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Juanpi

Juanpi with Venezuela in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Juan Pablo Añor Acosta
Date of birth	(1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.76 m
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Caracas
Number	8
Youth career
2005–2008	Loyola
2008–2009	Caracas
2009–2014	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2013–2014	Málaga B	36	(11)
2014–2020	Málaga	121	(8)
2019	→ Huesca (loan)	14	(2)
2020–2021	Al-Ain	18	(5)
2022	Caracas	16	(4)
2023–2024	Panetolikos	33	(2)
2024–	Caracas	1	(0)
National team‡
2011	Venezuela U17	3	(0)
2013	Venezuela U20	2	(1)
2014–	Venezuela	27	(1)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 March 2024. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:53, 22 September 2022 (UTC).

Juan Pablo Añor Acosta (born 24 January 1994), commonly known as Juanpi, is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Caracas.

He played 146 games and scored 11 goals for Málaga in Spain, in four La Liga seasons and three in Segunda División, while also playing on loan in the top flight for Huesca. He represented Venezuela at the Copa América in 2016 and 2019.

Club career

Born in Caracas, Juanpi joined Málaga CF's youth system in 2009, aged 15, from hometown club Caracas FC. He spent several seasons in the Juvenil squad and was promoted to the reserves in the 2013–14 campaign, appearing regularly in Tercera División.

Juanpi made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 29 August 2014, replacing Luis Alberto in the 75th minute of a 0–3 loss at Valencia CF. On 19 December he signed a new contract until 2018, and scored his first professional goal on 6 January of the following year, netting the first in a 2−0 Copa del Rey home win against Levante UD.

Juanpi scored his first league goal on 23 January 2016, netting the equalizer in a 1–2 home loss against FC Barcelona. Seven days later he added another, netting the first in a 2–1 win at SD Eibar, and scored four goals during the campaign.

Juanpi switched from 28 to number 10 shirt ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, and scored the Andalusians' first goal of the competition, in a 1–1 home draw against CA Osasuna.

On 31 January 2019, Juanpi was loaned to SD Huesca in the top tier, until June. He was released by Málaga on 3 October of the following year, along with seven other first team players, due to a layoff.

On 11 October 2020, Juanpi was signed to Al-Ain FC in the Saudi Professional League. He returned to Caracas FC on 27 June 2022.

International career

After appearing with the under-17 team at the 2011 South American Under-17 Championship, Juanpi was also a part of the squad selected for the 2013 South American Youth Championship, hosted in Argentina. On 29 January 2013 he was also called up to the main squad.

Juanpi made his full international debut on 14 November 2014, replacing Frank Feltscher in the 58th minute of a 0–5 loss against Chile at the Estadio CAP in Talcahuano. He played one game for the Vinotinto at the Copa América Centenario in the United States, as a substitute in the 4–1 quarter-final loss to Argentina, and on 6 September 2016 he scored his first international goal to open a 2–2 home draw with the same opponent in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Juanpi was also called up for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil. He played one match, a 3–1 win over Bolivia in Belo Horizonte that advanced the team to the quarterfinals.

Personal life

Juanpi's father, Bernardo Añor, was also a footballer, as was his older brother, also named Bernardo. All three relatives played for Caracas.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	6 September 2016	Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela	Argentina	1–0	2–2	2018 World Cup qualification

See also

In Spanish: Juanpi para niños