Juan Manuel Delgado Lloria (; born 17 November 1990), commonly known as Juanma , is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for club V-Varen Nagasaki.
He spent the vast majority of his career in Spain in the lower leagues, his Segunda División input consisting of ten matches with UCAM Murcia. He competed professionally in Greece (Asteras Tripolis and Kalloni), Scotland (Heart of Midlothian) and Japan (V-Varen Nagasaki, Omiya Ardija and Avispa Fukuoka).
Born in Valencia, Juanma started out at Jove Español San Vicente in the Tercera División. He then moved to Segunda División B, where he represented Dénia and Alavés. He scored and was sent off â after having already been replaced â in his competitive debut for the latter on 17 October 2012, a 2âÂÂ1 away win against Huracán Valencia in the third round of the Copa del Rey.
In the summer of 2013, Juanma joined Greek club Asteras Tripolis. He played his first game as a professional on 15 September of that year, featuring six minutes in a 1âÂÂ1 Super League draw at OFI Crete. His first goal came on 12 January 2014, when he contributed to a 3âÂÂ0 home victory over Platanias.
After featuring in 36 games in all competitions and leaving by mutual consent, Juanma spent the 2014âÂÂ15 season with fellow league side Kalloni. He scored his first goal for his new team on 9 November 2014, in a 2âÂÂ0 away defeat of Panionios. He netted twice on 9 February of the following year, helping to a 2âÂÂ2 home draw against Skoda Xanthi and an eventual 11th-place finish; subsequently, he signed a new contract.
Juanma signed for Heart of Midlothian on a three-year deal in June 2015, with Kalloni being entitled to 20% of any future transfer. On 2 August, in his Scottish Premiership debut, he capitalised on a Brad McKay mistake to score the opener at home against St Johnstone, in an eventual 4âÂÂ3 win. Six days later, in a 2âÂÂ1 victory at Dundee, he netted twice in five minutes, starting with a penalty. On 19 December, against the same opponent, he received a straight red card in a goalless draw for headbutting David Wotherspoon, and manager Robbie Neilson attributed it to frustration at Scottish referees being more lenient on fouls against strikers than their Spanish counterparts.
On 31 August 2016, Juanma was loaned to UCAM Murcia for one year, making his professional debut in the Spanish league system on 21 September when he came on as a 35th-minute substitute and scored once in a 4âÂÂ0 home win over AlmerÃÂa in the Segunda División.
Juanma agreed to a permanent contract with Japanese club V-Varen Nagasaki in January 2017. He spent the following years in the same country (in both the J2 League and the J1 League), with Omiya Ardija and Avispa Fukuoka.
On 14 December 2022, Juanma returned to V-Varen.
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