Juan Manuel "Juanma" Herzog González (born 13 May 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas as a centre-back.

Juanma Herzog
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Herzog González
Date of birth (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Las Palmas
Number 28
Youth career
Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Las Palmas B 13 (0)
2023– Las Palmas 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024

Career

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Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Herzog was an UD Las Palmas youth graduate. After making the 2023 pre-season with the first team,[1] he made his senior debut with the reserves on 10 September of that year, starting in a 2–1 Tercera Federación home win over UD Tamaraceite.[2]

Herzog made his first team debut on 31 October 2023, starting in a 3–0 away win over CE Manacor, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3] He made his professional debut the following 7 January, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 loss at rivals CD Tenerife, also for the national cup.[4][5]

Herzog made his La Liga debut on 13 January 2024, starting and scoring Las Palmas' second in a 3–0 home win over Villarreal CF.[6]

Personal life

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Herzog is of German descent through his paternal grandfather.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Juanma Herzog: de desconocido a posible solución en la retaguardia" [Juanma Herzog: from unknown to a possible solution in the defense] (in Spanish). Canarias 7. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ "2–1: Las Palmas Atleti se pareció a un filial" [2–1: Las Palmas Atleti looked like a reserve team] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ^ "La UD Las Palmas gana al Manacor y mira ya al partido del Atlético de Madrid (0–3)" [UD Las Palmas defeat Manacor and aim for the match against Atlético de Madrid (0–3)] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Tenerife, Amo y señor del derbi" [Tenerife, lord and master of the derby] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ^ "¿Quién es Herzog? El tinerfeño que es titular en el derbi con Las Palmas" [Who is Herzog? The tinerfeño who is a starter in the derby with Las Palmas] (in Spanish). El Día. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Juanma Herzog, debut en Primera, portería a cero...y golazo de cabeza" [Juanma Herzog, Primera debut, clean sheet... and great goal from a header] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Juanma Herzog, otra pillada de la UD Las Palmas al Tenerife". www.laprovincia.es. 14 January 2024.
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