Juan Camilo Becerra Maya (born 23 February 1998) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club RCD Espanyol.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Camilo Becerra Maya | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Valledupar, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Granada | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Granada B | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Valladolid B (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Teruel (loan) | 27 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | → Cornellà (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2020– | Espanyol B | 26 | (11) |
| 2021–2022 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 | |||
Born in Valledupar, Becerra moved to Spain in July 2016 to play for Granada CF, after impressing in an Udinese Calcio academy in Barranquilla.[1] After impressing with the Juvenil A squad, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 12 May 2017, coming on as a late substitute for compatriot Luis Suárez in a 2–1 Segunda División B home win against Córdoba CF B.
In July 2017, Becerra had his federative rights bought by Watford,[2] and subsequently moved on loan to Real Valladolid Promesas, also in the third division, for one year.[3] In the following two seasons, he also appeared in the same category after representing CD Teruel[4] and UE Cornellà, also on loan.[5][6]
On 25 August 2020, Becerra signed a three-year contract with RCD Espanyol, and was initially assigned to the B-team also in the third level.[7] On 6 July of the following year, after scoring 11 goals, he moved to Segunda División side SD Ponferradina on a one-year loan deal.[8]
Becerra made his professional debut on 14 August 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Yuri de Souza in a 1–0 home win over AD Alcorcón.[9] The following 31 January, after just 69 minutes of actions in six matches overall, his loan was cut short,[10] and he moved to Primera División RFEF side Gimnàstic de Tarragona just hours later.[11]
RCD Espanyol – current squad | |
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