Juan Francisco Moreno Fuertes (born 11 September 1988), known as Juanfran, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back but also as a right winger.

He made 197 appearances in La Liga, chiefly for Deportivo de La Coruña but also with Getafe, Real Madrid, Betis and Leganés. He also played in Turkey.

Club career Getafe Born in Madrid, Juanfran joined local Getafe CF's youth ranks aged 17, making his senior debut in 2007 with the reserves in the Tercera División. On 12 March 2008, after taking part in two Copa del Rey games against lowly Burgos CF for his competitive debut, he came on as a substitute for Jaime Gavilán in the last minutes of a 1–0 home win over S.L. Benfica in the round of 16 of the UEFA Cup (3–1 aggregate win). His first La Liga appearance came 11 days later, also from the bench, in a 1–0 loss at Athletic Bilbao.

Real Madrid After one year with Villarreal CF's reserves in the Segunda División B, which ended in promotion, a first-ever for the team, Juanfran returned to his hometown and signed with Real Madrid. He spent the vast majority of his first seasons with the club with Real Madrid Castilla, also in the third tier.

Juanfran made his debut with the first team on 2 May 2010, replacing Fernando Gago in a home league fixture against CA Osasuna, with five minutes to go: the score was then at 2–2, but the Merengues eventually won 3–2 thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo goal.

Betis In March 2013, Juanfran agreed to join Real Betis on a free transfer on 1 July. He scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 11 May of the following year, in a 4–3 home victory over Real Valladolid, but the Andalusians were relegated as last.

Deportivo On 1 September 2014, Juanfran moved to Deportivo de La Coruña in a season-long loan deal and also agreed a contract with Watford, with the latter move being made effective in July 2015 for a fee of around £1.5 million.

Juanfran returned to Dépor on 16 July 2015, on loan for one year. The following summer, even though newspaper La Voz de Galicia initially reported an agreement had been reached to a permanent four-year deal after the English club received a compensation, he was again loaned to the Spaniards who now had a buying option.

Juanfran signed permanently for Deportivo in July 2017, and was a regular starter as they suffered relegation. On 12 July 2018, he was loaned to top-division side CD Leganés for one year.

Alanyaspor On 29 July 2019, Juanfran rescinded his Deportivo contract with a year remaining by mutual consent to join Alanyaspor of Turkey's Super Lig, signing a two-year deal with the option of a third the same day. He made 97 competitive appearances during his spell.

Later career On 23 June 2022, Juanfran joined Málaga CF as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year contract with the option for another one. He terminated his link with the club the following 9 January after being deemed surplus to requirements by manager Pepe Mel, and, later that day, signed for fellow second-tier Real Oviedo.

Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGetafe2007–08La Liga102010—40Villarreal B2008–09Segunda División B132——60192Real Madrid B2009–10Segunda División B225———2252010–11333——203532011–12354——403942012–13Segunda División424———424Total1321600006013816Real Madrid2009–10La Liga100000—102010–11001000—10Total1010000020Betis2013–14La Liga34130110—481Deportivo La Coruña (loan)2014–15La Liga34100——341Deportivo La Coruña (loan)2015–16La Liga35100——3512016–1734040——380Total691400000731Deportivo La Coruña2017–18La Liga35010——360Leganés (loan)2018–19La Liga23030——260Alanyaspor2019–20Süper Lig13020——1502020–213702010—4002021–2237050——420Total870901000970Málaga2022–23Segunda División16000——160Oviedo2022–23Segunda División2000——20Career total4472123013012049521

Honours Real Madrid Copa del Rey: 2010–11

Real Madrid Castilla Segunda División B: 2011–12

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