Juan Góngora

{{short description|Spanish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{family name hatnote|Góngora|Mateo|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Juan Góngora

| image =

| full_name = Juan Francisco Góngora Mateo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Fuengirola, Spain

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Left-back

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Fuengirola

| youthyears2 = 2006–2007 | youthclubs2 = Betis

| years1 = 2007–2008 | clubs1 = Betis C | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2008–2009 | clubs2 = Marbella | caps2 = 33 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2009–2010 | clubs3 = Murcia B | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2010–2011 | clubs4 = Murcia | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2011–2012 | clubs5 = Cádiz | caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2012–2013 | clubs6 = La Roda | caps6 = 31 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2013–2014 | clubs7 = Cultural Leonesa | caps7 = 35 | goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2014–2018 | clubs8 = UCAM Murcia | caps8 = 118 | goals8 = 17

| years9 = 2018–2020 | clubs9 = Unionistas | caps9 = 56 | goals9 = 9

| years10 = 2020–2022 | clubs10 = Talavera | caps10 = 56 | goals10 = 10

| years11 = 2022–2024 | clubs11 = Águilas | caps11 = 62 | goals11 = 16

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| club-update = 5 May 2024

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Juan Francisco Góngora Mateo (born 14 August 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left-back.

Club career

Góngora was born in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, and started his senior career with Real Betis' C team in the regional leagues. He moved straight to Segunda División B in 2008, joining Marbella FC.

In June 2009, Góngora signed with Real Murcia Imperial also in the third tier. On 30 July 2010, he was definitely promoted to the first team, who had suffered relegation.{{cite news|url=http://www.laverdad.es/murcia/20100730/local/region/real-murcia-ficha-centrocampista-201007301912.html|title=El Real Murcia ficha al centrocampista del Granada Álvaro Cámara|trans-title=Real Murcia sign Granada midfielder Álvaro Cámara|newspaper=La Verdad|language=es|date=30 July 2010|access-date=18 August 2016}}

Góngora continued to compete in division three the following years, representing Cádiz CF,{{cite news|url=http://www.diariodecadiz.es/article/cadizcf/1017443/gongora/y/yuste/se/unen/proyecto/quique/pina.html|title=Góngora y Yuste se unen al proyecto de Quique Pina|trans-title=Góngora and Yuste added to Quique Pina's project|newspaper=Diario de Cádiz|first=José M.|last=Vilches|language=es|date=10 July 2011|access-date=18 August 2016}} La Roda CF, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa{{cite web|url=http://www.sportleon.com/noticia/2843/cultural/gongora-juventud-y-experiencia-para-el-lateral-izquierdo.html|title=Góngora, juventud y experiencia para el lateral izquierdo|trans-title=Góngora, youth and experience for the left flank|publisher=Sport León|language=es|date=22 October 2014|access-date=18 August 2016|archive-date=8 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808011346/https://www.sportleon.com/noticia/2843/cultural/gongora-juventud-y-experiencia-para-el-lateral-izquierdo.html|url-status=dead}} and UCAM Murcia CF.{{cite news|url=http://agencias.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=1622170|title=El UCAM CF ficha a Góngora, defensa que llega de la Cultural Leonesa|trans-title=UCAM CF sign Góngora, defender who arrives from Cultural Leonesa|newspaper=ABC|language=es|date=13 July 2014|access-date=18 August 2016}} With the latter, he achieved promotion to Segunda División at the end of the 2015–16 season after scoring a career-best nine goals.{{cite web|url=http://www.elgoldemadriz.com/ascenso-a-2a-el-ucam-murcia-una-apuesta-ganadora/|title=ASCENSO A 2ª {{!}} El UCAM Murcia, una apuesta ganadora|trans-title=PROMOTION TO 2ª {{!}} UCAM Murcia, a winning bet|publisher=El Gol de Madriz|first=José|last=Gallego|language=es|date=16 May 2016|access-date=7 August 2018}}

Góngora made his professional debut on 28 August 2016 at the age of 28, starting and scoring the first in a 1–1 home draw against Córdoba CF.{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/2016/08/28/57c33c0fe2704e973d8b4580.html|title=El Córdoba salva un punto en el minuto 92 tras encajar un gol olímpico|trans-title=Córdoba save a point in the 92nd minute after scoring an olympic goal|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=28 August 2016|access-date=28 August 2016}}

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