Juan Falcón (footballer) explained

Juan Falcón
Fullname:Juan Manuel Falcón Jiménez
Birth Date:24 February 1989
Birth Place:Acarigua, Venezuela
Height:1.790NaN0
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Simón Rodríguez de Acarigua
Youthyears2:2003–2006
Youthclubs2:Portuguesa
Years1:2006–2007
Years2:2007–2010
Caps2:63
Goals2:14
Years3:2010
Clubs3:Mineros (loan)
Caps3:8
Goals3:1
Years4:2010–2012
Caps4:42
Goals4:6
Years5:2012–2014
Caps5:62
Goals5:36
Years6:2014–2016
Caps6:32
Goals6:5
Years7:2015
Clubs7:Metz II
Caps7:4
Goals7:2
Years8:2016
Clubs8:Al-Fateh (loan)
Caps8:11
Goals8:2
Years9:2016
Caps9:13
Goals9:2
Years10:2017
Caps10:13
Goals10:5
Years11:2018
Caps11:16
Goals11:5
Nationalyears1:2008–2015
Nationalteam1:Venezuela
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0

Juan Manuel Falcón Jiménez (born 24 February 1989) is a Venezuelan retired professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Portuguesa FC

His 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

With Zamora, he won the league two consecutive seasons and he became the top goalscorer in the league with 19 goals.

FC Metz

In 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

After 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

He made his debut on 23 March 2008, as a substitute against El Salvador.

Honours

Club

Trujillanos

2010

Zamora

2012–13, 2013–14

Individual

Notes and References

  1. http://www.liderendeportes.com/noticias/futbol/juan-falcon--delantero-por--cosas-del-destino-.aspx Juan Falcón, delantero por “cosas del destino” (Juan Falcón: Forward for "a matter of fate")
  2. http://www.eluniversal.com/deportes/torneo-clausura-2014/140418/juan-falcon-llevara-sus-goles-a-francia Juan Falcón llevará sus goles a Francia (Juan Falcón will bring his goals to France)
  3. https://solovenex.com/tuit-juan-falcon-se-retira-del-futbol-a-los-30-anos/ (+TUIT) Juan Falcón se retira del fútbol a los 30 años