Joao de Jesús Villamarín Antúnez (born 10 February 1992) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a forward for Sport Boys.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joao de Jesús Villamarín Antúnez | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Pisco, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sport Boys | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Alianza Lima | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Sport Áncash | 15 | (6) |
| 2013–2015 | Unión Comercio | 34 | (4) |
| 2016 | Real Garcilaso | 29 | (8) |
| 2017 | UTC Cajamarca | 42 | (7) |
| 2018 | Melgar | 26 | (5) |
| 2019 | Carlos Mannucci | 20 | (3) |
| 2020 | Ayacucho | 27 | (3) |
| 2021 | Sport Boys | 22 | (11) |
| 2022 | Universitario | 8 | (1) |
| 2022 | Atlético Grau | 16 | (5) |
| 2023 | Carlos Mannucci | 12 | (1) |
| 2024– | Sport Boys | 15 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:41, 23 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
A journeyman, he has made over 250 appearances and scored over 50 goals in the Peruvian Primera División. He has represented ten teams in the league, starting with Alianza Lima, and won the Clausura in 2018 and 2020 for Melgar and Ayacucho, respectively.
Career
editBorn in Pisco, Villamarín was raised in Lima where he came through the youth teams of Alianza Lima.[1] He played once for the first team on 18 February 2012 on the opening day of the Peruvian Primera División season; he came on as a 68th-minute substitute for Mauricio Mori a 2–2 home draw with León de Huánuco with both teams fielding youth players due to a players' strike.[2]
Villamarín played for Sport Áncash in the Peruvian Segunda División in 2013 and for top-flight Unión Comercio before joining Real Garcilaso for 2016. He ended his only season with the team from Cusco with 8 goals from 29 games (13 starts), earning attention from Alianza.[3] He was also considered for a Peru national team game away to Bolivia, as manager Ricardo Gareca wanted players who would be accustomed to altitude.[4]
For 2017, Villamarín moved to UTC Cajamarca.[5] After contributing 7 goals, he moved on a two-year deal to Melgar.[6] He won the 2018 Clausura tournament with the club from Arequipa.[7]
Villamarín signed for newly promoted Carlos A. Mannucci in January 2019.[8] In July that year he scored against UTC and his celebration was interpreted by fans of Universitario – Alianza's rivals – as an insult. The fans had perceived that he had posed in front of a television camera making a gesture of an inverted U; after receiving death threats, he said that it was an "M" for his son, Mateo.[9]
For 2020, Villamarín joined Ayacucho.[10] He was again a Clausura champion, scoring his attempt in the penalty shootout at the end of the final against Sporting Cristal on 5 December.[11]
In January 2021, Villamarín signed for Sport Boys.[12] He recorded his best goalscoring figures during his season in Callao, with 11 in 22 games, putting him joint third in the entire league.[13]
Villamarín joined Universitario at the start of 2022.[14] He scored on his debut for Las Cremas on 6 February in a 3–0 win at Academia Cantolao,[15] but added no more goals before transferring to Atlético Grau in June.[16] He played 16 games, scored 5 goals and was sent off once in what remained of the season as the club missed out on a Copa Sudamericana place two points behind Deportivo Binacional, before leaving in December.[17]
Villamarín signed for a second spell at Carlos Mannucci in 2023.[18] Having scored once in 12 games – all from the bench – for the team from Trujillo, he joined another former employer for the following year, namely Sport Boys.[19]
Personal life
editVillamarín is the cousin of fellow footballer Roberto Villamarín. They were teammates at UTC, Ayacucho and Carlos Mannucci.[1][20]
Honours
editMelgar
- Peruvian Primera División: 2018 (Clausura)[7]
Ayacucho
- Peruvian Primera División: 2020 (Clausura)[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "UTC: Joao y Roberto Villamarín, los primos que jugarán juntos en el 'Gavilán'" [UTC: Joao and Roberto Villamarín, the cousins who will play together in the 'Gavilán']. Depor (in Spanish). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Alianza Lima 2 – León de Huánuco 2" (in Spanish). Historia Blanquiazul. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Joao Villamarín: "Mi temporada en Real Garcilaso fue positiva"" [Joao Villamarín: "My season at Real Garcilaso was positive"]. Libero (in Spanish). 2 December 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Real Garcilaso: Joao Villamarín, el goleador que viene abriéndose paso en el fútbol peruano" [Real Garcilaso: Joao Villamarín, the goalscorer who is making his way in Peruvian football]. Libero (in Spanish). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Jara, Edgar (13 January 2017). "Joao Villamarín a LÍBERO: "Mi esposa y mi hijo son mi motor y motivo para triunfar"" [Joao Villamarín to Líbero: "My wife and my son are my motor and motive to triumph"]. Libero (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "FBC Melgar anunció a Joao Villamarín como refuerzo para 2018" [FBC Melgar announced Joao Villamarín as addition for 2018]. La Rotativa (in Spanish). 13 December 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Melgar es Campeón del Torneo Clausura" [Melgar are champions of the Torneo Clausura]. Ovación del Sur (in Spanish). 25 November 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Carlos A. Mannucci anuncia la llegada de Joao Villamarín para el Descentralizado 2019 [FOTO]" [Carlos A. Mannucci announces the arrival of Joao Villamarín for the Decentralizado 2019 [PHOTO]]. Libero (in Spanish). 5 January 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Joao Villamarín rompió su silencio ante las amenazas de hinchas de Universitario [VIDEO]" [Joao Villamarín broke his silence amid threats from Universitario fans [VIDEO]]. La República (in Spanish). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Ayacucho FC fichó al lateral Roberto Villamarín para la temporada 2020" [Ayacucho FC signed the winger Roberto Villamarín for the 2020 season] (in Spanish). América TV. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Ayacucho FC se coronó campeón de la fase 2 de la Liga 1 tras ganarle a Sporting Cristal" [Ayacucho FC crowned champion of phase 2 of Liga 1 after beating Sporting Cristal] (in Spanish). Radio Nacional. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Renzo Revoredo y Joao Villamarín son nuevos jugadores de Sport Boys" [Renzo Revoredo and Joao Villamarín are new Sport Boys players]. La República (in Spanish). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "¡Los dueños del gol! Estos son los cinco mejores delanteros de la Liga 1 2021" [The owners of the goal! These are the five best forwards of the 2021 Liga 1]. La República (in Spanish). 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Universitario presentó a Joao Villamarín como refuerzo para el 2022" [Universitario presented Joao Villamarín as addition for 2022]. Libero (in Spanish). 3 December 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Debut con gol: Joao Villamarín anotó el 3-0 de Universitario ante Cantolao por la Liga1 Betsson" [Debut with a goal: Joao Villamarín scored teh 3-0 goal for Universitario against Cantolao in the Liga1 Betsson] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Liga 1: Atlético Grau se refuerza con Joao Villamarín y se va Mario Ceballos" [Liga 1: Atlético Grau strengthen with Joao Villamarín and Mario Ceballos leaves]. Diario Correo (in Spanish). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Joao Villamarín se despidió de Atlético Grau: "Se terminó una aventura deportiva más"" [Joao Villamarín bid farewell from Atlético Grau: "One more sporting adventure has ended"] (in Spanish). Infobae. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Joao Villamarín toma por sorpresa a hinchas y firma por emblemático equipo peruano" [Joao Villamarín takes fans by surprise and signs for emblematic Peruvian team]. Libero (in Spanish). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Pega la vuelta: Joao Villamarín regresa a Sport Boys" [He's back: Joao Villamarín returns to Sport Boys]. Ovación (in Spanish). 12 November 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Universitario: esto dijo Roberto Villamarín sobre la situación legal de su compañero Andy Polo" [Universitario: this is what Roberto Villamarín said about the legal situation of his teammate Andy Polo] (in Spanish). Infobae. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024.