Juan Miranda (footballer) explained

Juan Miranda
Full Name:Juan Miranda González[1]
Birth Date:19 January 2000
Birth Place:Olivares, Spain
Height:1.85 m
Position:Left-back
Currentclub:Bologna
Clubnumber:33
Youthyears1:2008–2014
Youthclubs1:Betis
Youthyears2:2014–2018
Youthclubs2:Barcelona
Years1:2017–2020
Clubs1:Barcelona B
Caps1:30
Goals1:2
Years2:2018–2021
Clubs2:Barcelona
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2019–2020
Clubs3:Schalke 04 (loan)
Caps3:11
Goals3:0
Years4:2020–2021
Clubs4:Betis (loan)
Caps4:22
Goals4:1
Years5:2021–2024
Clubs5:Betis
Caps5:59
Goals5:4
Years6:2024–
Clubs6:Bologna
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2016
Nationalteam1:Spain U16
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2016–2017
Nationalteam2:Spain U17
Nationalcaps2:22
Nationalgoals2:3
Nationalyears3:2018
Nationalteam3:Spain U18
Nationalcaps3:4
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2017–2019
Nationalteam4:Spain U19
Nationalcaps4:19
Nationalgoals4:2
Nationalyears5:2019–2023
Nationalteam5:Spain U21
Nationalcaps5:24
Nationalgoals5:5
Nationalyears6:2021–2024
Nationalteam6:Spain U23 (O.P.)
Nationalcaps6:11
Nationalgoals6:0
Nationalyears7:2021
Nationalteam7:Spain
Nationalcaps7:1
Nationalgoals7:1
Club-Update:05:10, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:23:34, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Juan Miranda González (born 19 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie A club Bologna.

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Olivares, Seville, Andalusia, Miranda joined Barcelona's youth setup in June 2014, from Real Betis.[2] [3] After progressing through the youth setup, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 19 August 2017, starting in a 2–1 away win against Real Valladolid in the Segunda División.[4]

Miranda scored his first senior goal on 27 January 2018, netting the second in a 3–0 home win against Granada. On 11 December, he made his UEFA Champions League debut for the first team in a 1–1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur.

Loan to Schalke 04

On 30 August 2019, Miranda joined Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 on a two-year loan deal.[5] On 15 December 2019, he made his Bundesliga debut in a 1–0 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt when he came on for the injured Weston McKennie in the 13th minute.[6] On 1 July 2020, he returned to Barcelona as the loan was ended early.[7]

Loan to Betis

On 5 October 2020, Miranda joined La Liga side Real Betis on loan for the 2020–21 campaign.[8]

Real Betis

On 1 June 2021, Barcelona announced that the clause in Miranda's contract to automatically extend it until 2023 would not triggered, and that and he would join Real Betis permanently once his loan spell ended. Barça will reserve 40% of the rights of any future sale, and a right to first refusal on re-signing Miranda.[9]

On 23 April 2022, Miranda scored the winning goal in the penalty shootout for Real Betis in the 2022 Copa del Rey Final.[10]

Bologna

On 3 July 2024, Miranda moved to Serie A, joining Bologna on a permanent deal.[11]

International career

Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.[12] Miranda made his senior debut in the match and scored as Spain won 4–0.[13]

Career statistics

Club

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B2017–18Segunda División7171
2018–19Segunda División B231231
Total302302
Barcelona2018–19La Liga0030100040
Schalke 04 (loan)2019–20Bundesliga11010120
Real Betis (loan)2020–21La Liga22131252
Real Betis2021–22La Liga1303071231
2022–23La Liga213207010313
2023–24La Liga2512051322
Total815101192101118
Bologna2024–25Serie A00000000
Career total12271412021015710

International

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miranda goal.

Honours

Barcelona Youth

2017–18[14]

Barcelona

2018

Real Betis

2021–22[15] Spain U17

2017

Spain U18

2018

Spain U19

2019

Spain U23

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acta del Partido celebrado el 16 de marzo de 2019, en Barcelona . Minutes of the Match held on 16 March 2019, in Barcelona . Royal Spanish Football Federation . 13 June 2019 . Spanish.
  2. Web site: El Barcelona ficha al infantil del Betis Juan Miranda. Barcelona sign the infantil of Betis Juan Miranda. El Desmarque. es. 16 June 2014. 19 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Miranda: Un paso por delante. Miranda: one step ahead. Mundo Deportivo. es. 30 October 2014. 19 August 2017.
  4. Web site: El Barça B se escapa vivo de Zorrilla. Barça B escape alive from Zorrilla. Marca. es. 19 August 2017. 19 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Juan Miranda joins Schalke on loan. FC Schalke 04. 30 August 2019. 30 August 2019.
  6. News: 10-man Schalke hold on to defeat Eintracht Frankfurt. Bundesliga.com. 15 December 2019.
  7. Web site: Juan Miranda to return to Spain early. FC Schalke 04. 1 July 2020.
  8. Web site: Miranda loaned to Betis. FC Barcelona. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020.
  9. Web site: Miranda to stay at Betis. FC Barcelona. 1 June 2021.
  10. Web site: Spain's Copa del Rey final goes to penalties . . 23 April 2022 . 25 April 2022.
  11. Web site: Juan Miranda joins Bologna. Bologna FC 1909. 3 July 2024. 13 July 2024.
  12. News: Oficial Lista de convocados para el encuentro ante Lituania . Official Squad list for the match against Lithuania . . 6 June 2021 . 7 June 2021 . es . 8 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211008070336/https://sefutbol.com/oficial-lista-convocados-encuentro-lituania . dead .
  13. Web site: Spain youngsters impress in Lithuania rout. MARCA. 8 June 2021. 8 June 2021.
  14. Web site: Chelsea 0–3 Barcelona. UEFA.com. 13 July 2020.
  15. Web site: Real Betis 1–1 Valencia (5–4 on pens): Real Betis win Copa del Rey final on penalties. BBC Sport. 23 April 2022. 23 April 2022.
  16. News: Ronay . Barney . 9 August 2024 . Camello’s extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France . 9 August 2024 . The Guardian . 0261-3077.
  17. Web site: 2019 U19 EURO team of the tournament. 30 July 2019. UEFA.com.
  18. News: 11 July 2023 . 2023 Under-21 EURO Team of the Tournament . UEFA . 14 July 2023.