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 consecutive seasons 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, 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