Juan Manuel Falcón
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Manuel Falcón Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Acarigua, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Fateh (on loan from Metz) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Simón Rodríguez de Acarigua | |||
| 2003–2006 | Portuguesa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2007 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2007–2010 | Llaneros de Guanare | 63 | (14) |
| 2010 | → Mineros (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Trujillanos | 42 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Zamora | 62 | (36) |
| 2014– | Metz | 32 | (5) |
| 2016– | → Al-Fateh (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Venezuela | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2016 (UTC). | |||
Juan Manuel Falcón Jiménez (born 24 February 1989) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for French Ligue 2 club FC Metz and the Venezuela national football team as a striker.
Club career
Venezuelan football
His first steps in professional football were in Portuguesa FC, where he started playing as a midfielder. Later on, he passed over several field positions until reaching the forward spot.[1]
Falcón scored his first professional goal in a Copa Venezuela match against Zamora FC, which eventually would be his last destination in the local league after a small period in Trujillanos FC. With Zamora, he won the league two times in a row and he became the top goalscorer in the league with 19 goals.
FC Metz
On mid 2014, he signed a three year contract with French team FC Metz, in a transfer reported to be around €800.000.[2]
International career
He made his debut on 23 March 2008, coming as a substitute against El Salvador.
Honours
Club
- Trujillanos
- Zamora
Individual
- Venezuelan Primera División top goalscorer: 2013–14, 19 Goals
References
- ↑ Juan Falcón, delantero por “cosas del destino” (Juan Falcón: Forward for "a matter of fate"); Líder en Deportes, 27 April 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Juan Falcón llevará sus goles a Francia (Juan Falcón will bring his goals to France); El Universal, 18 April 2014 (Spanish)
External links
- FC Metz official profile (French)
- Juan Falcón at National-Football-Teams.com
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