Juan Larios
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Larios López[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Tomares, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Zaragoza (on loan from Southampton) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Tomares | ||
| 2011–2016 | Sevilla | ||
| 2016–2020 | Barcelona | ||
| 2020–2022 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Southampton | 5 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Cultural Leonesa (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Zaragoza (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Spain U15 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:05, 27 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Juan Larios López (born 12 January 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Segunda División club Real Zaragoza, on loan from EFL Championship club Southampton, as a left-back.
Early career
Born in Tomares, Seville, Andalusia, Larios came through youth academies of Tomares, Sevilla and La Masia academy at Barcelona.[2] He moved to England to join up with Manchester City in 2020, initially playing for their under-18 team.[3] He made 32 appearances for City's age group sides, as well as playing in the Papa John's Trophy[4] and had played every match for the City under-21 team from the beginning of the 2022–23 season up to the end of the August transfer window.
Southampton
On 31 August 2022, Manchester City accepted offers from fellow Premier League club Southampton for Larios and his teammate Sam Edozie.[5] They were the third and fourth players to move from the City youth team to Southampton in the summer of 2022, following in the footsteps of Gavin Bazunu and Romeo Lavia.[5] Southampton had that summer hired Joe Shields to be their head of recruitment, having previously held the position of head of youth recruitment at Manchester City.[6] It was reported that the fee for Larios that City received from Southampton was £6 million pounds and contains a 20% sell on clause, a buy-back clause, and an option to match any future offer received for Larios.[6][5] Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl praised Larios for his positional versatility, able to cover either flank, upon his announcement as a Southampton player.[7] Two days after the move, Larios was an unused substitute for Southampton during a 1–0 loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.[8] He made his Premier League debut on 16 September 2022 for Southampton away at Aston Villa.[9]
Loans to Cultural Leonesa and Zaragoza
On 4 July 2025, Larios joined Cultural Leonesa on a season-long loan.[10] On 16 January 2026, he was recalled from loan and returned to Southampton.[11] On 2 February 2026, Larios joined Real Zaragoza on loan for the remainder of the 2025–26 season.[12]
International career
Larios is a youth international for Spain, having played for the Spain U15s, Spain U18s, and Spain U19s.[13]