Juan Miguel Jiménez López (; born 20 May 1993), known as Juanmi , is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for as a forward for La Liga club Getafe.
He came through the youth ranks at Málaga, starting in its reserves and making his first-team debut in 2010, also spending time on loan at Racing de Santander in 2013. In La Liga, he also represented Real Sociedad, Betis, Cádiz and Getafe, totalling over 300 games and 60 goals and winning the Copa del Rey in 2022. He spent one season in the Premier League with Southampton, and another in the Saudi Pro League with Al-Riyadh.
Juanmi won the European Championship with Spain under-19s in 2011 and 2012, and made his senior international debut in 2015.
Juanmi was born in CoÃÂn, Province of Málaga. Raised in Málaga CF's youth academy, he made his first-team debut on 13 January 2010 in a Copa del Rey away match against Getafe CF, scoring as the Andalusians were crushed 5âÂÂ1 (losing 6âÂÂ3 on aggregate), which made him the club's youngest ever goalscorer in an official game at the age of only 16. Four days later, he first appeared in La Liga, playing eight minutes in a 1âÂÂ0 home win over the same opponent.
On 27 March 2010, Juanmi assisted Apoño's goal in a 1âÂÂ1 home draw against CD Tenerife. Although Málaga were threatened with relegation until the last day of the season, he still was able to make five first-team appearances, totalling 110 minutes. He signed his first professional contract on 5 August, keeping him with the club until the end of 2014âÂÂ15.
On 12 September 2010, the 17-year-old Juanmi started at Real Zaragoza, scoring twice as Málaga led 5âÂÂ0 at the 30-minute mark (eventually winning 5âÂÂ3). By doing this, he became the youngest player in the competition's history to achieve this feat in only one game.
After the summer of 2011 signing of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Juanmi was further demoted down Málaga's attacking pecking order. He made his first appearance of the season on 11 December 2011, coming on as a substitute and scoring in a 1âÂÂ1 home draw with CA Osasuna. He started at Getafe in the Spanish Cup two days later, and scored the game's only goal in the 84th minute.
On 15 January 2013, after featuring even more rarely, Juanmi was loaned to Segunda División's Racing de Santander until June. He failed to find the net during his short spell, and his team also suffered relegation.
Juanmi was given more playing time by new Málaga manager Bernd Schuster in 2013âÂÂ14, and was made a starter by Javi Gracia in the following campaign. On 31 January 2015 he was definitely promoted to the main squad, being handed the number 11 jersey.
On 16 June 2015, Juanmi signed a four-year deal with Premier League side Southampton, for an undisclosed fee reported to be ã5 million. He made his debut on 30 July, coming on for Jordy Clasie in the 62nd minute and setting up fellow substitute Shane Long for the final goal in a 3âÂÂ0 victory over Vitesse Arnhem at St. Mary's Stadium in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
On 9 June 2016, after 19 goalless appearances in all competitions â two starts â Juanmi returned to his home country and joined Real Sociedad for an undisclosed fee. He made his competitive debut on 21 August, starting as they began the season with a 3âÂÂ0 home loss to Real Madrid. Six days later, he scored his first goal to open a 2âÂÂ0 win at Osasuna.
Juanmi was given a yellow card on 28 February 2017 for celebrating the opening goal of a 2âÂÂ2 draw with SD Eibar at Anoeta Stadium by lifting up his shirt to show a tribute to the recently deceased leukemia sufferer Pablo Ráez, and was sent off in the second half for a second booking.
On 14 June 2019, Juanmi signed a five-year contract with Real Betis for a â¬8 million fee. He spent the vast majority of his debut campaign on the sidelines, nursing a left-foot injury.
Juanmi scored his first competitive goal on 28 June 2020, but in a 4âÂÂ2 away defeat against Levante UD. On 28 November 2021, against the same opposition but at home, his second-half hat-trick proved crucial to the 3âÂÂ1 victory. He played in the team's cup final win over Valencia five months later, having scored twice away to his previous club in a 4âÂÂ0 quarter-final win on 3 February. He concluded the 2021âÂÂ22 season with a career-best 20 goals in all competitions, of which 16 in the league, where he was joint fifth top scorer.
On 8 September 2022, Juanmi suffered a left-ankle ligament break in a Europa League group game at Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. He returned to action in December in friendly matches during the FIFA World Cup, and was fully recovered from setbacks by the end of January.
Having fallen out of favour with Manuel Pellegrini following the signing of Ayoze Pérez, Juanmi joined newly promoted Saudi Pro League side Al-Riyadh SC on a one-year loan on 20 August 2023. He scored his only goal on 5 October, in a 2âÂÂ2 home draw with Al Shabab FC; this broke his eight-month drought. The following February, he returned to Spain and its top tier after agreeing to a loan deal with Cádiz CF until June. He netted in each half of a victory against Atlético Madrid on 9 March, ending a 23-match winless run.
After returning to Betis, still under the same manager, Juanmi continue to feature sparingly; he did score a last-minute goal to help the hosts defeat NK Celje 2âÂÂ1 in the league phase of the UEFA Conference League.
On 31 January 2025, Juanmi was loaned to Getafe with an option to buy. On 11 June, the club exercised the clause.
Juanmi won two consecutive UEFA European Under-19 Championships, scoring two goals in the 2011 edition in Romania. On 23 March 2015, he was called up to the senior Spain national team for the first time by coach Vicente del Bosque, ahead of a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Ukraine and a friendly with the Netherlands, after Diego Costa withdrew with a hamstring injury. He made his debut in the latter game at the Amsterdam Arena on 31 March, starting and making way for ÃÂlvaro Morata in a 2âÂÂ0 defeat.
On 29 December 2016, Juanmi played for the Andalusian representative side in a 3âÂÂ1 home win over a La Liga XI, to raise money for UNICEF.
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