Juan Requena
Argentine footballer
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Juan Manuel Requena (born 24 January 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peruvian club Universitario. [1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Manuel Requena | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Arroyo Cabral, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universitario | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| All Boys | |||
| Rivadavia Arroyo Cabral | |||
| 2012–2018 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Newell's Old Boys | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Brown de Adrogué (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Estudiantes BA (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | San Martín SJ | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | Santamarina | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | San Telmo | 51 | (2) |
| 2024 | Atlanta | 28 | (2) |
| 2025 | Deportivo Táchira | 21 | (1) |
| 2026 | Unión La Calera | 15 | (0) |
| 2026– | Universitario | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 July 2026 | |||
Club career
Requena played for the youth systems of All Boys, Rivadavia Arroyo Cabral and, from 2012, Newell's Old Boys.[2][3] He was moved into the senior set-up by caretaker boss Rubén Rodríguez in December 2018, appearing on the substitutes bench for Primera División fixtures with Patronato and San Martín; though went unused.[1] Héctor Bidoglio, the club's subsequent full-time manager, selected Requena for his professional debut on 15 March 2019 during a defeat away to Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1][4][5]
In 2026, Requena joined Chilean club Unión La Calera. In July of the same year, he ended his contract and switched to Peruvian club Universitario.[6]
International career
In August 2017, Requena received a call-up to train with Sebastián Beccacece's Argentina U20s.[2][7]
Career statistics
- As of 15 March 2019.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2018–19 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
