Juan Peñaloza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peñaloza and the second or maternal family name is Ragga.

Juan Peñaloza

Personal information
Full name	Juan Sebastián Peñaloza Ragga
Date of birth	(2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Quibdó, Colombia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Guangzhou FC
Number	28
Youth career
	Estudiantil Medellín
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Almudévar	8	(1)
2019	→ Teruel (loan)	11	(0)
2019–2020	Ejea	12	(0)
2020–2023	Huesca	0	(0)
2020–2021	→ Racing Ferrol (loan)	19	(0)
2021–2022	→ Águilas Doradas (loan)	24	(2)
2022–2023	→ Deportivo Pereira (loan)	8	(0)
2023	Valmiera	13	(1)
2024–	Guangzhou FC	26	(2)
International career
2017	Colombia U17	13	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023

Juan Sebastián Peñaloza Ragga (born 3 May 2000) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for China League One club Guangzhou FC.

Club career

Born in Quibdó, Peñaloza was a CD Estudiantil de Medellín youth graduate, and moved to Spain on 19 September 2018, after signing a five-year contract with SD Huesca; he was initially assigned to the farm team AD Almudévar in Tercera División.[1] The following 31 January, he moved on loan to Segunda División B side CD Teruel until June.[2]

Peñaloza played for SD Ejea in the third division during the 2019–20 season, as the club became Huesca's new farm team.[3] On 2 October 2020, he was loaned to fellow third tier side Racing de Ferrol.[4]

On 9 August 2021, Peñaloza returned to his home country after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Águilas Doradas Rionegro.[5] He made his professional debut the following day, coming on as a half-time substitute for Juan Camilo Salazar and scoring the match's winner in a 1–0 home success over Patriotas Boyacá.[6]

On 28 February 2024, Peñaloza joined China League One club Guangzhou FC.[7]

References

1. "Acuerdo para el traspaso del colombiano Peñaloza" [Agreement for the transfer of Colombian Peñaloza] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
2. "Peñaloza refuerza el CD Teruel" [Peñaloza bolsters CD Teruel] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
3. "El Huesca cederá a Valera y Peñaloza al Ejea dentro de su acuerdo de filialidad" [Huesca will loan Valera and Peñaloza to Ejea on their farm team agreement] (in Spanish). Sport Aragon. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
4. "Juan Peñaloza vestirá de verde esta temporada" [Juan Peñaloza will wear green this season] (in Spanish). Racing Ferrol. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
5. "Peñaloza, cedido al Águilas Doradas" [Peñaloza, loaned to Águilas Doradas] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
6. "Rionegro vuelve a la victoria como local ante Patriotas" [Rionegro return to winning ways at home against Patriotas] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
7. "官方：广州队签下萨达乌斯卡斯、阿雷格里亚、贝尼亚罗萨" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

External links

• Juan Peñaloza at BDFutbol
• Juan Peñaloza at Soccerway