Juan Alegría

Juan Alegría
Personal information
Full name	Juan Diego Alegría Arango
Date of birth	6 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Ibagué, Colombia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Portimonense
Youth career
	Deportes Tolima
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020	Honka Akatemia
2020-2021	Honka
2021–2023	Rangers
2022	→ Partick Thistle (loan)
2022–2023	→ Falkirk (loan)
2023	Honka
2023–2024	Jaguares de Córdoba
2024	Guangzhou FC
2025–	Portimonense
International career‡
2019	Colombia U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2020

Juan Diego Alegría Arango (born 6 June 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Portugal 2 club Portimonense.

Career

On 28 February 2022, Alegría joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on loan from Rangers for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.^[1] On 20 July 2022, Alegría then joined Scottish League One side Falkirk on a season long loan deal and was allocated the number 9 shirt for the 2022-23 season.^[2] Rangers recalled Alegria from his loan on 19 January 2023.^[3]

On 5 April 2023, Rangers announced that Alegría had rejoined previous club FC Honka in Finnish Veikkausliiga on a permanent deal. ^[4] He made his second debut for Honka on the same night, appearing as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to HJK Helsinki. Unable to make an impact, Alegria left Honka in the 2023 summer transfer window and returned to Jaguares de Córdoba in Colombia.

On 28 February 2024, Alegría joined China League One club Guangzhou FC.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 October 2024^[6]

Club	Season	League			Cups^[a]		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Honka Akatemia	2020	Kakkonen	4	4	–		–		4	4
Honka	2020	Veikkausliiga	6	0	–		–		6	0
	2021	Veikkausliiga	10	2	5	1	3^[b]	0	18	3
	Total		16	2	5	1	3	0	24	3
Rangers	2021–22	Scottish Premiership	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2022–23	Scottish Premiership	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Partick Thistle (loan)	2021–22	Scottish Championship	10	0	–		2^[c]	0	12	0
Falkirk (loan)	2022–23	Scottish League One	16	6	3	0	–		19	6
Honka	2023	Veikkausliiga	15	1	3	2	2^[b]	0	20	3
Jaguares de Córdoba	2023	Categoría Primera A	14	1	–		–		14	1
	2024	Categoría Primera A	2	0	–		–		2	0
	Total		16	1	–	–	–	–	16	1
Guangzhou FC	2024	China League One	26	18	0	0	–		26	18
Portimonense	2024–25	Liga Portugal 2	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			103	32	11	3	7	0	121	35

^ Includes Suomen Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
^ Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-off matches

References

^ "LOAN NEWS: Juan Alegria joins the club". Partick Thistle FC. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ "JUAN ALEGRIA JOINS ON LOAN DEAL". Falkirk FC. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^ "JUAN ALEGRIA RECALLED FROM LOAN SPELL". Falkirk FC. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ "Rangers confirm Ibrox exit of striker Juan Alegria". heraldscotland.com. 5 April 2023.
^ "官方：广州队签下萨达乌斯卡斯、阿雷格里亚、贝尼亚罗萨" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ Juan Alegría at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

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[7] Includes Suomen Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup

[uecl-8] Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[PL1-9] Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-off matches

[1] "LOAN NEWS: Juan Alegria joins the club". Partick Thistle FC. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[2] "JUAN ALEGRIA JOINS ON LOAN DEAL". Falkirk FC. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

[3] "JUAN ALEGRIA RECALLED FROM LOAN SPELL". Falkirk FC. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

[4] "Rangers confirm Ibrox exit of striker Juan Alegria". heraldscotland.com. 5 April 2023.

[5] "官方：广州队签下萨达乌斯卡斯、阿雷格里亚、贝尼亚罗萨" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[6] Juan Alegría at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

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