Juan Esnáider Ruiz (born 31 January 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Esnáider Ruiz | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Villarreal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Villarreal C | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Rayo Majadahonda | 15 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Las Rozas | 28 | (14) |
| 2013–2014 | Zaragoza B | 28 | (13) |
| 2014 | Zaragoza | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Huesca | 34 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Toledo | 39 | (12) |
| 2016–2017 | Lausanne-Sport | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Mérida | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | Tudelano | 18 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Navalcarnero | 72 | (13) |
| 2021 | KTP | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:37, 2 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
He played as high as Segunda División in his own country (with Real Zaragoza), totalling 148 games and 20 goals in the Segunda División B for Zaragoza B, Huesca, Toledo, Mérida, Tudelano and Navalcarnero. He also had brief spells in the top divisions of Switzerland and Finland.
Club career
editBorn in Madrid, Esnáider graduated from Villarreal's youth system, and made his senior debut with the C team in 2011, in Tercera División. On 9 January 2012, he signed with Rayo Majadahonda of the same level.[1]
Esnáider joined amateurs Las Rozas in the summer of 2012 and, in July of the following year, he moved to Real Zaragoza's reserves.[2] He appeared in his first game as a professional on 9 March 2014, coming on as a late substitute for Luis García in a 1–1 home draw against Mallorca in the Segunda División.[3] He scored his only goal in the competition seven days later, but in a 4–2 loss at Ponferradina.[4]
On 1 September 2014, Esnáider terminated his contract with the Aragonese club[5] and signed for neighbouring Huesca hours later.[6] On 3 August 2015, after achieving promotion to the second tier, he moved to Toledo.[7]
After a career-best 12 goals in his one season, in June 2016 Esnáider moved abroad for the first time to Lausanne-Sport of the Swiss Super League.[8] He made his debut on 16 September in the last 32 of the national cup, scoring in a 3–1 away defeat to Köniz.[9] His sole other appearance was his top-flight debut on 2 October late into a 4–1 home win over Lugano.[10]
Esnáider subsequently returned to Spain's third tier from July 2017, with Mérida,[11] Tudelano[12] and Navalcarnero. On 17 January 2021, he scored twice in a 3–1 home victory against La Liga club Eibar in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[13]
In August 2021, Esnáider headed back to a foreign top flight, joining Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat of the Finnish Veikkausliiga for the remainder of the season with the option of one more.[14] He scored once to conclude a 2–0 home win over Honka on 16 October.[15]
Personal life
editEsnáider's father, also named Juan, was also a footballer and a forward. He too represented Zaragoza, and was a full international for Argentina.[16] His younger brother Fernando died aged 17 in 2012, from a terminal illness.[17] Another sibling, Facundo, was born in Porto and also became a footballer.[18]
The family surname, originally spelled Schneider, came from Volga German ancestors.[19]
References
edit- ^ Juan Esnaider y Álvaro Machichado, nuevas incorporaciones del primer equipo. (Juan Esnaider and Álvaro Machichado, new additions to the first team.) Archived 21 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Rayo Majadahonda, 9 January 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Cuatro incorporaciones más para el filial zaragocista (Four more additions to Zaragoza's B team); Vavel, 16 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ La mala racha continúa (The negative streak continues); Marca, 9 March 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Los bercianos cogen aire a costa de unos maños metidos en líos (Bercians take a breather at the expense of Aragonese deep into trouble); Marca, 31 May 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Juan Esnáider rescinde su contrato con el Real Zaragoza (Juan Esnáider terminates his contract with Real Zaragoza); Real Zaragoza, 1 September 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ La SD Huesca se hace con los servicios de Juan Esnáider (SD Huesca acquire services of Juan Esnáider); Vavel, 1 September 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Juan Esnáider abandona la SD Huesca para jugar en el CD Toledo (Juan Esnáider leaves SD Huesca to play with CD Toledo); Sport Huesca, 3 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Super League: de nouveaux joueurs au Lausanne-Sport venus d'Espagne et Italie" [Super League: new players at Lausanne-Sport from Spain and Italy] (in French). La Côte. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Lausanne-Sport battu 3–1 à Köniz" [Lausanne-Sport beaten 3–1 at Köniz] (in French). 24 heures. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Di Cristino, Yves (3 October 2016). "Le FC Lausanne-Sport épuise Lugano et se porte seul dauphin de Bâle" [FC Lausanne-Sport snuff out Lugano and become sole second-placed team behind Basel] (in French). Le Multimedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Un Esnáider para la delantera del Mérida" [An Esnáider for Mérida's forward line] (in Spanish). Hoy. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "El Tudelano ficha al hijo de Juan Esnaider y Álex Sánchez se marcha a Australia" [Tudelano sign Juan Esnáider's son and Álex Sánchez heads to Australia] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Abizanda, Jorge (18 January 2021). "Juan Esnáider y Manu Jaimez, el éxito de la sencillez en Navalcarnero" [Juan Esnáider and Manu Jaimez, the success of simplicity at Navalcarnero] (in Spanish). ABC. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Juan Esnáider, de las Sesiones AFE al KTP Kotka de Finlandia" [Juan Esnáider, from AFE Sessions to KTP Kotka of Finland] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Hongalle tappio Kotkassa" [Honka lost in Kotka] (in Finnish). Esport Honka. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Herrera cita al hijo de Esnáider para el partido ante el Mallorca (Herrera calls Esnáider's son for game against Mallorca); Marca, 8 March 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Falleció un hijo de Juan Esnáider" [A son of Juan Esnáider has died] (in Spanish). La Nación. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Ricci, Filippo Maria (18 January 2021). "Giuliano Simeone e Juan Esnaider: eredi con il fiuto del gol" [Giuliano Simeone and Juan Esnáider: heirs with an eye for goal] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Casado, Edu (6 September 2008). "Qué fue de… Esnáider" [What happened to... Esnáider] (in Spanish). 20 minutos. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
External links
edit- Juan Esnáider at BDFutbol
- Juan Esnáider at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Juan Esnáider at Soccerway