Juan Manuel Falcón Jiménez (born 24 February 1989) is a Venezuelan retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| 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) |
| 2014–2016 | Metz | 32 | (5) |
| 2015 | Metz II | 4 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Al-Fateh (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2016 | Santa Fe | 13 | (2) |
| 2017 | Zamora | 13 | (5) |
| 2018 | ACD Lara | 16 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Venezuela | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editPortuguesa FC
editHis 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.
Zamora
editWith Zamora, he won the league two times in a row and he became the top goalscorer in the league with 19 goals.
FC Metz
editIn mid 2014, he signed a three-year contract with French team FC Metz, in a transfer reported to be around €800,000.[2] He left the club in 2016.
Retirement
editAfter two years without a club, Falcón confirmed on 17 January 2020, that he had retired at the age of 30 due to a knee injury.[3]
International career
editHe made his debut on 23 March 2008, coming as a substitute against El Salvador.
Honours
editClub
edit- Trujillanos
- Zamora
Individual
edit- Venezuelan Primera División top goalscorer: 2013–14, 19 Goals
References
edit- ^ Juan Falcón, delantero por “cosas del destino” (Juan Falcón: Forward for "a matter of fate") Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Líder en Deportes, 27 April 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Juan Falcón llevará sus goles a Francia (Juan Falcón will bring his goals to France); El Universal, 18 April 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ (+TUIT) Juan Falcón se retira del fútbol a los 30 años, solovenex.com, 17 January 2020
External links
edit- FC Metz official profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 July 2014) (in French)
- Juan Falcón at National-Football-Teams.com