Juan Muñiz Gallego (; born 14 March 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for A-League club Adelaide United.
Club career Born in Gijón, Asturias, Muñiz was a product of Sporting de Gijón's prolific youth academy, Mareo. The 17-year-old made it to the reserves during the 2009–10 season, with the side playing in the Segunda División B.
Muñiz made his debut with the first team on 16 May 2010 in a 2–0 away loss against Racing de Santander, thus becoming the second youngest player ever to debut in La Liga for his hometown club, at the age of 18 years and 63 days. Shortly after being definitely promoted to the main squad, he scored his first Segunda División goal, closing the 2–3 home defeat to Real Murcia on 25 August 2012.
On 5 August 2013, Muñiz was loaned to Mirandés of the same league in a season-long deal. On 8 July 2015, after achieving promotion to the top flight with Sporting by appearing in 29 matches and scoring three times, he renewed his contract until 2018. The following January, after having been rarely used during the campaign, he cut ties with the club and moved to Gimnàstic de Tarragona shortly after.
On 13 July 2018, free agent Muñiz signed a two-year deal with Lugo also in the second tier. He was released on 14 August 2016 and, three days later, joined Volos of the Super League Greece on a two-year contract.
Muñiz remained in the country and league for 2020–21, moving to Atromitos on a three-year deal. He left after completing two and a half, however, joining Malaysia Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim. During his tenure at the latter, he scored 25 goals, provided 32 assists and collected seven trophies, notably two national championships.
On 15 September 2025, aged 33, Muñiz agreed to a three-year contract at Adelaide United.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSporting Gijón B2009–10Segunda División B320000—322010–11Segunda División B3560000—3562011–12Segunda División B3140000—314Total69120000—6912Sporting Gijón2009–10La Liga100000—102010–11La Liga101100—212011–12La Liga101100—212012–13Segunda División1834000—2232014–15Segunda División2931000—3032015–16La Liga401000—50Total5468200—628Mirandés (loan)2013–14Segunda División2021100—213Total2021100—213Gimnàstic2015–16Segunda División1300000211512016–17Segunda División244300000274Total374300021425Career total18024123002119428
Honours Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia Super League: 2023, 2024–25 Malaysia FA Cup: 2023, 2024 Malaysia Cup: 2023, 2024–25 Piala Sumbangsih: 2023
Spain U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2011
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