Juan Camilo Becerra

Juan Camilo Becerra Maya (born 23 February 1998) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club RCD Espanyol.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Becerra and the second or maternal family name is Maya.
Juan Camilo Becerra
Personal information
Full name Juan Camilo Becerra Maya
Date of birth (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998
Place of birth Valledupar, Colombia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Espanyol
Youth career
2016–2017 Granada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Granada B 1 (0)
2017–2020 Watford 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Valladolid B (loan) 18 (1)
2018–2019 → Teruel (loan) 27 (6)
2019–2020 → Cornellà (loan) 22 (5)
2020– Espanyol B 26 (11)
2021–2022 → Ponferradina (loan) 5 (0)
2022 → Gimnàstic (loan) 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022

Club career

Born in Valledupar, Becerra moved to Spain in July 2016 to play for Granada CF, after impressing in an Udinese Calcio academy in Barranquilla.[1] After impressing with the Juvenil A squad, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 12 May 2017, coming on as a late substitute for compatriot Luis Suárez in a 2–1 Segunda División B home win against Córdoba CF B.

In July 2017, Becerra had his federative rights bought by Watford,[2] and subsequently moved on loan to Real Valladolid Promesas, also in the third division, for one year.[3] In the following two seasons, he also appeared in the same category after representing CD Teruel[4] and UE Cornellà, also on loan.[5][6]

On 25 August 2020, Becerra signed a three-year contract with RCD Espanyol, and was initially assigned to the B-team also in the third level.[7] On 6 July of the following year, after scoring 11 goals, he moved to Segunda División side SD Ponferradina on a one-year loan deal.[8]

Becerra made his professional debut on 14 August 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Yuri de Souza in a 1–0 home win over AD Alcorcón.[9] The following 31 January, after just 69 minutes of actions in six matches overall, his loan was cut short,[10] and he moved to Primera División RFEF side Gimnàstic de Tarragona just hours later.[11]

References
  1. "Juan Camilo Becerra viajó a España para jugar con Granada CF" [Juan Camilo Becerra travelled to Spain to play for Granada CF] (in Spanish). RPT Noticias. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. "Watford de Inglaterra compró al vallenato Juan Camilo Becerra" [Watford from England bought the vallenato Juan Camilo Becerra] (in Spanish). El Pilón. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ""En el fútbol hay que tener disciplina y ambición": 'El Tanque' Becerra" ["In football you have to have discipline and ambition": 'El Tanque' Becerra] (in Spanish). El Pilón. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. "Juan Camilo Becerra será la novedad en el amistoso ante el Ebro" [Juan Camilo Becerra will be the novelty in the friendly against Ebro] (in Spanish). Diario de Teruel. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. "BIENVENIDO, JUAN CAMILO" [WELCOME, JUAN CAMILO] (in Spanish). UE Cornellà. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. "JUAN CAMILO BECERRA CONTINUARÁ EN LA UE CORNELLÀ" [JUAN CAMILO BECERRA WILL CONTINUE AT UE CORNELLÀ] (in Spanish). UE Cornellà. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. "Juan Becerra se incorpora al Espanyol B" [Juan Becerra joins Espanyol B] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  8. "Becerra, cedido a la SD Ponferradina" [Becerra, loaned to SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  9. "El Alcorcón pone el juego y la Ponferradina se lleva los puntos" [Alcorcón set the play and Ponferradina take the points] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  10. "Juan Camilo Becerra termina su etapa en la SD Ponferradina" [Juan Camilo Becerra ends his spell at SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  11. "Becerra, cedido al Nàstic de Tarragona" [Becerra, loaned to Nàstic de Tarragona] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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