Juan José "Juanjo" Nieto Zarzoso (born 3 October 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almería. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Juan José Nieto Zarzoso | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Castellón de la Plana, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
| 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– | Almería | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2021 | |||
Born in Castellón de la Plana, Valencian Community, Nieto represented VV Rafalafena, CD Castellón, CF Futur and CD Roda as a youth.[1] 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.[2]
On 16 September 2013 Nieto joined Real Valladolid, being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth level.[3] 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.[4] The following 18 July he moved to another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B.[5]
Nieto first appeared with the main squad on 22 January 2017, starting in a 1–1 Segunda División away draw against CF Reus Deportiu.[6] On 14 July, after suffering relegation, he agreed to a deal with Hércules CF in the third division.[7]
On 6 August 2019, Nieto returned to the second division after agreeing to a two-year deal with Real Oviedo.[8] 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.[9]
UD Almería – current squad | |
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