Juan Delgado (Chilean footballer)

Juan Delgado

Personal information
Full name	Juan Antonio Delgado Baeza
Date of birth	(1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Chillán, Chile
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger/ Right-back
Team information
Current team	Sheffield Wednesday
Number	15
Youth career
	Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Colo-Colo B	34	(9)
2011–2016	Colo-Colo	98	(18)
2016–2019	Gimnàstic	41	(5)
2018–2019	→ Tondela (loan)	44	(7)
2019–2021	Necaxa	58	(7)
2021–2023	Paços Ferreira	62	(2)
2023–	Sheffield Wednesday	10	(1)
International career‡
2012–2013	Chile U20	4	(1)
2014–	Chile	15	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:01, 3 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:43, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Delgadoand the second or maternal family name is Baeza.

Juan Antonio Delgado Baeza (born 5 March 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday and the Chile national team. ^[1]

Club career

Colo-Colo

Born in Chillán, Delgado made his first team debut for Colo-Colo at the age of 17 during the 2011 Torneo Apertura. After nearly 2 years playing mostly in the B-team, Delgado became a regular under Héctor Tapia's management, with the first main achievement of his being a goal in a 3–2 victory against the club's main rivals Universidad de Chile. Delgado retained protagonism during the 2014 Torneo Clausura where he played 14 games and scored two goals as Colo-Colo won the title.

Gimnàstic

On 5 August 2016, Delgado signed a four-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona. ^[2]

Sheffield Wednesday

On 24 July 2023, he joined EFL Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. ^[3] He made his debut starting against Southampton on 4 August 2023. ^[4] He scored his maiden Wednesday goal a week later, getting the first goal in a 4-2 defeat against Hull City. ^[5] Whilst on international duty he returned to Sheffield Wednesday early to undergo hip surgery. ^{[6] [7]}

International career

After playing the 2014 Toulon Tournament with the U-20 squad and showing good form in Colo-Colo, Delgado received his first call-up to the national squad for the friendlies against Mexico and Haiti. He made his debut against Mexico, playing a little over five minutes as a late substitute. Days later, he was a starter against Haiti, where he scored his first international goal in the 21st minute.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 October 2023 ^[8]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		League cup [lower-alpha 2]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colo-Colo B	2012	Segunda División Profesional	21	4	—		—		—		21	4
	2013		9	2	—		—		—		9	2
	2013–14		4	3	—		—		—		4	3
	Total		34	9	—		—		—		34	9
Colo-Colo	2011	Primera División de Chile	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2012		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2013–14		23	3	4	1	—		0	0	27	4
	2014–15		32	8	1	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 3]	0	37	8
	2015–16		20	3	8	3	—		5 [lower-alpha 3]	0	33	6
	Total		76	14	13	4	—		9	0	98	18
Gimnàstic	2016–17	Segunda División	24	4	3	0	—		—		27	4
	2017–18		17	1	1	0	—		—		18	1
	Total		41	5	4	0	—		—		45	5
Tondela (loan)	2017–18	Primeira Liga	11	1	0	0	—		—		11	1
	2018–19		33	6	2	2	3	0	—		38	8
	Total		44	7	2	2	3	0	—		49	9
Necaxa	2019–20	Liga MX	29	4	0	0	—		—		29	4
	2020–21		29	2	—		—		—		29	2
	Total		58	6	0	0	—		—		58	6
Paços de Ferreira	2021–22	Primeira Liga	31	2	2	0	3	0	4 [lower-alpha 4]	0	40	2
	2022–23		31	0	1	0	2	0	—		34	0
	Total		62	2	3	0	5	0	4	0	74	2
Sheffield Wednesday	2023–24 [9]	Championship	10	1	0	0	2	0	—		12	1
Career total			325	44	22	8	10	0	9	0	366	52

1. Includes Copa Chile, Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal
2. Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup
3. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of 13 September 2023 ^[10]

Chile
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	4	1
2015	1	0
2022	4	0
2023	6	0
Total	15	1

International goals

Score and Result lists Chile's goals first

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 September 2014	Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States	Haiti	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Honours

Colo-Colo

• Primera División de Chile: 2014 Clausura, 2015 Apertura

References

1. Guzmán Corral, Vicente (23 September 2022). "Juan Delgado, la sorpresa de Berizzo en La Roja: ¿Cuáles son los números y dónde juega el ex Colo Colo?". Redgol (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
2. "Juan Delgado nou fitxatge grana" [Juan Delgado new signing grana] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic de Tarragona. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
3. "Juan Delgado signs for Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
4. "Sheffield Wednesday 1 Southampton 2 highlights as ex-Blades striker Che Adams bags later winner". Yorkshire Examiner. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
5. "Hull 4-2 Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
6. "Sheffield Wednesday midfielder undergoes secret surgery with injury timeline unclear". YorkshireLive. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
7. "International update: Juan Delgado". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
8. Juan Delgado at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
9. "Games played by Juan Delgado in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
10. "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

External links

• Juan Delgado at National-Football-Teams.com
• Juan Delgado at Soccerway