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 30)
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|  26|  (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025

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

Celje

* Slovenian Cup: 2024–25

## 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 4 September 2024.
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. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. 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

* 1 Leban
* 2 Nieto
* 3 Vuklišević
* 4 Dulca
* 4 Hrka
* 5 Lhernault
* 5 Vodeb
* 6 Tutyškinas
* 8 Kvesić
* 9 Kovačević
* 9 Noordanus
* 10 Šturm
* 11 Avdyli
* 12 Kolar
* 14 Chidi
* 15 Castro
* 16 Vidović
* 17 Kotnik
* 19 Zabukovnik
* 20 Iosifov
* 21 Sluga
* 23 Karničnik
* 44 Bejger
* 47 Kučys
* 70 Sørensen
* Daniel
* Manager: Riera

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