Place of birth Valencia, Spain Number 19 Name Juan Delgado Height 1.88 m Date joined June 19, 2014 | Playing position 2006–2009 Levante Role Footballer Weight 76 kg | |
Full name Juan Manuel Delgado Lloria Date of birth (1990-11-17) 17 November 1990 (age 25) Current team Heart of Midlothian F.C. (#19 / Forward) Profiles | ||
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Juan Manuel Delgado Lloria (born 17 November 1990), commonly known as Juanma, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Japanese club V-Varen Nagasaki as a forward.
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He has previously played for Jove Español, Dénia, Alavés, Asteras Tripoli, Kalloni, Heart of Midlothian and Murcia.
Football career
Born in Valencia, Juanma only played lower league football in his country, starting out at FC Jove Español San Vicente in Tercera División. He then moved to Segunda División B, where he represented CD Dénia and Deportivo Alavés; he scored and was sent off – after having already been replaced – in his competitive for the latter on 17 October 2012, a 2–1 away win against Huracán Valencia CF for the season's Copa del Rey.
In the 2013 summer, Juanma joined Greek club Asteras Tripoli FC. He played his first game as a professional on 15 September of that year, featuring six minutes in a 1–1 Superleague draw at OFI Crete. His first goal came on 12 January 2014, when he contributed to a 3–0 home win over Platanias FC.
After featuring in 36 games all competitions comprised and leaving by mutual consent, Juanma spent the 2014–15 campaign with fellow league side Kalloni FC. He scored his first goal for his new team on 9 November 2014, in a 2–0 away win over Panionios FC. He netted twice on 9 February of the following year, helping to a 2–2 home draw against Skoda Xanthi F.C. and an eventual 11th-place finish; subsequently, he signed a new contract.
Juanma signed for Heart of Midlothian on a three-year deal in June 2015, with Kalloni being entitled to 20% of any future transfer. On 2 August, in his Scottish Premiership debut, he capitalised on a Brad McKay mistake to score the opener at home against St Johnstone, in an eventual 4–3 win. Six days later, in a 2–1 success at Dundee, he netted twice in five minutes, starting with a penalty; on 19 December, against the same opponent, he received a straight red card in a goalless draw for headbutting David Wotherspoon, and manager Robbie Neilson attributed it to frustration at Scottish referees being more lenient on fouls against strikers than their Spanish counterparts.
On 31 August 2016, Juanma was loaned to UCAM Murcia CF for one year. In January 2017, however, he agreed to a permanent contract with Japanese club V-Varen Nagasaki.