Juanpe (footballer, born 1991)

For other people named Juanpe, see Juanpe (disambiguation).

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

Juanpe

Personal information
Full name	Juan Pedro Ramírez López[1]
Date of birth	(1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	Las Palmas, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Girona
Number	15
Youth career
	Doramas
2005–2008	Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Las Palmas B	43	(2)
2009–2013	Las Palmas	32	(1)
2013–2014	Racing Santander	27	(4)
2014–2016	Granada	0	(0)
2014–2015	→ Racing Santander (loan)	36	(3)
2015–2016	→ Valladolid (loan)	33	(0)
2016–	Girona	233	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:13, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

Juan Pedro Ramírez López (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwam ˈpeðɾo raˈmiɾeθ ˈlopeθ];^[a] born 30 April 1991), known as Juanpe ([ˈxwampe]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Girona.

Career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Juanpe graduated from UD Las Palmas' youth academy. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves in 2008, in Tercera División.

On 13 June 2009, Juanpe played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Rayo Vallecano in the Segunda División.^[2] After a full season with the B side, he was definitely promoted to the first team on 22 June 2010.^[3]

Juanpe scored his first goal in the second division on 21 January 2012, a last-minute header in the 1–1 draw at CE Sabadell FC.^[4] On 2 September of the following year he cut ties with the club,^[5] and moved to Racing de Santander of Segunda División B two days later.^[6]

After achieving promotion to the second tier, Juanpe signed a three-year contract with Granada CF on 12 June 2014, being initially assigned to the reserves in division three.^[7] On 28 August he returned to Racing, penning a one-year loan deal.^[8]

On 21 July 2015, Juanpe agreed to a one-year contract extension with the Andalusians, being also loaned to Real Valladolid in a season-long move.^[9] On 7 July of the following year, he signed a three-year permanent deal with Girona FC also in the second tier.^[10]

Juanpe contributed 34 appearances during the season, helping the club promote to La Liga for the first time ever.^[11] He made his debut in the competition on 26 August 2017, replacing Borja García late into a 1–0 home win over Málaga CF.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 March 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Las Palmas	2008–09	Segunda División	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2010–11	Segunda División	10	0	1	0	—		—		11	0
	2011–12	Segunda División	19	1	0	0	—		—		19	1
	2012–13	Segunda División	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		32	1	1	0	—		—		33	1
Racing Santander (loan)	2013–14	Segunda División B	27	4	5	0	—		3[b]	0	35	4
Granada	2014–15	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2015–16	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Racing Santander	2014–15	Segunda División	36	3	—		—		—		36	3
Valladolid (loan)	2015–16	Segunda División	33	0	1	0	—		—		34	0
Girona	2016–17	Segunda División	34	2	0	0	—		—		34	2
	2017–18	La Liga	35	5	0	0	—		—		35	5
	2018–19	La Liga	33	0	3	0	—		—		36	0
	2019–20	Segunda División	33	0	0	0	—		4[c]	0	37	0
	2020–21	Segunda División	15	2	0	0	—		4[c]	0	19	2
	2021–22	Segunda División	38	2	3	0	—		4[c]	0	45	2
	2022–23	La Liga	19	1	0	0	—		—		19	1
	2023–24	La Liga	17	0	4	0	—		—		21	2
	2024–25	La Liga	9	0	2	0	5[d]	1	—		16	1
	Total		233	12	12	0	5	1	12	0	262	15
Career total			361	18	19	0	5	1	15	0	400	23

Notes

1. In isolation, Juan is pronounced [ˈxwan].
2. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
3. Appearances in La Liga play-offs
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

1. "Juanpe". Diario AS. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
2. "Las Palmas firma la salvación en un pésimo partido" [Las Palmas seal salvation in a dreadful match]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 June 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
3. "Juanpe, Vitolo, Vicente Gómez y Jonathan Viera se incorporan al primer equipo" [Juanpe, Vitolo, Vicente Gómez and Jonathan Viera are added to the first team]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
4. "La UD rescata un punto en el tiempo añadido" [UD rescue a point in stoppage time]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 January 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
5. "Juanpe rescinde contrato con la UD Las Palmas" [Juanpe terminates contract with UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
6. "Juanpe, Nieto, Ayina y Sergio Pérez, nuevos fichajes del Racing" [Juanpe, Nieto, Ayina and Sergio Pérez, new signings of Racing] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
7. "El central Juanpe, procedente del Racing, refuerzo de lujo para el filial" [Stopper Juanpe, from Racing, deluxe addition to the reserves] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
8. "Juanpe y Álvaro García, cedidos por el Granada CF hasta el 30 de junio de 2015" [Juanpe and Álvaro García, loaned by Granada CF until 30 June 2015] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
9. "Juanpe Ramírez, renovado y cedido" [Juanpe Ramírez, renewed and loaned] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
10. "El Girona FC incorpora el defensa central Juanpe" [Girona FC add central defender Juanpe] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
11. "Juanpe amplía su contrato con el Girona FC hasta 2022" [Juanpe extends his contract with Girona FC until 2022] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
12. Bernad Suelves, Marc (26 August 2017). "Alcalá derriba la puerta del Málaga y el Girona hace historia" [Alcalá breaks down door of Málaga and Girona make history]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
13. Juanpe at Soccerway

External links

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