Juanmi Jiménez

Málaga

Juanmi was born in Coín, Province of Málaga. Raised in Málaga's youth academy, he made his first-team debut on 13 January 2010 in a Copa del Rey away match against Getafe, scoring as the Andalusians were crushed 5–1 (losing 6–3 on aggregate), which made him the club's youngest ever goalscorer in an official game at the age of only 16. Four days later, he first appeared in La Liga, playing eight minutes in a 1–0 home win over the same opponent. On 27 March 2010, Juanmi assisted Apoño's goal in a 1–1 home draw against Tenerife. Although Málaga were threatened with relegation until the last day of the season, he still was able to make five first-team appearances, totalling 110 minutes. He signed his first professional contract on 5 August, keeping him with the club until the end of 2014–15. On 12 September 2010, the 17-year-old Juanmi started at Real Zaragoza, scoring twice as Málaga led 5–0 at the 30-minute mark (eventually winning 5–3). By doing this, he became the youngest player in the competition's history to achieve this feat in only one game. After the summer of 2011 signing of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Juanmi was further demoted down Málaga's attacking pecking order. He made his first appearance of the season on 11 December 2011, coming on as a substitute and scoring in a 1–1 home draw with Osasuna. He started at Getafe in the Spanish Cup two days later, and scored the game's only goal in the 84th minute. On 15 January 2013, after featuring even more rarely,…

Juanmi won two consecutive UEFA European Under-19 Championships, scoring two goals in the 2011 edition in Romania. On 23 March 2015, he was called up to the senior Spain national team for the first time by coach Vicente del Bosque, ahead of a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Ukraine and a friendly with the Netherlands, after Diego Costa withdrew with a hamstring injury. He made his debut in the latter game at the Amsterdam Arena on 31 March, starting and making way for Álvaro Morata in a 2–0 defeat. On 29 December 2016, Juanmi played for the Andalusian representative side in a 3–1 home win over a La Liga XI, to raise money for UNICEF.

Club

As of match played 25 January 2025

International

Betis

Copa del Rey: 2021–22 Spain U19

UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2011, 2012 Individual

La Liga Player of the Month: December 2021