Juanjo Nieto

Spanish footballer (born 1994)

Juanjo NietoPersonal information

Full name|  Juan José Nieto Zarzoso
Date of birth|  (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth|  Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Height|  1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)|  Right back
Team information

Current team

|  Celje
Number|  2
Youth career
2000–2002|  Rafalafena
2002–2007|  Castellón
2007–2008|  Futur
2008–2009|  Roda
2009–2012|  Rafalafena
2012–2013|  Castellón
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2012–2013|  Castellón|  3|  (0)
2013–2015|  Valladolid B|  49|  (3)
2015–2016|  Atlético Baleares|  25|  (1)
2016–2017|  Mallorca B|  27|  (0)
2017|  Mallorca|  6|  (0)
2017–2019|  Hércules|  70|  (2)
2019–2021|  Oviedo|  59|  (3)
2021–2022|  Almería|  16|  (0)
2022–2024|  Huesca|  40|  (1)
2024–|  Celje|  2|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2024

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

Juan José "Juanjo" Nieto Zarzoso (born 3 October 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Celje.[1]. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a winger.

## Football career

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Born in Castellón de la Plana, Valencian Community, Nieto represented VV Rafalafena, CD Castellón, CF Futur and CD Roda as a youth.[2] He made his senior debut with Castellón's first team on 16 December 2012, starting in a 1–1 Tercera División home draw against CD Eldense.[3]

On 16 September 2013, Nieto joined Real Valladolid, being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth level.[4] He achieved promotion to Segunda División B in his first season as an undisputed started, but was sparingly used in his second.

On 6 August 2015, Nieto signed for fellow third-tier club CD Atlético Baleares.[5] The following 18 July he moved to another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B.[6]

Nieto first appeared with the main squad on 22 January 2017, starting in a 1–1 Segunda División away draw against CF Reus Deportiu.[7] On 14 July, after suffering relegation, he agreed to a deal with Hércules CF in the third division.[8]

On 6 August 2019, Nieto returned to the second division after agreeing to a two-year deal with Real Oviedo.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 1 December, netting the opener in a 2–1 home win over Rayo Vallecano.

On 9 July 2021, free agent Nieto signed a two-year contract with UD Almería also in the second level.[10] He helped the side in their promotion to La Liga, but suffered a knee injury in February 2022.

On 25 November 2022, after recovering from injury, Nieto announced his departure from the Rojiblancos,[11] and signed a 18-month deal with SD Huesca in the second division.[12]

In August 2024, he joined Slovenian Prva Liga champion NK Celje as a free agent.[1]

## Honours

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Almería

* Segunda División: 2021–22

## References

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1. ^ a b "Experienced Spanish defender Juanjo Nieto joins Celje on a free transfer - News - Nogomania". en.nogomania.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
2. ^ "Juanjo Nieto: "Pepe Zaera me hizo creer en mis posibilidades"" [Juanjo Nieto: "Pepe Zaera made me believe in my possibilities"] (in Spanish). Castellón Base. 23 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
3. ^ "El ex jugador del Roda, Juanjo Nieto, debuta con el Castellón" [Former Roda player, Juanjo Nieto, debuts with Castellón] (in Spanish). CD Roda. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
4. ^ "El Promesas cierra su plantilla con el delantero Juanjo" [Promesas complete their squad with the forward Juanjo] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
5. ^ "Juanjo Nieto, el séptimo refuerzo" [Juanjo Nieto, the seventh addition] (in Spanish). CD Atlético Baleares. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
6. ^ "El Mallorca B incorpora a Juanjo Nieto" [Mallorca B sign Juanjo Nieto] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
7. ^ "Reus y Mallorca se perdonan uno al otro y acaban firmando tablas" [Reus and Mallorca rue their chances and end up drawing] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
8. ^ "El Hércules ficha al lateral derecho Juanjo Nieto" [Hércules sign the right back Juanjo Nieto] (in Spanish). Hércules CF. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
9. ^ "Juanjo Nieto signs for Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
10. ^ "Juanjo Nieto, first signing for 2021/22 season". UD Almería. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
11. ^ "Nieto se despide del Almería" [Nieto bids farewell from Almería] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
12. ^ "Juanjo Nieto refuerza el lateral derecho de la SD Huesca" [Juanjo Nieto bolsters the right back of SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

## External links

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* Juanjo Nieto at BDFutbol
* Juanjo Nieto at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
* Juanjo Nieto at Soccerway

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NK Celje - current squad

* 2 Nieto
* 3 Vuklišević
* 4 Dulca
* 5 Lhernault
* 6 Zec
* 7 Matko
* 8 Bobičanec
* 10 Kouter
* 11 Sešlar
* 16 Kvesić
* 17 Aarons
* 19 Zabukovnik
* 20 Iosifov
* 21 Ajhmajer
* 22 Rozman
* 23 Karničnik
* 25 Kavčič
* 27 Sholar
* 28 Bralić
* 30 Edmilson
* 31 Pišek
* 43 Krefl
* 47 Kučys
* 69 Obradović
* 77 Brnić
* 81 Nemanič
* 88 Svetlin
* 98 Štubljar
* Manager: Riera

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
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