Juan Alegría
{{Short description|Colombian footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Alegría|Arango|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Juan Alegría
|image =
|fullname = Juan Diego Alegría Arango
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|06|06|df=y}}
|birth_place = Ibagué, Colombia
|height = 1.78 m
|position = Forward
|currentclub = Portimonense
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Deportes Tolima
|years1 = 2020 | clubs1 = Honka Akatemia | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 4
|years2 = 2020-2021 | clubs2 = Honka | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 2
|years3 = 2021–2023 | clubs3 = Rangers | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2022 | clubs4 = → Partick Thistle (loan) | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2022–2023 | clubs5 = → Falkirk (loan) | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 6
|years6 = 2023 | clubs6 = Honka | caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 1
|years7 = 2023–2024 | clubs7 = Jaguares de Córdoba | caps7 = 16 | goals7 = 1
|years8 = 2024 | clubs8 = Guangzhou FC | caps8 = 26 | goals8 = 18
|years9 = 2025– | clubs9 = Portimonense | caps9 = 0 | goals9 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2019
|nationalteam1 = Colombia U17
|nationalcaps1 = 2
|nationalgoals1 = 5
|club-update = 31 October 2024
|nationalteam-update = 7 October 2020
}}
Juan Diego Alegría Arango (born 6 June 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Portugal 2 club Portimonense.
Career
On 28 February 2022, Alegría joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on loan from Rangers for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web |url=https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/loan-news-juan-alegria-joins-the-club/ |title=LOAN NEWS: Juan Alegria joins the club |publisher=Partick Thistle FC |date=28 February 2022 |accessdate=1 March 2022}} On 20 July 2022, Alegría then joined Scottish League One side Falkirk on a season long loan deal and was allocated the number 9 shirt for the 2022-23 season.{{Cite web |url=https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/2022/07/20/juan-alegria-joins-on-loan-deal/ |title=JUAN ALEGRIA JOINS ON LOAN DEAL |publisher=Falkirk FC |date=20 July 2022 |accessdate=1 August 2022}} Rangers recalled Alegria from his loan on 19 January 2023.{{Cite web |url=https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/2023/01/12/juan-alegria-recalled-from-loan-spell/|title=JUAN ALEGRIA RECALLED FROM LOAN SPELL|publisher=Falkirk FC |date=12 January 2023 |accessdate=29 January 2023}}
On 5 April 2023, Rangers announced that Alegría had rejoined previous club FC Honka in Finnish Veikkausliiga on a permanent deal. {{Cite web |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23437576.rangers-confirm-ibrox-exit-striker-juan-alegria/ |title=Rangers confirm Ibrox exit of striker Juan Alegria |website=heraldscotland.com |date=5 April 2023}} He made his second debut for Honka on the same night, appearing as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to HJK Helsinki. Unable to make an impact, Alegria left Honka in the 2023 summer transfer window and returned to Jaguares de Córdoba in Colombia.
On 28 February 2024, Alegría joined China League One club Guangzhou FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/4063626.html|title=官方：广州队签下萨达乌斯卡斯、阿雷格里亚、贝尼亚罗萨|publisher=dongqiudi|date=28 February 2024|access-date=28 February 2024|language=zh}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|31 October 2024}}{{Soccerway|juan-diego-alegria-arango/600104|accessdate=18 August 2023}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cups{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
| Honka Akatemia
|2020 |4 | 4 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 4 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Honka
|2020 |6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021
|Veikkausliiga |10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League|name=uecl}} | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| colspan=2|Total
!16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| rowspan=3|Rangers
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|Scottish Premiership |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Partick Thistle (loan)
|10 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2{{efn|name=PL1|Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-off matches}} | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Falkirk (loan)
|16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 19 | 6 | |
| Honka
|2023 |Veikkausliiga |15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2{{efn|name=uecl}} | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| rowspan="3"|Jaguares de Córdoba
|2023 |14 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2024
|Categoría Primera A |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!16 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 |
| Guangzhou FC
|2024 |26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 18 | |
| Portimonense
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | |
| Colspan="3"|Career total
!103 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 121 | 35 |
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References
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{{Portimonense S.C. squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Tolima Department
Category:Colombian men's footballers
Category:Colombian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Colombia men's youth international footballers
Category:21st-century Colombian sportsmen
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:China League One players
Category:Deportes Tolima footballers
Category:Partick Thistle F.C. players
Category:Jaguares de Córdoba footballers
Category:Guangzhou F.C. players
Category:Portimonense S.C. players
Category:Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Category:Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Category:Colombian expatriate sportspeople in China
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in China
Category:Lowland Football League players
Category:Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
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