Juan Guzmán (footballer)

Juan Guzmán
Personal information
Full name	Juan Pablo Guzmán Perdomo
Date of birth	August 31, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Bogotá, Colombia
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
College career
Years	Team
2006–2009	Liberty Flames
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007	Southern California Seahorses
2010–2014	Charlotte Eagles
2015	Louisville City
2016	Patriotas
2017–2018	Oklahoma City Energy
2019–2021	New Mexico United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 12, 2021

Juan Pablo Guzmán (born August 31, 1988) is a Colombian soccer player. He mainly operates as a defensive midfielder.

Career

Youth and college

Guzmán attended Charlotte Latin School, where he was member of the NSCAA/Adidas youth All-America team while leading his team to a state championship in 2004. Guzmán went on to play four years of college soccer at Liberty University, where he was twice selected to NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region team as a sophomore in 2007 and as a junior in 2008.

During his college years Guzmán also played for the Southern California Seahorses in the USL Premier Development League.^[1]

Professional

Guzmán turned professional in 2010 when he signed for USL Second Division side Charlotte Eagles. He made his professional debut for them on July 3, in a game against Harrisburg City Islanders.^[2]

He scored his first goal for Louisville City FC in Slugger Field v Rochester Rhinos on April 16, 2015.^[3]^[4]

His contract with Louisville City was terminated by mutual consent on January 28, 2016, so that he could sign with Colombian side Patriotas F.C.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played November 8, 2021^[6]

Appearances by season, club, and competition
Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Charlotte Eagles	2010	USL Second Division	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2011	USL Pro	20	0	1^[a]	0	—		21	0
	2012		22	2	3^[a]	1	—		25	3
	2013		21	0	1^[a]	0	2^[b]	0	24	0
	2014		23	2	1^[a]	1	—		24	3
	Total		92	4	6	2	2	0	100	6
Louisville City	2015	USL	27	1	2^[a]	0	2^[c]	0	31	1
Patriotas Boyacá	2016	Categoria Primera A	0	0	4^[d]	0	—		4	0
OKC Energy	2017	USL	23	2	3^[a]	0	2^[c]	0	28	2
	2018	USL	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	Total		29	2	3	0	2	0	34	2
New Mexico United	2019	USL Championship	28	0	4^[a]	0	1^[e]	0	33	0
	2020		13	0	—		2^[e]	0	15	0
	2021		25	0	—		—		25	0
	Total		66	0	4	0	3	0	73	0
Career total			211	7	19	2	9	0	239	9

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
^ Appearance(s) in USL Pro Playoffs
^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in USL playoffs
^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Colombia
^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

References

^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2010/1570372^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Fondy's effort boosts Louisville City to draw". courier-journal.com. Courier Journal. April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
^ "Guzman to Join First-Division Side After Historic Season with Louisville City | Louisville City FC". louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville City FC. January 28, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^ "Colombia - J. Guzman". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

External links

[fn1-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup

[fn2-8] Appearance(s) in USL Pro Playoffs

[fn3-9] Appearance(s) in USL playoffs

[fn4-10] Appearance(s) in the Copa Colombia

[fn5-11] Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

[1] "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2009.

[2] "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2010.

[3] ttp://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2010/1570372^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Fondy's effort boosts Louisville City to draw". courier-journal.com. Courier Journal. April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

[5] "Guzman to Join First-Division Side After Historic Season with Louisville City | Louisville City FC". louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville City FC. January 28, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

[6] "Colombia - J. Guzman". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

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