Juande (footballer, born 1999)

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Juande
Personal information
Full name Juan de Dios Rivas Margalef [1]
Date of birth (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 26) [1]
Place of birth Córdoba, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Piast Gliwice
Number 5
Youth career
2014–2018 Málaga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Málaga B 58 (0)
2020–2024 Málaga 114 (8)
2024–2025 Tenerife 11 (0)
2025– Piast Gliwice 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 July 2025

Juan de Dios Rivas Margalef (born 7 July 1999), commonly known as Juande, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice.

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Club career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Juande joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2014, aged 14. [3] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 2 September 2018, starting in a 1–3 Segunda División B away loss against Marbella FC.

Juande made his first-team debut on 14 January 2020, starting in a 1–0 home win over SD Ponferradina in the Segunda División. [4] On 6 August, he signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a deal until 2023, [5] and was definitely promoted to the main squad on 5 October, being assigned the number 5 shirt. [6]

Juande scored his first professional goal on 22 October 2020, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Sporting de Gijón. The following 31 August, he further extended his link until 2024. [7]

On 1 July 2024, after helping the Blanquiazules in their promotion to the second division, free agent Juande signed a three-year contract with CD Tenerife. [8] On 20 July of the following year, after suffering relegation, he terminated his link with the club, [9] and immediately moved to Polish Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice on a two-year deal, with a one-year option. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Juande". Málaga CF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. "Juande Rivas dołącza do Piasta Gliwice!" [Juande Rivas joins Piast Gliwice!] (in Polish). Piast Gliwice. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  3. "Víctor tira de Juande, central del filial" [Víctor makes use of Juande, central defender of the reserves] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. "Antoñín alegra al malaguismo" [Antoñín cheers up the malaguismo] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. "Juande, professional and renewed until 2023". Málaga CF. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  6. "Juande V of Martiricos". Málaga CF. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. "Juande renueva hasta 2024 con el Málaga CF" [Juande renews until 2024 with Málaga CF] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. "Juande, nuevo refuerzo del CD Tenerife" [Juande, new addition of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  9. "Juande concluye su etapa en el CD Tenerife" [Juande ends his spell at CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  10. Kuczyński, Tomasz (21 July 2025). "Piast Gliwice się wzmacnia. Dołączył hiszpański obrońca. W sobotę derby z Górnikiem Zabrze" [Piast Gliwice is strengthening its squad. A Spanish defender has joined. Derby match with Górnik Zabrze on Saturday]. sportowy24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 July 2025.