Jonathan Requena
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
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| fullname = Jonathan Iván Requena
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|6|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Córdoba, Argentina
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Valletta FC
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| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Banfield
| years1 = 2013–2017 |clubs1 = Banfield |caps1 = 38 |goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2016 |clubs2 = → Atlanta (loan) |caps2 = 5 |goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2018 |clubs3 = Defensa y Justicia |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2019 |clubs4 = Deportes Temuco |caps4 = 19 |goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2019
|clubs5 = River Plate
|caps5 = 16 |goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2020
| clubs6 = Valletta FC
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Jonathan Iván Requena (born 11 June 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.{{cite news|title=Jonathan Requena profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jonathan--requena/283528/|accessdate=4 December 2017|work=Soccerway|date=4 December 2017}}
Career
Requena's first club was Banfield of Primera B Nacional. He made his professional debut on 2 February 2013 in a 2–2 draw with one of his future clubs in Defensa y Justicia. His next appearance for Banfield came in the Copa Argentina on 13 March, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win against Central Norte. He netted his first league goal in the following October versus Aldosivi, in a season that ended in promotion to the Argentine Primera División as title winners. He went onto score one goal in twelve games in the top-flight. On 26 January 2016, Requena joined Primera B Metropolitana club Atlanta on loan for six months.{{cite news|title=Aníbal suma otra cara nueva|url=http://www.soloascenso.com.ar/notas/atlanta/anibal-suma-otra-cara-nueva/89204|accessdate=4 December 2017|work=Solo Ascenso|date=28 January 2016}}
In total, he made five appearances in the 2016 Primera B Metropolitana before returning to Banfield.{{cite news|title=Jonathan Requena profile|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-JONATHAN-IVAN-REQUENA-93553.html|accessdate=4 December 2017|work=BDFA|date=4 December 2017}}{{cite news|title=Rescindió contrato Jonathan Requena|url=http://www.mundoascenso.com.ar/noticia/55246-rescindio-contrato-jonathan-requena|accessdate=4 December 2017|work=Mundo Ascenso|date=26 May 2016}} On 14 August 2017, Requena joined Primera División team Defensa y Justicia.{{cite news|title=Regresos y caras nuevas|url=https://www.vavel.com/ar/futbol/defensa-y-justicia/820493-regresos-y-caras-nuevas.html|accessdate=4 December 2017|work=Vavel|date=24 August 2017}} He departed in July 2018 following zero first-team appearances for the club, subsequently signing for Deportes Temuco of the Chilean Primera División. His debut arrived on 26 July in the Copa Sudamericana against San Lorenzo, a match that they ended with a victory but one that was later awarded as a 3–0 defeat as Requena was deemed ineligible.{{cite news|title=Colo Colo are Chile's last hope; CONMEBOL must be firm on ineligible players|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/copa-libertadores/0/blog/post/3613223/colo-colo-are-chiles-last-hope-conmebol-must-be-firm-on-ineligible-players|accessdate=6 September 2018|work=ESPN|date=27 August 2018}} Temuco were relegated later that year, with Requena leaving midway through the next campaign.
In June 2019, Requena switched Chile for Paraguay by agreeing terms with River Plate. After an opening game versus Guaraní on 12 July, Requena scored his first goal for the Asunción club in his second appearance during a 2–2 draw with Sol de América on 21 July.
In November 2020, Requena signed an initial one-year deal to join Valletta FC in Malta's BOV Premier Division.
Career statistics
{{updated|17 September 2020}}.
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Banfield
|rowspan="2"|Primera B Nacional |3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14
|23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2014
|rowspan="4"|Argentine Primera División |6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2015
|6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2016
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
| rowspan="1"|Atlanta (loan)
|2016 |rowspan="1"|Primera B Metropolitana |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1"|Defensa y Justicia
|rowspan="1"|Argentine Primera División |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Deportes Temuco
|2018 |rowspan="1"|Chilean Primera División |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2019
|rowspan="1"|Primera B |8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| rowspan="1"|River Plate
|2019 |rowspan="1"|Paraguayan Primera División |16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!78 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 6 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|jonathan--requena/283528}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Requena, Jonathan}}
Category:Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay
Category:Primera Nacional players
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Primera B Metropolitana players
Category:Chilean Primera División players
Category:Paraguayan Primera División players
Category:Club Atlético Banfield footballers
Category:Club Atlético Atlanta footballers
Category:Defensa y Justicia footballers
Category:Deportes Temuco footballers
Category:Club River Plate (Asunción) footballers
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Malta
Category:Valletta F.C. players