Jonatan Almendra

Jonatan Andrés Almendra Cifuentes (born 25 April 1991) is a Chilean former footballer and futsal player who played as a forward for clubs in Chile, New Zealand and Sweden.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Almendra and the second or maternal family name is Cifuentes.
Jonatan Almendra
Personal information
Full name Jonatan Andrés Almendra Cifuentes
Date of birth (1991-04-25) 25 April 1991
Place of birth Concepción, Chile
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Deportes Concepción
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Deportes Concepción
2012 Universidad de Concepción
2013 Wairarapa United
2013 Fernández Vial
2014 Naval
2014–2015 Deportes Linares 4 (1)
2015–2016 Naval 27 (8)
2016 Fernández Vial
2017–2018 Huddinge IF
2018–2019 Arameisk-Syrianska 4 (0)
2018–2019 → Tungelsta IF (loan) (23)
2019 Nacka Juniors (futsal) 6 (8)
2019–2020 Djurgården (futsal)
2020 Västerhaninge IF
2020–2023 Hammarby (futsal)
2021 Fittja IF
2022 FC Brandbergen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

A forward from the Deportes Concepción youth system, Almendra switched to Universidad de Concepción before emigrating to New Zealand[1] and playing for Central League side Wairarapa United in 2013.[2]

The same year, he returned to his homeland and played for Fernández Vial, winning the league title of the Tercera A.[3] After, he played for Deportes Linares, Naval[4] and Fernández Vial, for second time.[5]

After training with Deportes Concepción, he moved to Sweden and signed with Huddinge IF in 2017.[6] Then, he switched to Arameisk-Syrianska, being loaned to Tungelsta IF in 2018, where he coincided with his compatriots Víctor Guglielmotti[7] and Cristián González and scored eleven goals in nine matches in his first season.[8] In the Swedish football, he also played for Västerhaninge IF,[9] Fittja IF and FC Brandbergen.[10]

Futsal career

After playing for futsal club Nacka Juniors FF in the second half 2019, scoring eight goals in six matches, he signed with Djurgården.[9]

In 2020, he signed with Hammarby,[11] whose owner is the Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with whom he took part of the UEFA Futsal Champions League[1] and won the 2020–21 Swedish Futsal League.[12]

Personal life

Almendra is the younger brother of the former Chile international Patricio Almendra.[13]

He married the Swedish citizen Lina-Maja Bronnvall and they have a son, Mattheo. They made his home in Sweden.[1]

He has kept a friendship with another Chilean footballers in Sweden such as Víctor Guglielmotti and Cristián González.[14]

References
  1. González, José Miguel (7 August 2020). "El chileno que reforzará al equipo de Zlatan Ibrahimovic" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  2. (Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior) Nueva Zelanda - Central League (in Spanish). 5 May 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. Velozo, Pablo (13 December 2013). "Fernández Vial aseguró su retorno al profesionalismo tras derrotar a Talagante en El Morro". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. Maureira, Nicolás (25 April 2016). ""No maten al Conce": Jugador de Naval mostró polera en en apoyo al 'León de Collao'". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  5. "Almendra encabeza póker de refuerzos para levantar a Vial". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. "11. Jonatan Almendra". www.svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  7. "Seriepremiär för herrarna ikväll kl 20.00 på KG". Tungelsta IF (in Swedish). 12 April 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  8. Inostroza, Paulo (20 November 2018). "Y verás cómo quieren afuera al chileno cuando es forastero…". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  9. Vera, Pablo (14 December 2019). "El goleador chileno que es estrella de futsal en Suecia". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  10. "Jonatan Almendra Cifuentes". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  11. "Futsal: Arsalan Ashtari och Jonatan Almendra Cifuentes till Bajen". www.hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). August 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  12. "Un gol que empujó su abuelo y lo gritó el mismísimo Zlatan". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  13. Santibáñez, Felipe (16 August 2020). "Se salvó de un atentado y reforzará al equipo de Zlatan: La notable historia del primer chileno que jugará la Champions de futsal". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  14. Inostroza, Paulo (3 August 2020). "Jonatan Almendra jugará Champions en equipo de Zlatan". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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