Adalberto Peñaranda
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Adalberto Peñaranda Maestre | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | El Vigía, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Granada (on loan from Watford) | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo La Guaira | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013–2015 | Deportivo La Guaira | 37 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Granada B (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | → Granada (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| 2016– | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Granada (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Venezuela U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Venezuela U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016– | Venezuela | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2016. | |||
Adalberto Peñaranda Maestre (born 31 May 1997) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Spanish club Granada CF on loan from Watford as a forward.
Club career
Peñaranda was born in El Vigía, Alberto Adriani Municipality, Mérida. A Deportivo La Guaira youth graduate, he made his professional – and Primera División – debut on 11 August 2013, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Deportivo Táchira.[1]
Peñaranda scored his first goal as a senior on 23 February 2014, netting his team's only in a 1–4 loss at Caracas FC.[2] He finished the campaign with 18 appearances and one goal (1233 minutes of action).
On 16 June 2015 Peñaranda moved to Udinese Calcio, being immediately loaned to Granada CF and assigned to the latter's reserves in Segunda División B.[3] On 22 November he made his La Liga debut, starting in a 2–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao.[4]
On 12 December 2015 Peñaranda scored his first goals in the main category of Spanish football, netting a brace in a 2–1 away win against Levante UD.[5] On 1 February of the following year he signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Premier League side Watford F.C., but remaining on loan at Granada for 6 months.[6]
Club statistics
- Accurate as of 21 February 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo La Guaira | 2013–14 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| Total | 37 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
| Granada B | 2015–16 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| Total | 9 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| Granada | 2015–16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 15 | 4 | |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 15 | 4 | ||
| Career totals | 57 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 11 | |
Personal life
On 18 April 2015 Peñaranda and fellow Deportivo La Guaira teammate Charlys Ortíz were both shot after going to a party. While Peñaranda suffered only a minor thigh injury, Ortiz undernwent surgery in the following day.[7]
Honours
Club
- Deportivo La Guaira
References
- ↑ "Deportivo Táchira hizo una "maestría" ante el Deportivo La Guaira" [Deportivo Táchira "masters" over Deportivo La Guaira] (in Spanish). El Universal. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "Caracas goleó al Deportivo La Guaira y comanda el Clausura" [Caracas thrashed Deportivo La Guaira and rules Clausura] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "Adalberto Peñaranda irá cedido al Granada de España" [Adalberto Peñaranda will be loaned to Granada in Spain] (in Spanish). El Nacional. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "El Granada encuentra su oficio" [Granada finds its role] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "Peñaranda impulsa al Granada" [Peñaranda drives Granada] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ "Official: Watford Sign Exciting Teenager Peñaranda". Watford's official website. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ "Fueron heridos de bala los futbolistas Adalberto Peñaranda y Charlys Ortíz, del Deportivo La Guaira" [The footballers Adalberto Peñaranda and Charlys Ortíz, from Deportivo La Guaira, wounded by gunfire] (in Spanish). Diario República. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
External links
- Adalberto Peñaranda profile at BDFutbol
- Adalberto Peñaranda profile at Soccerway
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