Juan Larios

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Larios and the second or maternal family name is López.

Juan Larios López (born 12 January 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Segunda División club Cultural Leonesa, on loan from EFL Championship club Southampton as a left-back.

Juan Larios

Personal information
Full name	Juan Larios López[1]
Date of birth	(2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Tomares, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Cultural Leonesa (on loan from Southampton)
Youth career
2009–2011	Tomares
2011–2016	Sevilla
2016–2020	Barcelona
2020–2022	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Southampton	5	(0)
2025–	→ Cultural Leonesa (loan)	0	(0)
International career
2018–2019	Spain U15	6	(0)
2021	Spain U18	3	(0)
2022	Spain U19	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:58, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Tomares, Seville, Andalusia, Larios came through youth academies of Tomares, Sevilla and La Masia academy at FC Barcelona.^[2] He moved to England to join up with Manchester City in 2020, initially playing for their under-18 team.^[3] He made 32 appearances for City's age group sides, as well as playing in the Papa John's Trophy^[4] and had played every match for the City under-21 team from the beginning of the 2022–23 season up to the end of the August transfer window.

Southampton

On 31 August 2022, Manchester City accepted offers from fellow Premier League club Southampton for Larios and his teammate Sam Edozie.^[5] They were the third and fourth players to move from the City youth team to Southampton in the summer of 2022, following in the footsteps of Gavin Bazunu and Romeo Lavia.^[5] Southampton had that summer hired Joe Shields to be their head of recruitment, having previously held the position of head of youth recruitment at Manchester City.^[6] It was reported that the fee for Larios that City received from Southampton was £6 million pounds and contains a 20% sell on clause, a buy-back clause, and an option to match any future offer received for Larios.^[6][5] Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl praised Larios for his positional versatility, able to cover either flank, upon his announcement as a Southampton player.^[7] Two days after the move, Larios was an unused substitute for Southampton during a 1–0 loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.^[8] He made his Premier League debut on 16 September 2022 for Southampton away at Aston Villa.^[9]

Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (loan)

On 4 July 2025, Larios joined Cultural Leonesa on a season-long loan.^[10]

International career

Larios is a youth international for Spain, having played for the Spain U15s, Spain U18s, and Spain U19s.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 August 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other[a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City U21	2021–22[12]	—			—		—		2	0	2	0
	2022–23[13]	—			—		—		1	0	1	0
	Total		—		—		—		3	0	3	0
Southampton	2022–23[13]	Premier League	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2023–24[14]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2024–25[15]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
Career total			5	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	9	0

Notes

1. Includes EFL Trophy