Juan Ángel Albín

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Juan Albín
Personal information
Full name Juan Ángel Albín Leites
Date of birth (1986-07-17) 17 July 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Salto, Uruguay
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Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Veracruz
Number 10
Youth career
2000–2004 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Nacional 64 (24)
2006–2011 Getafe 116 (19)
2011–2013 Espanyol 13 (2)
2013 → Nacional (loan) 8 (1)
2013–2014 Petrolul Ploiești 37 (15)
2015– Veracruz 32 (9)
International career
2003 Uruguay U17 1 (1)
2005 Uruguay U20 3 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2015

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Albín and the second or maternal family name is Leites.

Juan Ángel Albín Leites (born 17 July 1986) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Mexican club Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz as an attacking midfielder.

He spent most of his career in Spain after starting out at Nacional, going on to acquire Spanish citizenship. He amassed La Liga totals of 129 games and 21 goals over the course of seven seasons, representing in the competition Getafe and Espanyol.

Club career

Early years / Getafe

Born in Salto, Salto Department, Albín started his career at Club Nacional de Football in Montevideo, where he won two national championships. His strong performances won him a transfer to Getafe CF during the 2006 summer transfer window.

In his first season Albín appeared sparingly (13 La Liga games), but blossomed as first-choice in the following campaign as the Madrid outskirts team reached the quarterfinals in the UEFA Cup,[1] and a mid-table league position. After a coaching change brought Míchel to the club's bench, however, he began appearing less regularly; on 29 November 2008, in a rare start, he scored in a 3–1 home win over Real Madrid.[2]

On 21 April 2009, also against Real Madrid, Albín was struck in the face by Pepe, in the mêlée which resulted after the Portuguese's aggression on Javier Casquero.[3] He continued being used intermittently in 2010–11, netting a last-minute winner at home against Villarreal CF on 11 December 2010 but also being sent off for lifting his shirt, in a second bookable offense.[4]

Espanyol

In mid-April 2011, Getafe agreed to sell the player to fellow top-divisioner RCD Espanyol for €3 million, as his contract was set to expire in June 2012.[5]

Albín spent several months of his first season with the Catalans on the sidelines, nursing a leg injury.[6] On 4 February 2012, he scored his first goal for the club, netting in the 92nd minute for a 3–3 away draw against Athletic Bilbao.

Petrolul Ploiești

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It's true that I came here because of Contra, but I've found an amazing group [of players] and incredible fans. [...] I want to stay.

— Albín, a few weeks before extending his contract, on 15 March 2014[7]

On 6 September 2013, Albín signed a one-year contract with FC Petrolul Ploiești, rejoining former Getafe teammate Cosmin Contra who was now a manager.[8] He made his debut in Liga I on the 21st, scoring his team's only goal in a 1–1 draw at FC Dinamo București.

Although Albín admitted that Contra played a big role in his transfer at Petrolul, on 31 March 2014 he chose to extend his link by one year, even if at that time the coach had already left.[9] He ended the campaign with 28 matches and ten goals all competitions comprised.

On 28 August 2014, Albín scored a goal against GNK Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League play-off round's second leg. However, his team lost 2–5 on aggregate and failed to progress.

Veracruz

On 16 December 2014, as Petrolul faced financial problems which later led to insolvency, Albín was transferred to Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz of Mexico.[10]

International career

Albín represented Uruguay at under-17[11] and under-20 level.[12]

Style of play

Albín, who is predominantly left-footed, primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, but can also be deployed as a winger. He was described as a footballer with "great speed and a very good technique"[13] and, during his spell in Romania, was regarded as one of the best free kick takers in the competition.[14][15]

Honours

Nacional
Getafe

References

  1. ↑ Albín fires Getafe into last eight
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Pepe receives 10-game ban; Sportsnet, 24 April 2009
  4. ↑ Albin leaves it late; ESPN Soccernet, 11 December 2010
  5. ↑ El Getafe traspasa a Albín al Espanyol por 3 millones de euros (Getafe sells Albín to Espanyol for 3 million euros); Marca, 11 April 2011 (Spanish)
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