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Juan Guzmán (footballer)

Juan Guzmán
Personal information
Full name Juan Pablo Guzmán Perdomo
Date of birth (1988-08-31) August 31, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Liberty Flames 64 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Southern California Seahorses 11 (0)
2010–2014 Charlotte Eagles 91 (4)
2015 Louisville City 27 (1)
2016 Patriotas 0 (0)
2017–2018 Oklahoma City Energy 29 (2)
2019–2021 New Mexico United 66 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 12, 2021

Juan Pablo Guzmán (born August 31, 1988) is a Colombian soccer player. He mainly operates as a defensive midfielder.

Career

Youth and college

Guzmán attended Charlotte Latin School, where he was member of the NSCAA/Adidas youth All-America team while leading his team to a state championship in 2004. Guzmán went on to play four years of college soccer at Liberty University, where he was twice selected to NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region team as a sophomore in 2007 and as a junior in 2008.

During his college years Guzmán also played for the Southern California Seahorses in the USL Premier Development League.[1]

Professional

Guzmán turned professional in 2010 when he signed for USL Second Division side Charlotte Eagles. He made his professional debut for them on July 3, in a game against Harrisburg City Islanders.[2]

He scored his first goal for Louisville City FC in Slugger Field v Rochester Rhinos on April 16, 2015.[3][4]

His contract with Louisville City was terminated by mutual consent on January 28, 2016, so that he could sign with Colombian side Patriotas F.C.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played November 8, 2021[6]
Appearances by season, club, and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Charlotte Eagles 2010 USL Second Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
2011 USL Pro 20 0 1[a] 0 21 0
2012 22 2 3[a] 1 25 3
2013 21 0 1[a] 0 2[b] 0 24 0
2014 23 2 1[a] 1 24 3
Total 92 4 6 2 2 0 100 6
Louisville City 2015 USL 27 1 2[a] 0 2[c] 0 31 1
Patriotas Boyacá 2016 Categoria Primera A 0 0 4[d] 0 4 0
OKC Energy 2017 USL 23 2 3[a] 0 2[c] 0 28 2
2018 6 0 0 0 6 0
Total 29 2 3 0 2 0 34 2
New Mexico United 2019 USL Championship 28 0 4[a] 0 1[e] 0 33 0
2020 13 0 2[e] 0 15 0
2021 25 0 25 0
Total 66 0 4 0 3 0 73 0
Career total 211 7 19 2 9 0 239 9
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in USL Pro Playoffs
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in USL playoffs
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Colombia
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

References

  1. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  2. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
  3. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2010/1570372[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Fondy's effort boosts Louisville City to draw". courier-journal.com. Courier Journal. April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Guzman to Join First-Division Side After Historic Season with Louisville City | Louisville City FC". louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville City FC. January 28, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  6. ^ "Colombia - J. Guzman". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2020.