Juan Espínola (footballer, born 1994)

Juan Ángel Espínola González (born 2 November 1994) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Club Olimpia and the Paraguay national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Espínola and the second or maternal family name is González.
Juan Espínola
Personal information
Full name Juan Ángel Espínola González
Date of birth (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994
Place of birth Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Club Olimpia
Number 12
Youth career
Cerro Porteño PF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Cerro Porteño PF 25 (0)
2014–2015 Sarmiento 0 (0)
2015–2021 Nacional 33 (0)
2021–2022 Godoy Cruz 44 (0)
2023– Olimpia 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Paraguay 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:19, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:00, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Espínola was born in Ciudad del Este. He made his senior debut with Cerro Porteño de Presidente Franco on 22 May 2013, starting in a 2–1 away win against Sportivo Carapeguá for the Primera División championship.[1]

In 2014, Espínola moved abroad and joined Sarmiento.[2] He returned to his home country in the following year, joining Nacional Asunción.

Midway through the 2018 season, Espínola became a regular starter at Nacional.[3]

Internacional career

On 14 March 2019, Espínola was called up by Paraguay national team manager Eduardo Berizzo for friendlies against Peru and Mexico,[4] but did not take part in either match.

References
  1. "Debut soñado para Juan" [Dream debut for Juan] (in Spanish). D10. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. "Trotta "dia a dia"" ["Day by day" Trotta] (in Spanish). CA Sarmiento. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. "Juan Espínola en su momento ideal" [Juan Espínola in his best moment] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. "Seis albirrojos del plano local, convocados para amistosos vs. Perú y México" [Six albirrojos from local teams, called up for friendlies vs. Peru and Mexico] (in Spanish). APF. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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