Juan Francisco Góngora Mateo (born 14 August 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Águilas FC as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Francisco Góngora Mateo | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-08-14) 14 August 1988 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Fuengirola, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Águilas | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fuengirola | |||
| 2006–2007 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Betis C | ||
| 2008–2009 | Marbella | 33 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Murcia B | 32 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Murcia | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Cádiz | 19 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | La Roda | 31 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Cultural Leonesa | 35 | (5) |
| 2014–2018 | UCAM Murcia | 118 | (17) |
| 2018–2020 | Unionistas | 56 | (9) |
| 2020–2022 | Talavera | 56 | (10) |
| 2022– | Águilas | 3 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:00, 3 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Góngora was born in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, and started his senior career with Real Betis' C team in the regional leagues. He moved straight to Segunda División B in 2008, joining Marbella FC.
In June 2009, Góngora signed with Real Murcia Imperial also in the third tier. On 30 July 2010, he was definitely promoted to the first team, who had suffered relegation.[1]
Góngora continued to compete in division three the following years, representing Cádiz CF,[2] La Roda CF, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa[3] and UCAM Murcia CF.[4] With the latter, he achieved promotion to Segunda División at the end of the 2015–16 season after scoring a career-best nine goals.[5]
Góngora made his professional debut on 28 August 2016 at the age of 28, starting and scoring the first in a 1–1 home draw against Córdoba CF.[6]