Juan Pablo Freytes (born 11 January 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Fluminense.
Club career Freytes played in the academy of Newell's Old Boys, with the defender featuring for the club's youth teams including the U17s in a friendly against the United States U17s in June 2017. He was promoted to their senior squad in 2018, subsequently going unused on the substitutes bench for two Primera División matches in 2018–19. Freytes' professional debut soon arrived in an away loss to San Lorenzo on 16 February 2019.
In the summer 2021, Freytes was loaned out to Independiente Rivadavia until the end of 2022 with an option to purchase 80% of his rights, for a fee around one million dollars.El juvenil leproso Juan Pablo Freytes se va a préstamo a Independiente Rivadavia, elciudadanoweb.com, 21 July 2021
In 2024, signed this year by Alianza Lima, Juan Freytes played 40 games, scored four goals and provided four assists.https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/fluminense/noticia/2024/12/27/fluminense-encaminha-a-contratacao-de-juan-freytes-do-alianza-lima-e-do-atacante-paulo-baya.ghtml
At the end of 2024, Freytes was acquired by Fluminense, one of the clubs he faced while playing the Copa Libertadores 2024 group stage with Alianza. The Brazilian tricolor paid US$3,3 million for 70% of the defender's rights.
He was one of the best Fluminense players at the FIFA Club World Cup, even being complimented and highlighted as such by legendary Italian defender Marco Materazzi.
International career Freytes received a call-up to train with the Argentina national team in August 2017, ahead of friendlies with Uruguay and Venezuela.
Career statistics Club . ClubDivisionSeasonLeague CupContinentalTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNewell's Old BoysPrimera División20195000—50202140001050Total900010100Independiente RivadaviaPrimera Nacional202117000—170202234020—360Total5102000530Unión La CaleraPrimera División202324220—262Alianza LimaLiga 12024132—30162Career total97440501054
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