aris.

He was known as El Galgo de Boadilla (Greyhound of Boadilla) for his runs and speed.^[1]

Club career

Born in Madrid, Juan Carlos started his football career at the EFMO Boadilla academy, spending 11 years there from the age of six. In 2007, Real Madrid signed him to their youth system.^[2]

After two years, Juan Carlos was promoted to Real Madrid Castilla, going on to spend two full Segunda División B seasons with them. His first goal with the reserves came on 8 November 2009, in a 4–2 home win against Gimnástica de Torrelavega.^[3] On 28 September 2010, he was called up for a UEFA Champions League group stage match at AJ Auxerre, but eventually did not leave the bench in the 1–0 victory.^[4]

On 3 October 2010, Juan Carlos finally made his first appearance for Real's first team, playing 11 minutes in place of Ángel Di María in a 6–1 La Liga home rout of Deportivo de La Coruña.^[5][6] He added 32 games and three goals for the B side, which eventually fell short in the promotion playoffs.^[7]

On 7 July 2011, Juan Carlos signed with fellow top-flight club Real Zaragoza from third-party owner Quality Sports Investments, via S.C. Braga.^[8] On 22 September, he came on as a second-half substitute in an away fixture against Real Betis with the score at 4–1 for the hosts, and scored two goals in two minutes which eventually amounted to nothing, as the Aragonese lost 4–3.^[9]

Juan Carlos was subsequently loaned to Betis,^[10] Granada CF^[11] and Málaga CF,^[12] all in the top division. On 19 July 2017, he joined the latter side on a permanent four-year contract.^[13]

During his spell at the La Rosaleda Stadium, Juan Carlos was often hindered by injury problems.^[14][15] On 9 September 2020, the 30-year-old signed a two-year deal with Greek club Panathinaikos F.C. for an undisclosed fee.^[16]

Career statistics

As of 25 May 2024^[17]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Madrid B	2008–09	Segunda División B	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2009–10	Segunda División B	29	11	—		—		29	11
	2010–11	Segunda División B	34	3	—		—		34	3
	Total		64	14	—		—		64	14
Real Madrid	2010–11	La Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Zaragoza	2011–12	La Liga	24	3	2	0	—		26	3
Betis	2012–13	La Liga	25	0	1	0	—		26	0
	2013–14	La Liga	20	0	2	0	4	0	26	0
	Total		45	0	3	0	4	0	52	0
Granada	2014–15	La Liga	21	0	3	0	—		24	0
Málaga	2015–16	La Liga	19	1	1	0	—		20	1
	2016–17	La Liga	28	2	1	0	—		29	2
	2017–18	La Liga	10	0	0	0	—		10	0
	2018–19	Segunda División	7	1	1	0	—		8	1
	2019–20	Segunda División	36	0	1	0	—		37	0
	Total		100	4	4	0	—		104	4
Panathinaikos	2020–21	Super League Greece	24	0	1	0	—		25	0
	2021–22	Super League Greece	31	2	6	0	—		37	2
	2022–23	Super League Greece	33	1	3	0	1	0	37	1
	2023–24	Super League Greece	18	0	3	0	9	0	30	0
	Total		106	3	13	0	10	0	129	3
Career total			361	24	25	0	14	0	400	24

Honours

Panathinaikos

• Greek Football Cup: 2021–22,^[17] 2023–24

Individual

• Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2021–22^[18]

References

1. 'El Galgo' Juan Carlos apunta al Depor ('Greyhound' Juan Carlos a possibility against Depor); Diario AS, 2 October 2010 (in Spanish)
2. Juan Carlos: una roja ante el Pontevedra le abre la puerta (Juan Carlos: red card against Pontevedra opens doors for him); Diario AS, 25 September 2010 (in Spanish)
3. 4–2: Querer es poder (4–2: When there's a will there's a way) Archived 25 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Real Madrid CF, 8 November 2009 (in Spanish)
4. Di María strikes for Madrid; UEFA, 28 September 2010
5. Real Madrid 6–1 Deportivo Archived 6 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Real Madrid CF, 3 October 2010
6. Madrid crush sorry Depor Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 3 October 2010
7. El Alcoyano rompe la ilusión del Castilla (Alcoyano shatter Castilla's illusion); Marca, 29 May 2011 (in Spanish)
8. Juan Carlos y Mateos hacen las maletas para Zaragoza (Juan Carlos and Mateos get packing for Zaragoza); Marca, 7 July 2011 (in Spanish)
9. Real Betis climb to summit Archived 2 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 22 September 2011
10. El Betis logra la cesión de Juan Carlos (Betis get the loan of Juan Carlos); Marca, 5 July 2012 (in Spanish)
11. Juan Carlos Pérez vestirá la elástica rojiblanca por una temporada (Juan Carlos Pérez will wear the red-and-white shirt for one season); Granada CF, 6 July 2014 (in Spanish)
12. Málaga Club de Fútbol and Sporting Clube de Braga agree loan of Juan Carlos Pérez; Málaga CF, 24 June 2015
13. Sp. Braga: Málaga anuncia chegada a título definitivo de Juan Carlos (Sp. Braga: Málaga announce arrival of Juan Carlos on a permanent basis); Mais Futebol, 19 July 2017 (in Portuguese)
14. Juankar, operado del cruzado, se despide hasta final de temporada (Juankar, after cruciate surgery, says goodbye until end of the season); La Opinión de Málaga, 5 November 2018 (in Spanish)
15. La lesión de Juankar deja al Málaga con sólo diez profesionales (Juankar injury leaves Málaga with only ten professionals); El Confidencial, 10 October 2019 (in Spanish)
16. Παναθηναϊκός: Επίσημα Χουάνκαρ μέχρι το 2022 (Panathinaikos: Juankar officially until 2022); Sport24, 9 September 2020 (in Greek)
17. "Juan Carlos". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
18. Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠΠ: Η καλύτερη ενδεκάδα της χρονιάς (PSAPP awards: The year's all-star eleven); Gazzetta, 12 December 2022 (in Greek)

External links

• Juan Carlos at BDFutbol
• Juan Carlos at Futbolme (in Spanish)