Juan Góngora

Juan Francisco Góngora Mateo (born 14 August 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Águilas FC as a left-back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Góngora and the second or maternal family name is Mateo.
Juan Góngora
Personal information
Full name Juan Francisco Góngora Mateo
Date of birth (1988-08-14) 14 August 1988
Place of birth Fuengirola, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Águilas
Youth career
Fuengirola
2006–2007 Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Betis C
2008–2009 Marbella 33 (0)
2009–2010 Murcia B 32 (3)
2010–2011 Murcia 11 (0)
2011–2012 Cádiz 19 (0)
2012–2013 La Roda 31 (0)
2013–2014 Cultural Leonesa 35 (5)
2014–2018 UCAM Murcia 118 (17)
2018–2020 Unionistas 56 (9)
2020–2022 Talavera 56 (10)
2022– Águilas 3 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:00, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Góngora was born in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, and started his senior career with Real Betis' C team in the regional leagues. He moved straight to Segunda División B in 2008, joining Marbella FC.

In June 2009, Góngora signed with Real Murcia Imperial also in the third tier. On 30 July 2010, he was definitely promoted to the first team, who had suffered relegation.[1]

Góngora continued to compete in division three the following years, representing Cádiz CF,[2] La Roda CF, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa[3] and UCAM Murcia CF.[4] With the latter, he achieved promotion to Segunda División at the end of the 2015–16 season after scoring a career-best nine goals.[5]

Góngora made his professional debut on 28 August 2016 at the age of 28, starting and scoring the first in a 1–1 home draw against Córdoba CF.[6]

References
  1. "El Real Murcia ficha al centrocampista del Granada Álvaro Cámara" [Real Murcia sign Granada midfielder Álvaro Cámara]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 30 July 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. Vilches, José M. (10 July 2011). "Góngora y Yuste se unen al proyecto de Quique Pina" [Góngora and Yuste added to Quique Pina's project]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. "Góngora, juventud y experiencia para el lateral izquierdo" [Góngora, youth and experience for the left flank] (in Spanish). Sport León. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. "El UCAM CF ficha a Góngora, defensa que llega de la Cultural Leonesa" [UCAM CF sign Góngora, defender who arrives from Cultural Leonesa]. ABC (in Spanish). 13 July 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. Gallego, José (16 May 2016). "ASCENSO A 2ª | El UCAM Murcia, una apuesta ganadora" [PROMOTION TO 2ª | UCAM Murcia, a winning bet] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  6. "El Córdoba salva un punto en el minuto 92 tras encajar un gol olímpico" [Córdoba save a point in the 92nd minute after scoring an olympic goal]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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