Juan Guzmán (footballer)

Juan Pablo Guzmán (born August 31, 1988) is a Colombian soccer player. He mainly operates as a defensive midfielder.

Juan Guzmán

Personal information
Full name	Juan Pablo Guzmán Perdomo
Date of birth	(1988-08-31) August 31, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Bogotá, Colombia
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Liberty Flames	64	(6)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Southern California Seahorses	11	(0)
2010–2014	Charlotte Eagles	91	(4)
2015	Louisville City	27	(1)
2016	Patriotas	0	(0)
2017–2018	Oklahoma City Energy	29	(2)
2019–2021	New Mexico United	66	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 12, 2021

Career

Youth and college

Guzmán attended Charlotte Latin School, where he was member of the NSCAA/Adidas youth All-America team while leading his team to a state championship in 2004. Guzmán went on to play four years of college soccer at Liberty University, where he was twice selected to NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region team as a sophomore in 2007 and as a junior in 2008.

During his college years Guzmán also played for the Southern California Seahorses in the USL Premier Development League.^[1]

Professional

Guzmán turned professional in 2010 when he signed for USL Second Division side Charlotte Eagles. He made his professional debut for them on July 3, in a game against Harrisburg City Islanders.^[2]

He scored his first goal for Louisville City FC in Slugger Field v Rochester Rhinos on April 16, 2015.^[3][4]

His contract with Louisville City was terminated by mutual consent on January 28, 2016, so that he could sign with Colombian side Patriotas F.C.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played November 8, 2021^[6]

Appearances by season, club, and competition

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Charlotte Eagles	2010	USL Second Division	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2011	USL Pro	20	0	1[a]	0	—		21	0
	2012		22	2	3[a]	1	—		25	3
	2013		21	0	1[a]	0	2[b]	0	24	0
	2014		23	2	1[a]	1	—		24	3
	Total		92	4	6	2	2	0	100	6
Louisville City	2015	USL	27	1	2[a]	0	2[c]	0	31	1
Patriotas Boyacá	2016	Categoria Primera A	0	0	4[d]	0	—		4	0
OKC Energy	2017	USL	23	2	3[a]	0	2[c]	0	28	2
	2018		6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	Total		29	2	3	0	2	0	34	2
New Mexico United	2019	USL Championship	28	0	4[a]	0	1[e]	0	33	0
	2020		13	0	—		2[e]	0	15	0
	2021		25	0	—		—		25	0
	Total		66	0	4	0	3	0	73	0
Career total			211	7	19	2	9	0	239	9

1. Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
2. Appearance(s) in USL Pro Playoffs
3. Appearance(s) in USL playoffs
4. Appearance(s) in the Copa Colombia
5. Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs