Juanfri

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Juanfri

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Juan Francisco García Peña

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|10|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Fuengirola, Spain

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Striker

| currentclub = St Joseph's

| clubnumber = 19

| youthyears1 = 2005–2006 | youthclubs1 = Fuengirola

| youthyears2 = 2006–2007 | youthclubs2 = Murcia

| youthyears3 = 2007–2008 | youthclubs3 = Fuengirola

| years1 = 2006 | clubs1 = Fuengirola | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2007–2008 | clubs2 = Fuengirola | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2008–2009 | clubs3 = Estepona | caps3 = 35 | goals3 = 13

| years4 = 2009–2012 | clubs4 = Málaga B | caps4 = 94 | goals4 = 40

| years5 = 2010 | clubs5 = Málaga | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2012–2013 | clubs6 = Écija | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2013 | clubs7 = Sporting Goa | caps7 = 9 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2013–2014 | clubs8 = Écija | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 5

| years9 = 2014–2015 | clubs9 = San Pedro | caps9 = 33 | goals9 = 18

| years10 = 2015–2016 | clubs10 = Marbella | caps10 = 31 | goals10 = 9

| years11 = 2016 | clubs11 = Lincoln Red Imps | caps11 = 0 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2016–2017 | clubs12 = Saburtalo | caps12 = 11 | goals12 = 2

| years13 = 2017–2018 | clubs13 = Antequera | caps13 = 49 | goals13 = 15

| years14 = 2018–2022 | clubs14 = St Joseph's | caps14 = 80 | goals14 = 81

| years15 = 2022–2024 | clubs15 = Lincoln Red Imps | caps15 = 37 | goals15 = 38

| years16 = 2024– | clubs16 = St Joseph's | caps16 = 25 | goals16 = 9

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| club-update = 08:50, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

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Juan Francisco García Peña (born 1 October 1989), known as Juanfri, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Gibraltarian club St Joseph's as a striker.

Club career

=Early years and Málaga=

Born in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Juanfri made his senior debut at the age of just 16 with local club UD Fuengirola Los Boliches in the Tercera División, scoring a hat-trick in a 9–0 win against Úbeda CF. In the 2008–09 season he moved to another modest side in Andalusia, Unión Estepona CF, partnering former Málaga CF legend Catanha up front,[https://www.laverdad.es/murcia/20090531/deportes/futbol/caravaca-union-buscan-plaza-200905311142.html El Caravaca y La Unión buscan fuera de casa subir de categoría (Caravaca and La Unión looking to promote away from home)]; La Verdad, 31 May 2009 (in Spanish) and both were instrumental as they first promoted to Segunda División B;[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/spanish-striker-for-sporting/articleshow/18264820.cms Spanish striker for Sporting]; The Times of India, 31 January 2013 in the process, he netted the team's first-ever goal in the fourth tier of Spanish football.[http://www.joinfutbol.com/es/el_delantero_juanfri_19_anos_nuevo_fichaje_del_atletico_malagueno_20970.php El delantero Juanfri (19 años), nuevo fichaje del Atlético Malagueño (Forward Juanfri (19), new Atlético Malagueño signing)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727204527/http://joinfutbol.com/es/el_delantero_juanfri_19_anos_nuevo_fichaje_del_atletico_malagueno_20970.php|date=27 July 2013}}; Join Futbol, 23 July 2009 (in Spanish)

Juanfri signed with Málaga in July 2009, being assigned to the reserves in division four. He made his first-team debut on 7 January 2010, in a 2–1 home defeat of Getafe CF in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.[https://www.eldesmarque.com/malaga/malaga-cf/malaga-cronicas/21255-malaga-getafe (2–1) El 'Málaga B' y el Geta se la jugarán en la vuelta ((2–1) 'Málaga B' and Geta leave it all for second leg)]; El Desmarque, 7 January 2010 (in Spanish)

=Sporting Goa=

Juanfri did not appear in any more competitive games for Málaga and, in summer 2012, left for neighbouring Écija Balompié in the third division.[http://www.ecijadeportiva.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2627:plata-y-juanfri-fichan-por-el-ecija&catid=13:ecija-balompie-2ob&Itemid=100003 Plata y Juanfri fichan por el Écija (Plata and Juanfri sign with Écija)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222225707/http://www.ecijadeportiva.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2627%3Aplata-y-juanfri-fichan-por-el-ecija&catid=13%3Aecija-balompie-2ob&Itemid=100003|date=22 February 2014}}; Écija Deportiva, 8 August 2012 (in Spanish) On 31 January 2013, however, he moved abroad and joined I-League franchise Sporting Clube de Goa until the end of the season.[https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/sporting-recruit-third-spaniard/46942 Sporting recruit third Spaniard]; O Heraldo, 31 January 2013[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/sporting-churchill-have-score-to-settle/articleshow/18281482.cms Sporting, Churchill have score to settle]; The Times of India, 1 February 2013

Juanfri made his first appearance for his new team on 1 February 2013, being replaced in the 81st minute of the fixture against Churchill Brothers SC (1–0 home victory).[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/sporting-beat-10-man-churchill-brothers-1-0-in-i-league/articleshow/18293438.cms Sporting beat 10-man Churchill Brothers 1–0 in I-League]; The Times of India, 1 February 2013 He scored his first goal on 20 March, equalising an eventual 3–1 win at Salgaocar FC through a penalty.[https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/sporting-rally-to-beat-salgaocar-3-1 Sporting rally to beat Salgaocar 3–1]; Sportskeeda, 20 March 2013

In June 2013, Juanfri was released.[https://www.malagahoy.es/deportes/Juanfri-goles-acento-hindu_0_719928219.html Juanfri: goles con acento hindú (Juanfri: goals with hindu accent)]; Málaga Hoy, 28 July 2013 (in Spanish) He went on to resume his career in his country's lower leagues.[https://www.ecijaldia.es/2013/08/vuelve-juanfri-y-se-va-mane/ Vuelve Juanfri y se va Mane (Juanfri returns and Mane leaves)]; Écija al Día, 9 August 2013 (in Spanish)[https://www.marbella24horas.es/futbol/el-marbella-ficha-al-delantero-juanfri-el-goleador-del-san-pedro-11544 El Marbella ficha al delantero Juanfri, el goleador del San Pedro (Marbella sign forward Juanfri, San Pedro scorer)]; Marbella 24 Horas, 6 July 2015 (in Spanish)

=Later career=

Early into the 2017 January transfer window, Juanfri left FC Saburtalo Tbilisi from Georgia and joined Tercera División club Antequera CF.[http://malaga.eldesmarque.com/futbol-provincial/49926-juanfri-el-galatico-que-le-faltaba-al-antequera Juanfri, el galáctico que le faltaba al Antequera (Juanfri, the galáctico that Antequera were missing)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202020253/http://malaga.eldesmarque.com/futbol-provincial/49926-juanfri-el-galatico-que-le-faltaba-al-antequera|date=2 February 2017}}; El Desmarque, 6 January 2017 (in Spanish) On 3 August 2018, he signed for St Joseph's in Gibraltar,[https://twitter.com/StJosephsFCGib/status/1025358186356858881 @Juanfri_9 Signs for St Joseph’s FC from @AntequeraCF.]; Twitter, 3 August 2018 where he formed an efficient attacking partnership with his compatriot Salva Boro;[https://as.com/futbol/2019/12/03/internacional/1575369394_353629.html Juanfri-Boro, el dúo español que hace sombra a Haaland (Juanfri-Boro, the Spanish duo that steals the limelight from Haaland)]; Diario AS, 3 December 2019 (in Spanish) in 2020, he led a list of Spanish players abroad by scoring 21 goals in a calendar year.[http://migrantesdelbalon.com/los-maximos-goleadores-espanoles-en-el-extranjero-de-2020/ Los máximos goleadores españoles en el extranjero de 2020 (The top Spanish scorers abroad of 2020)]; Migrantes del Balón, 9 January 2021 (in Spanish)

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Fuengirola \|2005–06{{LaPreferente\|10294}} \|Tercera División \|7	5	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	7	5
2007–08 \|Tercera División \|9	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	9	0
colspan="2"\|Total !16	5	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	16	5
rowspan="1"\|Estepona \|2008–09 \|Tercera División \|35	13	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	\|35	3
rowspan="4"\|Málaga B \|2009–10 \|Tercera División \|32	13	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	\|32	13
2010–11 \|Tercera División \|32	13	colspan="2"\|—	2{{efn\|Appearances in Tercera División relegation play-offs\|name=RPO}}	0	34	13
2011–12 \|Tercera División \|30	14	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	\|30	14
colspan="2"\|Total !94	40	colspan="2"\|—	2	0	96	40
rowspan="1"\|Málaga \|2010–11{{BDFutbol\|10158}} \|La Liga \|0	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	1	0
Écija \|2012–13 \|Segunda División B \|10	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	10	1
Sporting Goa \|2012–13{{Soccerway\|132910}} \|I-League \|9	2	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	9	2
Écija \|2013–14 \|Segunda División B \|29	5	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	30	5
San Pedro \|2014–15 \|Tercera División \|33	18	0	0	6{{efn\|Appearances in Tercera División relegation play-offs\|name=RPO}}	3	39	21
Marbella \|2015–16 \|Segunda División B \|31	9	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	31	9
Lincoln Red Imps \|2016–17 \|Gibraltar Premier Division \|0	0	0	0	1{{efn\|Appearance in UEFA Europa League\|name=UEL}}	0	1	0
Saburtalo \|2016 \|Umaglesi Liga \|11	2	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	12	2
rowspan="3"\|Antequera \|2016–17 \|Tercera División \|16	2	0	0	3{{efn\|Appearances in Tercera División relegation play-offs\|name=RPO}}	1	19	3
2017–18 \|Tercera División \|33	13	1	0	2{{efn\|Appearances in Tercera División relegation play-offs\|name=RPO}}	0	36	13
colspan="2"\|Total !49	15	1	0	5	1	54	16
colspan="3"\|Career total !317	110	4	0	14	4	335	114