Juan (footballer, born March 2002)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Juan
Personal information
Full name Juan Santos da Silva
Date of birth (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Göztepe
(on loan from Southampton)
Number 11
Youth career
–2013 São Caetano
2015 ECUS
2016 Grêmio Mauaense
2018 União Barbarense
2019–2021 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 São Paulo 60 (4)
2024– Southampton 0 (0)
2024– → Göztepe (loan) 16 (4)
International career
2019 Brazil U17 4 (0)
2019 Brazil U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:43, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Juan Santos da Silva (born 7 March 2002), commonly known as Juan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Göztepe on loan from Premier League club Southampton.

Career

Early career

Born in São Paulo, Juan began his career in the youth team of São Caetano, where he stayed until 2013. Afterwards, he played in the youth teams of ECUS, Mauaense and União Barbarense.[1]

São Paulo

Juan joined São Paulo's academy in 2019, where he became top scorer for the under-17 team.[2] Due to his performances in the under-17 team, he was called up for trials in the São Paulo professional team by coach Fernando Diniz and, on 8 December 2019, he made his professional debut in an 2–1 away victory against CSA.[3][4][5][6] On 13 November 2022, Juan scored his first professional goal in a 4–0 away victory against Goiás.[7][8]

Southampton

On 26 July 2024, Juan signed a pre-contract with Premier League side Southampton and was due to join following the expiry of his contract with São Paulo in January 2025.[9] However, on 16 August 2024, Southampton reached a deal with São Paulo for him to join the club, with Juan being sent to Turkish side Göztepe on a season-long loan.[10] On 17 August, he made his first appearance for Göztepe in a 2–2 draw with Fenerbahçe.[11] Juan scored his first goal for the club on 23 September in a 3–0 victory against Kayserispor.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 January 2025[13]
Club Season League State league Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
São Paulo 2019 Série A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Série A 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2022 Série A 2 1 5 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 16 1
2023 Série A 27 1 4 1 5 0 6 1 0 0 42 3
2024 Série A 10 0 6 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 21 3
Total 45 2 15 2 11 2 14 1 0 0 85 7
Southampton 2024–25 Premier League 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
Göztepe (loan) 2024–25 Süper Lig 16 4 — 0 0 — — 16 4
Career total 61 6 15 2 11 2 14 1 0 0 101 11
Notes

Honours

São Paulo

References

  1. ^ "Integrado ao profissional, Juan renova com o São Paulo". www.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Quem é Juan? Centroavante do São Paulo vive fase goleadora na base e teve frustração na Seleção". www.ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). 4 August 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Comandado pela garotada, São Paulo vence o CSA no último jogo do ano". www.ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Com time de garotos, São Paulo dá adeus ao Brasileirão com vitória sobre o CSA". www.estadao.com.br (in Portuguese). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  5. ^ "São Paulo supera expulsão, segura CSA e vence com time "made in Cotia"". www.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Com time repleto de jogadores da base e golaço de Toró, São Paulo bate CSA na despedida do Brasileirão". ESPN (in Portuguese). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. ^ "São Paulo goleia o Goiás, mas fica sem vaga na próxima Libertadores". www.ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  8. ^ "São Paulo bate Goiás, mas fica sem vaga na Libertadores por revés do Santos". www.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Personal terms agreed with São Paulo duo". Southampton F.C. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Saints finalise deal for Brazilian forward Juan". Southampton FC. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Göztepe 2–2 Fenerbahçe". BBC Sport. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Göztepe 3–0 Kayserispor". BBC Sport. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  13. ^ Juan at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  • Juan at WorldFootball.net