Juanda Fuentes

Juan David "Juanda" Fuentes Garrido (born 19 May 2003) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Oostende.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fuentes and the second or maternal family name is Garrido.
Juanda Fuentes
Personal information
Full name Juan David Fuentes Garrido[1]
Date of birth (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003
Place of birth Montería, Córdoba, Colombia[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Oostende
Number 17
Youth career
0000 Montcada
TecnoFutbol CF
Montcada
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Barcelona B 26 (2)
2023– Oostende 2 (0)
International career‡
2019–2021 Colombia U17 3 (0)
2022– Colombia U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 January 2023

Club career

Born in Montería, Colombia, to a Spanish father and Colombian mother, Fuentes moved to Spain at the age of four.[2][3] He started his footballing career with Montcada, before spending a year-long spell at TecnoFutbol CF, followed by a return to Montcada, where he proved himself a prolific goalscorer - scoring 103 goals in one season.[3]

He joined Barcelona, and signed his first professional contract in July 2019.[4] After impressing at youth level, he was called up to training with the Barcelona first team squad for the first time in November 2021.[5] After continuing his good performances, and breaking into the Barcelona B team, he signed a contract renewal in September 2022.[6]

On 26 August 2023, Fuentes signed a three-year contract with Oostende in Belgium.[7]

International career

Fuentes has represented Colombia at youth international level.[1]

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played 11 March 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2022–23 Primera Federación 202–1[lower-alpha 1]0212
Career total 2020010212

Notes

  1. Appearances in the Copa Catalunya

References
  1. Juanda Fuentes at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Juan David Fuentes se le muestra a Xavi con otro gol en el Barcelona Juvenil" [Juan David Fuentes is shown to Xavi with another goal at Barcelona Juvenil]. co.marca.com (in Spanish). 13 February 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. Rogé, Albert (15 March 2022). "'Juanda' Fuentes, el futuro de Colombia se moldea en la Masia" ['Juanda' Fuentes, the future of Colombia is molded in La Masia]. sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. Jiménez, Rafa (18 July 2019). "Juanda Fuentes renova amb el FC Barcelona i signa el seu primer contracte professional" [Juanda Fuentes renews with FC Barcelona and signs his first professional contract]. laveu.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  5. "Xavi cita al colombiano Juanda Fuentes a la práctica del Barça" [Xavi summons the Colombian Juanda Fuentes to Barça practice]. colombia.as.com (in Spanish). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  6. "Barcelona le volvió a renovar el contrato al monteriano Juanda Fuentes" [Barcelona renewed the contract of Juanda Fuentes from Monteria]. lalenguacaribe.co (in Spanish). 15 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. "FLANKSPELER KOMT OVER VAN BARCELONA B" [FLANK PLAYER ARRIVES FROM BARCELONA B] (in Dutch). Oostende. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  8. Juanda Fuentes at Soccerway
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