Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is
Muñoz .
Juan Muñoz Muñoz (born 12 November 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Portugal 2 club União de Leiria .
He totalled 199 games and 46 goals in the Segunda División over seven seasons, with Zaragoza , Levante , Almería (two spells), Alcorcón and Leganés . He added nine appearances in La Liga , all with Sevilla .[ 2]
Club career
Born in Utrera , Province of Seville , Andalusia , Muñoz graduated from Sevilla FC 's youth system.[ 2] He made his senior debut with the reserves in 2013–14 in the Segunda División B , scoring a career-best 14 goals the following season .[ 3]
On 15 February 2014, Muñoz extended his contract with the club, running until 2016.[ 4] On 13 July, he was called up by first-team manager Unai Emery for the preseason,[ 5] and scored a goal against Eintracht Braunschweig later that month.[ 6]
On 3 December 2014, Muñoz made his competitive debut with the main squad, coming on as a substitute for Kevin Gameiro in the 75th minute of a 5–1 home rout of CE Sabadell FC in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey .[ 7] On 8 February 2015, again from the bench, he first appeared in La Liga , in a 2–1 loss at Getafe CF .[ 8]
Muñoz signed a new deal with Sevilla on 4 January 2016, renewing until 2019 and being definitely promoted to the first team.[ 9] He scored his first professional goal 24 days later, contributing to the 3–0 away victory over CD Mirandés in the quarter-finals of the domestic cup (5–0 aggregate).[ 10] His only goal in the top flight came on the last day of the season , a consolation in a 3–1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao .[ 11]
On 31 August 2016, Muñoz was loaned to Segunda División side Real Zaragoza in a season -long move.[ 12] The following 24 January, he joined Levante UD of the same league also in a temporary deal.[ 13]
On 8 August 2017, Muñoz was loaned to UD Almería for the upcoming campaign .[ 14] On 1 July 2018, he cut ties with Sevilla[ 15] and signed a two-year contract with second-tier AD Alcorcón on 28 July,[ 16] scoring 13 times in his only season .[ 17]
Muñoz agreed to a four-year deal at CD Leganés of the top division in June 2019,[ 18] but returned to Almería on 2 September on loan.[ 19] He moved abroad for the first time in his career in summer 2023, with Polish Ekstraklasa 's Zagłębie Lubin ;[ 20] he left the club in June 2024, when a clause to shorten his two-year contract was activated.[ 21]
On 24 July 2024, Munõz joined U.D. Leiria of Liga Portugal 2 on a two-year contract.[ 22]
International career
On 15 April 2014, Muñoz scored twice for the Spain under-19 team in a 4–0 friendly win over Serbia in Daimiel .[ 23]
References
^ a b c "Juan Muñoz" . Diario AS . Retrieved 12 November 2022 .
^ a b "El futbolista utrerano Juan Muñoz da el salto a la Primera División de Polonia" [Utrera-born footballer Juan Muñoz makes leap to Polish First Division] (in Spanish). Utrera Digital. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024 .
^ Viola, Antonio (5 July 2015). "Juan Muñoz intentará hacerse un hueco en el primer equipo" [Juan Muñoz will try to find room in the first team]. El Correo de Andalucía (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2024 .
^ "Los juveniles Juan Muñoz y Juanje amplían sus contratos con el Sevilla FC hasta 2016" [Youth players Juan Muñoz and Juanje extend their contracts with Sevilla FC until 2016] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014 .
^ "Juan Muñoz ya está en Costa Ballena para empezar la pretemporada con el primer equipo" [Juan Muñoz is already in Costa Ballena to begin the preseason with the first team] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 13 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014 .
^ Palomo, Álvaro (27 July 2014). "Juan Muñoz, la joya que asombra al propio Sevilla" [Juan Muñoz, the gem who stuns even Sevilla]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2014 .
^ Campos, Tomás (3 December 2014). "Aspas abusa de un valiente Sabadell" [Aspas abuses a brave Sabadell]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2014 .
^ Campos, Tomás (8 February 2015). "El Getafe frustra la revolución de Emery" [Getafe frustrate Emery's revolution]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2015 .
^ "Juan Muñoz renueva con el Sevilla hasta 2019" [Juan Muñoz renews with Sevilla until 2019]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016 .
^ Arrocha, Roberto (28 January 2016). "Mirandés-Sevilla: no dejes de soñar... (0–3)" [Mirandés-Sevilla: don't stop dreaming... (0–3)]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2021 .
^ Farrell, Sarah (14 May 2016). "Athletic Club exact revenge on Sevilla" . Marca . Retrieved 16 May 2016 .
^ "Juan Muñoz, nuevo refuerzo para el ataque zaragocista" [Juan Muñoz, new addition to the zaragocista attack] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016 .
^ "Juan Muñoz jugará cedido en el Levante UD hasta final de temporada" [Juan Muñoz will play on loan at Levante UD until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017 .
^ Laz, Alberto (8 August 2017). "Juan Muñoz, cedido al Almería" [Juan Muñoz, loaned to Almería]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2017 .
^ "Juan Muñoz se desvincula del Sevilla FC" [Juan Muñoz cuts ties with Sevilla FC] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018 .
^ "Juan Muñoz, nuevo refuerzo de la AD Alcorcón" [Juan Muñoz, new addition of AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018 .
^ Guillén, Víctor (21 June 2019). "El Alcorcón busca gol" [Alcorcón searching for goals]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2024 .
^ "C.D. Leganés signs the goals of Juan Muñoz" . CD Leganés. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019 .
^ "Juan Muñoz, cedido a la U.D. Almería" [Juan Muñoz, loaned to U.D. Almería] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019 .
^ "Juan Muñoz nowym napastnikiem Miedziowych!" [Juan Muñoz is the Coppers' new forward!] (in Polish). Zagłębie Lubin. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023 .
^ "Juan Muñoz odchodzi z Zagłębia Lubin" [Juan Muñoz leaves Zagłębie Lubin] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024 .
^ "União de Leiria reforça ataque com Juan Muñoz" [União de Leiria bolster offence with Juan Muñoz] (in Portuguese). U.D. Leiria. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024 .
^ Gabilondo, Aritz (15 April 2014). "España Sub-19 golea a Serbia en un amistoso en Daimiel (4–0)" [Spain Under-19 thrash Serbia in friendly in Daimiel (4–0)]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2024 .
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