Juanmi: Early Life, Clubs, Family, Net Worth, Career & Stats

Juan Miguel Jiménez López was born on 20 May 1993 and is also called Juanmi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh as a forward. He rose through Málaga’s youth ranks.

Juanmi also played for Real Sociedad and Betis in La Liga, where he scored 60 goals and won the Copa del Rey in 2022. He played in the Premier League with Southampton for one season. Juanmi was a member of Spain’s under-19 team that won the European Championship in 2011 and 2012, and he made his senior international debut in 2015.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

EARLY LIFE

Juanmi was born in Coín, Province of Málaga, and began nurturing his roots in football through Malaga’s youth academy.

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CLUB CAREER

MÁLAGA

Juanmi’s talent was raised in Málaga CF’s youth academy, he made his first-team debut on 13 January 2010 in a Copa del Rey away match against Getafe CF, scoring as the Andalusians were crushed 5–1, which made him the club’s youngest ever goalscorer in an official game at the age of only 16. He signed his first professional contract on 5 August, keeping him with the club until the end of 2014–15.

Juanmi, then 17, made his debut at Real Zaragoza on September 12, 2010, scoring twice as Málaga led 5-0 at the half. By doing so, he became the competition’s youngest player to accomplish this accomplishment in only one game. He eventually fell down Malaga’s pecking order. On 11 December 2011, he made his first appearance of the season, coming on as a substitute and scoring in a 1-1 home tie with CA Osasuna.

On 15 January 2013, after featuring even more rarely, Juanmi was loaned to Segunda División’s Racing de Santander until June. He failed to find the net during his short spell, and his team also suffered relegation.

SOUTHAMPTON

On 16 June 2015, Juanmi signed a four-year deal with Premier League side Southampton, for an undisclosed fee reported to be £5 million. He made his debut on 30 July, coming on for Jordy Clasie in the 62nd minute and setting up fellow substitute Shane Long for the final goal in a 3–0 victory over Vitesse Arnhem at St. Mary’s Stadium in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

REAL SOCIEDAD

On 9 June 2016, after 19 goalless appearances in all competitions – two starts – Juanmi returned to his home country and joined Real Sociedad. He made his competitive debut on 21 August, starting as they began the season with a 3–0 home loss to Real Madrid. Juanmi was given a yellow card on 28 February 2017 for celebrating the opening goal of a 2–2 draw with SD Eibar at Anoeta Stadium by lifting up his shirt to show a tribute to the recently deceased leukemia sufferer Pablo Ráez and was sent off in the second half for a second booking.

REAL BETIS

On 14 June 2019, Juanmi signed a five-year contract with Real Betis for a €8 million fee. He spent the vast majority of his debut campaign on the sidelines, nursing a left foot injury.

Juanmi scored his first competitive goal on 28 June 2020 in a 4–2 away defeat against Levante UD. On 28 November 2021, against the same opposition but at home, his second-half hat-trick proved crucial to the 3–1 victory. He played in the team’s cup final win over Valencia five months later, having scored twice away to his previous club in a 4–0 quarter-final win on 3 February. He concluded the 2021–22 season with a career-best 20 goals in all competitions, of which 16 in the league, where he was joint fifth top scorer.

AL-RIYADH

On 20 August 2023, Juanmi joined newly promoted Saudi Pro League side Al-Riyadh SC on a one-year loan.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER

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.

AWARDS ACHIEVEMENTS

Betis

Copa del Rey: 2021–22

Spain U19

UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2011, 2012

Individual

La Liga Player of the Month: December 2021

PERSONAL LIFE

Juanmi Jiménez keeps his personal and love life private.

NET WORTH

According to Wikipedia, Forbes, IMDb, and various Online resources, famous Association Football Player Juanmi Jiménez’s net worth is $12 Million at the age of 30 years.

PARTNER

Juanmi is currently dating Lorena Lopez.

HOUSES

Specific information about Juan Mi’s house is not widely available due to privacy reasons.