Juan Villar

Juan Villar Vázquez (born 19 May 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a forward but also as a winger.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villar and the second or maternal family name is Vázquez.
Juan Villar
Personal information
Full name Juan Villar Vázquez[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-19) 19 May 1988[1]
Place of birth Cortegana, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Recreativo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Recreativo B 24 (11)
2008–2012 Recreativo 66 (8)
2009–2010 → San Roque (loan) 30 (10)
2012–2015 Cádiz 108 (41)
2015–2017 Valladolid 70 (25)
2017–2018 Tenerife 25 (9)
2018–2020 Osasuna 39 (13)
2020 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 14 (7)
2020–2022 Almería 39 (3)
2022–2023 Huesca 7 (0)
2023 → Córdoba (loan) 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023

He began at Recreativo, playing two matches in La Liga at the start of his career, and became a regular after a loan at San Roque. Villar then contested three Segunda División B seasons for Cádiz, helping them to reach the play-offs twice before signing for Valladolid.

Club career

Recreativo

Born in Cortegana, Province of Huelva, Villar began his career with nearby Recreativo de Huelva, initially playing for their reserves. He made his professional debut on 31 August 2008, playing the final two minutes in place of Marco Ruben in a 1–0 La Liga away win against Real Betis;[2] he made another cameo in the final game at Sporting de Gijón, as the season ended with relegation.[3]

The following campaign, Villar was loaned to fellow Andalusian club CD San Roque de Lepe, who competed in the Segunda División B. He ranked second in his team in goals scored, this including a hat-trick in a 6–2 victory at Jerez Industrial CF on 9 May 2010.[4] However, he also received ten yellow cards and three red, including dismissals in consecutive matches in January, the first coming in the third minute of a 0–1 home loss to Marbella FC on the 10th.[5]

After returning to Huelva, Villar scored five goals in 30 games as they contested Segunda División. His first professional goal came on 2 March 2011, opening a 1–1 away draw against UD Las Palmas by heading Rafita's cross.[6] He was sent off twice during the season.[7][8]

Cádiz

On 23 July 2012, Cádiz CF signed Villar and fellow Recre striker Pablo Sánchez to bring their total imports for the summer up to 14.[9] In his first season at the Estadio Ramón de Carranza he totalled ten third-division goals from 36 appearances, including a treble on 13 January 2013 in a 3–1 win away to Loja CD.[10]

In 2013–14, Villar scored a career-best 18 goals.[11][12] On 25 May 2014, already in the promotion play-offs, he netted in a 2–1 loss at CE L'Hospitalet (also the aggregate score).[13]

Villar struck 12 times from 30 appearances in the 2014–15 season,[12] including twice in a 4–0 home victory over former team San Roque on 2 November 2014 where he scored after 50 seconds and then 18 minutes, before leaving with injury after 32 minutes.[14] Cádiz reached the second stage again, and once again fell short.

Valladolid

On 2 July 2015, Villar moved out of his native region for the first time, signing a two-year deal and becoming the first purchase of the summer for second-tier club Real Valladolid.[15] He was the Segunda División Player of the Month for December, after scoring four goals in three games: one against Deportivo Alavés, a matchwinner against Albacete Balompié and two strikes against CD Tenerife.[16]

On 12 March 2016, Villar netted his first professional hat-trick in a 3–2 win at Real Oviedo.[17]

Tenerife

Villar joined fellow second division side Tenerife on 29 June 2017 on a three-year contract.[18] He scored nine league goals for them, but his contributions were hindered by injuries.[19]

Osasuna

On 27 July 2018, Villar signed a three-year deal with CA Osasuna for a fee of €850,000 plus variables.[20] He was the team's top scorer along with Roberto Torres, scoring 12 goals to achieve promotion to the top tier.[21]

On 20 February 2020, Villar was loaned to Rayo Vallecano of the second level for the remainder of the season.[22]

Almería

On 11 September 2020, Villar agreed to a three-year contract with UD Almería in the second division,[23] for €400,000 plus variables.[24] In July 2022, after contributing just 12 appearances to earn promotion as champion, he left the club.[25]

Huesca

On 5 August 2022, Villar signed a two-year deal with SD Huesca.[26] The following 31 January, he was loaned to Primera Federación side Córdoba CF until the end of the campaign.[27]

Villar terminated his contract in June 2023.[28]

Honours

Osasuna

Almería

Individual

References
  1. "Juan Villar". Diario AS. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. "Primer disgusto en el Ruiz de Lopera" [First heartbreak at the Ruiz de Lopera]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 31 August 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. "Agonía y sonrisas en el Molinón" [Agony and smiles at the Molinón]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 31 May 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. "El San Roque sella la permanencia con goleada al Jerez (2–6)" [San Roque seal survival with rout of Jerez (2–6)] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  5. "Inmerecido castigo para el San Roque que lo intentó pero no tuvo suerte" [Undeserved punishment for San Roque who tried but were unlucky]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 January 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  6. "Las Palmas 1 Recreativo 1". Diario AS (in Spanish). 2 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  7. "Igualada a carencias y a expulsiones en Huelva" [All square in shortcomings and ejections in Huelva]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 September 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  8. "El Recre tira de efectividad y suma nueve jornadas invicto" [Recre beckon efficiency and are now undefeated for nine rounds]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  9. "El Cádiz pesca en el Recreativo de Huelva" [Cádiz go fishing in Recreativo de Huelva]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 July 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  10. "Goles Loja 1 – Cádiz 3" [Loja 1 – Cádiz 3 goals] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  11. Galán, Gabriel (27 December 2013). "Juan Villar, un extremo con mucho gol" [Juan Villar, a winger with a great scoring touch] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  12. López, Rubén (11 May 2015). "Juan Villar, el jugador franquicia del Cádiz CF" [Juan Villar, Cádiz CF's franchise player] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  13. "El L'Hospitalet acaba con el sueño del Cádiz en el descuento" [L'Hospitalet end Cádiz dream in injury time]. Marca (in Spanish). 25 May 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  14. Galván, José Carlos (2 November 2014). "El San Roque recibe una goleada en Cádiz" [San Roque get thrashed in Cádiz] (in Spanish). Huelva Hoy. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  15. "Juan Villar, primer refuerzo del Real Valladolid" [Juan Villar, Real Valladolid's first reinforcement]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 July 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  16. "Juan Villar, mejor jugador de la Liga Adelante en diciembre" [Juan Villar, best player in the Liga Adelante in December] (in Spanish). Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  17. "Villar asalta el Tartiere" [Villar assaults the Tartiere]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  18. "Juan Villar, primer refuerzo blanquiazul" [Juan Villar, first white-and-blue addition] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  19. Padilla, Luis (5 March 2018). "Juan Villar: goles... y lesiones" [Juan Villar, goals... and injuries]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  20. Skale, Alejandro; Martínez de Zúñiga, Uxue (27 July 2018). "Osasuna anuncia la llegada de Juan Villar" [Osasuna announce arrival of Juan Villar]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  21. Sanzol, Pablo (18 June 2019). "Los goles del Osasuna campeón" [The goals of champions Osasuna]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  22. "Juan Villar, cedido al Rayo Vallecano" [Juan Villar, loaned to Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  23. "El Almería cierra el fichaje de Juan Villar, un delantero de garantías" [Almería complete the signing of Juan Villar, a solid forward] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  24. "Juan Villar, traspasado a la U. D. Almería" [Juan Villar, transferred to U. D. Almería] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  25. García, Nico (22 July 2022). "Villar deja el Almería" [Villar leaves Almería]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  26. "Juan Villar, refuerzo ofensivo para la SD Huesca" [Juan Villar, attacking addition for SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  27. "Cesión de Juan Villar al Córdoba CF" [Loan of Juan Villar to Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  28. "La SD Huesca rescinde el contrato de Juan Villar" [SD Huesca rescind the contract of Juan Villar] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  29. "Juan Villar, campeón con Osasuna" [Juan Villar, champion with Osasuna] (in Spanish). Depor Press. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  30. Gregorio, Paco (29 May 2022). "El Almería vuelve a Primera siete años después: así nacen los colores de la piel" [Almería return to Primera seven years later: that is how colours of the skin are born]. Diario de Almería (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
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