Juanjo Nieto | |
Full Name: | Juan José Nieto Zarzoso |
Birth Date: | 3 October 1994 |
Birth Place: | Castellón de la Plana, Spain |
Height: | 1.72 m |
Position: | Right back |
Youthyears1: | 2000–2002 |
Youthclubs1: | Rafalafena |
Youthyears2: | 2002–2007 |
Youthclubs2: | Castellón |
Youthyears3: | 2007–2008 |
Youthclubs3: | Futur |
Youthyears4: | 2008–2009 |
Youthclubs4: | Roda |
Youthyears5: | 2009–2012 |
Youthclubs5: | Rafalafena |
Youthyears6: | 2012–2013 |
Youthclubs6: | Castellón |
Years1: | 2012–2013 |
Clubs1: | Castellón |
Caps1: | 3 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2013–2015 |
Clubs2: | Valladolid B |
Caps2: | 49 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 2015–2016 |
Caps3: | 25 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs4: | Mallorca B |
Caps4: | 27 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2017 |
Clubs5: | Mallorca |
Caps5: | 6 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2017–2019 |
Clubs6: | Hércules |
Caps6: | 70 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Years7: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs7: | Oviedo |
Caps7: | 59 |
Goals7: | 3 |
Years8: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs8: | Almería |
Caps8: | 16 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs9: | Huesca |
Caps9: | 40 |
Goals9: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 8 June 2024 |
Juan José "Juanjo" Nieto Zarzoso (born 3 October 1994) is a Spanish footballer. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a winger.
Born in Castellón de la Plana, Valencian Community, Nieto represented VV Rafalafena, CD Castellón, CF Futur and CD Roda as a youth.[1] He made his senior debut with Castellón's first team on 16 December 2012, starting in a 1–1 Tercera División home draw against CD Eldense.[2]
On 16 September 2013 Nieto joined Real Valladolid, being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth level.[3] He achieved promotion to Segunda División B in his first season as an undisputed started, but was sparingly used in his second.
On 6 August 2015, Nieto signed for fellow third-tier club CD Atlético Baleares.[4] The following 18 July he moved to another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B.[5]
Nieto first appeared with the main squad on 22 January 2017, starting in a 1–1 Segunda División away draw against CF Reus Deportiu.[6] On 14 July, after suffering relegation, he agreed to a deal with Hércules CF in the third division.[7]
On 6 August 2019, Nieto returned to the second division after agreeing to a two-year deal with Real Oviedo.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 1 December, netting the opener in a 2–1 home win over Rayo Vallecano.
On 9 July 2021, free agent Nieto signed a two-year contract with UD Almería also in the second level.[9] He helped the side in their promotion to La Liga, but suffered a knee injury in February 2022.
On 25 November 2022, after recovering from injury, Nieto announced his departure from the Rojiblancos,[10] and signed a 18-month deal with SD Huesca in the second division.[11]
Almería