Juan Neira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Ángel Neira | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OFI | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2013 | Gimnasia LP | 39 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | → Lanús (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Valladolid (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Estudiantes Tecos | 22 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Mineros de Zacatecas | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Fénix | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Newell's Old Boys | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Coras | 37 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | → Mineros de Zacatecas (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Zacatepec | 47 | (11) |
| 2018– | OFI | 156 | (25) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Argentina U20 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 October 2025 | |||
Juan Ángel Neira (born 21 February 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Greek Super League club OFI.
Club career
[edit | edit source]In August 2011, Neira joined Lanús on a one-year loan from Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata, with an option to sign permanently.[1] Lanús did not choose the option, and in 2012 Neira signed another one-year loan with the Spanish team Valladolid. On 31 July 2013, he joined the Mexican Ascenso MX side Estudiantes Tecos.[2] The following years he played mostly in Mexico.
OFI
[edit | edit source]On 29 June 2018, he signed a year contract with newly Superleague club OFI.[3] In his debut season with the Greek club, Juan appeared in 24 matches, scoring 6 goals and giving 1 assist. On 4 July 2019, he signed a contract renewal until the summer of 2021.[4]
His first goal for the 2019–20 season came in a 3–1 home win against Asteras Tripolis, on 29 September 2019.[5] On 6 October 2019, he scored in a triumphant 4–1 home win against Panionios.[6] On 4 December 2019, Neira scored a brace in a 4–0 home win against Kavala, securing his team's spot in the round of 16 of the Greek Cup.[7]
On 4 January 2020, he scored in a 2–1 home loss against Volos.[8]
On 4 July 2020, he scored with a nice left-footed strike in a 2–2 home draw against PAOK.[9]
He scored in the 2020–21 season's opener, a 1–1 home draw against Panetolikos, on 12 September 2020.[10] On 23 November 2020, he scored with a penalty in an emphatic 4–1 away win against Volos.[11] The following week, he scored with a penalty in a 2–1 win against PAS Giannina, the first at home for the season.[12]
International career
[edit | edit source]In January 2009, Neira was selected to join the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2009 South American U-20 Championship held in Venezuela.[13]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Juan Neira at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-03-29) (in Spanish) [dead link]
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from La Plata
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- La Liga players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Super League Greece players
- Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
- Club Atlético Lanús footballers
- Real Valladolid players
- Centro Atlético Fénix players
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Tecos F.C. footballers
- Mineros de Zacatecas (football) players
- OFI Crete F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Men's association football wingers
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen