Juan Alegría
Colombian footballer (born 2002)
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Juan Diego Alegría Arango (born 6 June 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Emirati club Al-Arabi.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Diego Alegría Arango | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ibagué, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Arabi | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportes Tolima | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Honka Akatemia | 4 | (4) |
| 2020-2021 | Honka | 16 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Falkirk (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2023 | Honka | 15 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Jaguares de Córdoba | 16 | (1) |
| 2024 | Guangzhou FC | 26 | (18) |
| 2025 | Portimonense | 5 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Carabobo | 13 | (3) |
| 2026– | Al-Arabi | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Colombia U17 | 2 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 October 2020 | |||
Career
On 28 February 2022, Alegría joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on loan from Rangers for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[1] 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.[2] Rangers recalled Alegria from his loan on 19 January 2023.[3]
On 5 April 2023, Rangers announced that Alegría had rejoined previous club FC Honka in Finnish Veikkausliiga on a permanent deal. [4] 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.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 May 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cups[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Honka Akatemia | 2020 | Kakkonen | 4 | 4 | – | – | 4 | 4 | ||
| Honka | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Rangers | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 10 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Falkirk (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | 19 | 6 | |
| Honka | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Jaguares de Córdoba | 2023 | Categoría Primera A | 14 | 1 | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Categoría Primera A | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| Guangzhou FC | 2024 | China League One | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 18 | |
| Portimonense | 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 107 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 125 | 35 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-off matches
