Juan Giraldo (footballer)

Juan Giraldo

Personal information
Full name	Juan Fernando Giraldo Cárdenas[1]
Date of birth	(1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Valle del Cauca, Colombia[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Club Atlético Fénix
Youth career
	Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Deportivo Cali	0	(0)
2019–2020	Atlante	0	(0)
2022	Jaguares de Córdoba	4	(0)
2023–	Club Atlético Fénix	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

Juan Fernando Giraldo Cárdenas (born 15 December 1998) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Club Atlético Fénix.

Club career

Born in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia, Giraldo began his career with Deportivo Cali, progressing through the academy before being promoted to the first team for the 2017 season.[2] Having made three appearances in the Copa Colombia, the following year he was taken by a businessman to the United States, with the promise of a future in Major League Soccer.[3] However, despite being given this promise, the trip was actually for a trial, and the unnamed club decided to pass on Giraldo, as they had filled their foreign player quota.[3]

Instead, Giraldo moved to Mexico, joining Atlante ahead of the 2019 Clausura competition.[4] However, in April 2020, following four appearances for Atlante in the Copa MX, Giraldo was one of thirteen Colombian footballers in Mexico who were released, as their clubs could not afford to keep them on.[5]

He returned to Colombia for the 2022 season with Jaguares de Córdoba, and played in four Categoría Primera A matches before being released at the end of the season.[6]

Personal life

Giraldo is the brother of fellow professional footballer Daniel Giraldo.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 September 2023.[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo Cali	2017	Categoría Primera A	0	0	3[a]	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2018		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Atlante	2018–19	Ascenso MX	0	0	1[b]	0	–		0	0	1	0
	2019–20		0	0	3[b]	0	–		0	0	3	0
	Total		0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Jaguares de Córdoba	2022	Categoría Primera A	4	0	4[a]	0	–		0	0	8	0
Club Atlético Fénix	2023	Primera B Metropolitana	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Career total			4	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	15	0

Notes

1. Appearances in the Copa Colombia
2. Appearances in the Copa MX

References

1. Juan Giraldo at WorldFootball.net
2. "Conozca los tres canteranos ascendidos a la plantilla profesional del Cali" [Get to know the three youth players promoted to Cali's professional squad]. gol.caracoltv.com (in Spanish). 12 January 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
3. "Para ser futbolista se necesita más que talento" [To be a footballer you need more than talent]. periodicoelgiro.com (in Spanish). 12 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
4. "Atlante presenta a sus refuerzos para el Clausura 2019" [Atlante presents its reinforcements for Clausura 2019]. eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). 25 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
5. "Futbolistas colombianos se vieron perjudicados por la eliminación del torneo de ascenso en México" [Colombian soccer players were harmed by the elimination of the promotion tournament in Mexico]. conexioncapital.co (in Spanish). 21 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
6. "Así está el mercado de pases de Colombia" [This is the Colombian transfer market]. elcolombiano.com (in Spanish). 23 December 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
7. Juan Giraldo at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.