Juanfran (footballer, born 1988)

For other people with the same nickname, see Juanfran.

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

Juanfran

Juanfran with Deportivo La Coruña in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Juan Francisco Moreno Fuertes[1]
Date of birth	(1988-09-11) 11 September 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain[2]
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back, winger
Youth career
1996–2005	Avance
2005–2007	Getafe
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Getafe B	57	(6)
2008	Getafe	1	(0)
2008–2009	Villarreal B	13	(2)
2009–2013	Real Madrid B	132	(16)
2010	Real Madrid	1	(0)
2013–2015	Betis	34	(1)
2014–2015	→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	34	(1)
2015–2017	Watford	0	(0)
2015–2017	→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	69	(1)
2017–2019	Deportivo La Coruña	35	(0)
2018–2019	→ Leganés (loan)	23	(1)
2019–2022	Alanyaspor	87	(0)
2022	Málaga	16	(0)
2023	Oviedo	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:49, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Juan Francisco Moreno Fuertes (born 11 September 1988), known as Juanfran, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a right-back but also as a right winger.

He made 197 appearances in La Liga, chiefly for Deportivo de La Coruña but also with Getafe, Real Madrid, Betis and Leganés. He also competed professionally in Turkey.

Club career

Getafe

Born in Madrid, Juanfran joined local Getafe CF's youth ranks aged 17, making his senior debut in 2007 with the reserves in the Tercera División. On 12 March 2008 he played his first official game with the first team, coming on as a substitute for Jaime Gavilán in the last minutes of a 1–0 home win against S.L. Benfica in the round of 16 of the UEFA Cup (3–1 aggregate win).^[3] His first La Liga appearance came 11 days later, also from the bench, in a 1–0 loss at Athletic Bilbao.^[4]

Real Madrid

After one year with Villarreal CF's reserves in the Segunda División B, which ended in promotion, a first-ever for the team, Juanfran returned to his hometown and signed with Real Madrid. He spent the vast majority of his first seasons with the club with Real Madrid Castilla, also in the third tier.

Juanfran made his debut with the first team on 2 May 2010, replacing Fernando Gago in a home league fixture against CA Osasuna, with five minutes to go: the score was then at 2–2, but the Merengues eventually won 3–2 thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo goal.^[5]

Betis

In early June 2013, Juanfran agreed to join Real Betis on a free transfer.^[6] He scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 11 May of the following year, in a 4–3 home victory over Real Valladolid,^[7] but the Andalusians were relegated as last.

Deportivo

On 1 September 2014, Juanfran moved to Deportivo de La Coruña in a season-long loan deal^[8][9] and also agreed a contract with Watford, with the latter move being made effective in July 2015 for a fee of around £1.5 million.^[10]

Juanfran returned to Dépor on 16 July 2015, on loan for one year.^[11] The following summer, even though newspaper La Voz de Galicia initially reported an agreement had been reached to a permanent four-year deal after the English club received a compensation,^[12] he was again loaned to the Spaniards who now had a buying option.^[13]

Juanfran signed permanently for Deportivo in July 2017,^[14] and was a regular starter as they suffered relegation. On 12 July 2018, he was loaned to top-division side CD Leganés for one year.^[15]

Alanyaspor

On 29 July 2019, Juanfran rescinded his Deportivo contract with a year remaining by mutual consent to join Alanyaspor of Turkey's Super Lig,^[16] signing a two-year deal with the option of a third the same day.^[17][18] He made 97 competitive appearances during his spell.^[19]

Later career

On 23 June 2022, Juanfran joined Málaga CF as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year contract with the option for another one.^[20] He terminated his link with the club the following 9 January after being deemed surplus to requirements by manager Pepe Mel,^[21][22] and, later that day, signed for fellow second-tier Real Oviedo.^[23]

Career statistics

As of 26 March 2024^[24][25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Getafe	2007–08	La Liga	1	0	2	0	1	0	—		4	0
Villarreal B	2008–09	Segunda División B	13	2	—		—		6[a]	0	19	2
Real Madrid B	2009–10	Segunda División B	22	5	—		—		—		22	5
	2010–11		33	3	—		—		2[a]	0	35	3
	2011–12		35	4	—		—		4[a]	0	39	4
	2012–13	Segunda División	42	4	—		—		—		42	4
	Total		132	16	0	0	0	0	6	0	138	16
Real Madrid	2009–10	La Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2010–11		0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Betis	2013–14	La Liga	34	1	3	0	11	0	—		48	1
Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	2014–15	La Liga	34	1	0	0	—		—		34	1
Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	2015–16	La Liga	35	1	0	0	—		—		35	1
	2016–17		34	0	4	0	—		—		38	0
	Total		69	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	73	1
Deportivo La Coruña	2017–18	La Liga	35	0	1	0	—		—		36	0
Leganés (loan)	2018–19	La Liga	23	0	3	0	—		—		26	0
Alanyaspor	2019–20	Süper Lig	13	0	2	0	—		—		15	0
	2020–21		37	0	2	0	1	0	—		40	0
	2021–22		37	0	5	0	—		—		42	0
	Total		87	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	97	0
Málaga	2022–23	Segunda División	16	0	0	0	—		—		16	0
Oviedo	2022–23	Segunda División	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Career total			447	21	23	0	13	0	12	0	495	21

1. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

Honours

Real Madrid

• Copa del Rey: 2010–11^[26]

Real Madrid Castilla

• Segunda División B: 2011–12^[27]

References

1. "Juan Francisco Moreno Fuertes". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
2. "Juan Francisco Moreno Fuertes". Málaga CF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
3. Getafe 1–0 Benfica; ESPN Soccernet, 12 March 2008
4. Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Getafe; ESPN Soccernet, 23 March 2008
5. Real Madrid leave it late; ESPN Soccernet, 2 May 2010
6. Madrid Castilla defender to join Betis; ESPN FC, 3 June 2013
7. Juanfran strike sinks Valladolid; ESPN FC, 11 May 2014
8. Juanfran se marcha cedido al RCD Deportivo de La Coruña (Juanfran goes on loan at RCD Deportivo de La Coruña) Archived 21 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Real Betis, 1 September 2014 (in Spanish)
9. Juanfran se incorpora al Dépor (Juanfran added to Dépor); Deportivo La Coruña, 1 September 2014 (in Spanish)
10. Smith, Frank (1 September 2014). "Watford miss out on Real Betis man but conclude deal for Juan year's time". Watford Observer. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
11. "El Club alcanza un acuerdo para que Juanfran refuerce al Dépor esta temporada" [Club reach an agreement as Juanfran bolsters Dépor this season] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
12. "El Deportivo ata a Juanfran para las próximas cuatro temporadas" [Deportivo tie Juanfran for next four seasons]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
13. "Juanfran Moreno, un año más en el Dépor" [Juanfran Moreno, another year in Dépor] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
14. "Juanfran se queda" [Juanfran stays]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 28 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
15. "Juanfran jugará esta temporada cedido en el Leganés" [Juanfran will play this season on loan at Leganés] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
16. Lema, Jorge (29 July 2019). "Juanfran rescinde con el Depor y firmará por el Alanyaspor" [Juanfran rescinds with Depor and will sign for Alanyaspor]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
17. "Juanfran ficha por el Alanyaspor después de rescindir contrato con el Dépor" [Juanfran signs for Alanyaspor after rescinding his contract with Dépor]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
18. Manchón, Martín (20 January 2021). "Juanfran Moreno: "En Turquía me divierto y encima me pagan"" [Juanfran Moreno: "In Turkey I have fun and get paid on top of it"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2021.
19. "Juanfran, Alanyaspor'a veda etti!" [Juanfran, farewell to Alanyaspor!] (in Turkish). Sporx. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
20. "Agreement reached with Juanfran to reinforce the wing". Málaga CF. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
21. Ávila, Gracia (28 December 2022). "Juanfran le complica los planes a Pepe Mel" [Juanfran makes things hard for Pepe Mel]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
22. "Juanfran's time at Málaga CF comes to an end". Málaga CF. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
23. "Juanfran Moreno signs for Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
24. Juanfran at BDFutbol
25. "Juanfran". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
26. "Los Reyes traen un derbi y una derrota al Madrid" [Wise Men bring Madrid a derby and a defeat] (in Spanish). RTVE. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
27. "El Real Madrid Castilla, campeón de Segunda B" [Real Madrid Castilla, Segunda B champions]. ABC (in Spanish). 9 June 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

External links

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