Juan Ángel Albín

Nacional

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

Getafe

Albín featured sparingly in his first season (13 La Liga games), but became first choice the following campaign as the Madrid outskirts team reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup and a mid-table league position. After a coaching change brought Míchel to the 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. 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. 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 offence.

Espanyol

In mid-April 2011, Getafe agreed to sell Albín to RCD Espanyol for €3 million, as his contract was set to expire in June 2012. He spent several months of his first season on the sidelines, nursing a leg injury. Albín scored his first goal for the Catalans on 4 February 2012, netting in the 92nd minute for a 3–3 away draw against Athletic Bilbao. In January 2013, due to lack of playing time, he was loaned to his former club…

Albín represented Uruguay at under-17 and under-20 levels. In March 2009, he was called to the full side by Óscar Tabárez ahead of a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Paraguay, but remained unused in the 2–0 victory and never won a cap.

Albín was a left-footed attacking midfielder who could also be deployed as a winger. He was described as a footballer with "great speed and a very good technique". During his first stint in Romania, Albín was known as an excellent free kick taker, and in 2016 former international Adrian Mutu went as far to state that he was the best foreigner that the league ever had.

Nacional

Uruguayan Primera División: 2005, 2005–06 Getafe

Copa del Rey runner-up: 2006–07, 2007–08 Veracruz

Copa MX: Clausura 2016