Juan Carlos (footballer, born 1988)
Spanish footballer
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Juan Carlos Martín Corral (born 20 January 1988), known as Juan Carlos (Spanish pronunciation: [xwaŋ ˈkaɾlos]),[i] is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
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Juan Carlos in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Martín Corral[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Guadalajara | ||
| 2005–2007 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Guadalajara | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Rayo Vallecano B | 147 | (0) |
| 2011 | Rayo Vallecano | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Hércules | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Córdoba | 43 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Elche | 40 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Lugo | 78 | (1) |
| 2019–2026 | Girona | 109 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:13, 3 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Guadalajara, Castilla–La Mancha, Juan Carlos made his senior debut with CD Guadalajara in the 2004–05 season, in the Tercera División.[2] He joined Rayo Vallecano on 26 July 2005, returning to youth football.[3]
Juan Carlos was promoted to the reserves in summer 2007, and appeared regularly with the side in the fourth tier and Segunda División B. He played his first match as a professional on 4 June 2011, starting in a 2–3 Segunda División home loss against FC Barcelona B.[4]
On 4 July 2011, having been deemed surplus to requirements,[5] Juan Carlos moved to Hércules CF also in division two.[6] On 2 July 2013, he signed for Córdoba CF after rejecting a contract extension.[7]
Juan Carlos appeared in 15 matches in his debut season, as the Andalusians returned to La Liga after a 42-year absence.[8] He made his debut in the competition on 25 August 2014, starting in a 2–0 away defeat to Real Madrid.[9]
Juan Carlos returned to his first club Rayo on 6 August 2015, agreeing to a two-year deal.[10] In July 2016, after suffering top-flight relegation,[11] he signed a two-year contract with Elche CF.[12]
On 28 June 2017, following another relegation, Juan Carlos signed a two-year deal at CD Lugo still in the second tier.[13][14] On 20 January 2018, the day of his 30th birthday, he scored with a kick from his own half in the 3–1 home win over Sporting de Gijón.[15]
On 25 June 2019, Juan Carlos signed a two-year contract with Girona FC, recently relegated to the second division.[16] In June 2025, having been first-choice for the better part of his first three seasons and key to top-flight promotion in 2022, the 37-year-old renewed his link at the Estadi Montilivi for a further year;[17] two months later, however, he suffered a serious knee injury, being eventually left without a squad number.[18][19]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 October 2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rayo Vallecano B | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hércules | 2011–12 | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Segunda División | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Córdoba | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2015–16 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Elche | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| Lugo | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 40 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 78 | 1 | ||||
| Girona | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 109 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 125 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 335 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 363 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in La Liga play-offs