Juan Luis Anangonó (born 13 April 1989) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays a striker for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones.

Juan Luis Anangonó
Personal information
Full name Juan Luis Anangonó León
Date of birth (1989-04-13) 13 April 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Ibarra, Ecuador
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Comunicaciones
Number 33
Youth career
2006–2010 Barcelona SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Barcelona SC 48 (8)
2008Guayaquil City 7 (6)
2011–2013 El Nacional 74 (30)
2012–2013Argentinos Juniors (loan) 32 (5)
2013–2014 Chicago Fire 30 (6)
2014L.D.U. Quito (loan) 25 (11)
2015–2016 Leones Negros 49 (14)
2016–2019 L.D.U. Quito 104 (34)
2019–2020 Beijing BSU 11 (4)
2020 River Plate Asunción 3 (0)
2021 Blooming 6 (1)
2021–2022 Comunicaciones 46 (12)
2022–2023 L.D.U. Quito 15 (3)
2023– Comunicaciones 16 (9)
International career
2009 Ecuador U20 3 (1)
2012–2017 Ecuador 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2017

Club career edit

Barcelona SC edit

His professional debut came in a 1–0 defeat against Universidad Católica, on 16 February 2008. He would finish his debut season with 10 games played, and 0 goals scored. He would continue his scoreless run into the 2009 season. His first career goal would come in a 1–0 win over Olmedo on 28 February 2010. He finishes the season with 8 goals in 28 league matches. After an unpromising start he was sent to play for El Nacional.

El Nacional edit

2011 season edit

Juan's debut match for El Nacional was on a 2–1 loss against L.D.U. Loja on 29 January. His first goal with El Nacional came on February 20, in a 1–0 win over Imbabura. He played 45 league matches and scored 22 goals during the remainder of the 2011 season, including an away goal against L.D.U. Quito which qualified El Nacional for the qualifying rounds of the 2012 Copa Libertadores.

2012 season edit

His first goal of the 2012 season came on 23 May, on a 3–1 win against Macara. After scoring 8 goals in 28 matches, it was reported that he would be sold to Italian side Chievo Verona. The deal failed to fall through in time, so he was loaned to Argentine Primera A giants Argentinos Juniors.

Argentinos Juniors edit

He was loaned to Argentinos Juniors for 1 season due to the Chievo Verona deal not being completed in time. Though it has been reported that El Nacional still wished to deal with the Italian club by the January Transfer Window. Anangono made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Boca Juniors, coming in as a substitute, and nearly scoring the winning goal. He made his second appearance in the club's derby versus All Boys, scoring the winning goal at the 88th minute, in a 1–0 away win. His next goal came in a thrilling 5–3 loss to Atlético de Rafaela, Anangono set up the first 2 goals and scored the 3rd goal.

Chicago Fire edit

Anangonó signed with Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire on 23 July 2013 as a designated player.[2] Despite some eventual success including a diving header versus reigning Western Conference Champions Real Salt Lake, Anangono failed to make a lasting impact on the club. He lost his starting spot to Quincy Amarikwa and failed to regain it in the remainder of his tenure in Chicago.

LDU Quito edit

On 2 July 2014, it was confirmed that Anangonó would be returning to his native Ecuador to play for L.D.U. Quito on loan for a year.[3][4][5]

Beijing BSU edit

On 27 July 2019, Anangonó made the move to China League One side Beijing BSU.[6]

International career edit

Anangonó made his debut for the Ecuador national football team in an international friendly against Chile coming in the 85th minute as a substitute for Jefferson Montero.[7] He was capped once again in a 2014 World Cup Qualifier match against Argentina. He came in at the 88th minute for Joao Rojas.[8] Anangonó has not been called up in over a year.

Career statistics edit

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2019.[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup International Total
Division !Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona SC 2007 Ecuadorian Serie A 1 0 1 0
2008 8 0 8 0
2009 11 0 11 0
2010 28 8 1 0 29 8
Total 48 8 1 0 49 8
Guayaquil City[10] (loan) 2008 Ecuadorian Serie A 7 6 7 6
Total 7 6 7 6
El Nacional 2011 Ecuadorian Serie A 45 21 45 21
2012 27 8 2 1 29 9
Total 72 29 2 1 74 30
Argentinos Juniors (loan) 2012–13 Argentine Primera División 32 5 32 5
Total 32 5 32 5
Chicago Fire 2013 Major League Soccer 13 2 1 0 14 2
2014 15 2 1 2 16 4
Total 28 4 2 2 30 6
L.D.U. Quito (loan) 2014 Ecuadorian Serie A 25 11 25 11
Total 25 11 25 11
Leones Negros U de G 2014–15 Liga MX 13 1 2 1 15 2
2015–16 Ascenso MX 29 12 5 0 34 12
Total 42 13 7 1 49 14
L.D.U. Quito 2016 Ecuadorian Serie A 15 3 15 3
2017 29 8 4 0 33 8
2018 35 16 5 3 40 19
2019 11 2 0 0 5 2 16 4
Total 90 29 0 0 14 5 104 34
Beijing BSU 2019 China League One 11 4 0 0 11 4
Total 11 4 0 0 11 4
River Plate (Asunción) 2020 Paraguayan Primera División 3 0 3 0
Total 3 0 3 0
Blooming 2021 Bolivian Primera División 6 1 6 1
Total 6 1 6 1
Comunicaciones 2021 Liga Nacional de Guatemala 21 6 10 6 31 12
2022 25 6 4 0 29 6
Total 46 12 14 6 60 18
L.D.U. Quito 2022 Ecuadorian Serie A 14 3 1 0 15 3
2023 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 15 3 1 0 0 0 16 3
Career total 425 125 10 3 31 12 466 140

International goals edit

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.[11]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 July 2017 Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador   Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 3–1 Friendly

Honours edit

LDU Quito
Comunicaciones
Individual

References edit

  1. ^ "Juan Anangono". Comunicaciones FC. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Chicago Fire Sign Ecuadorian Striker Juan Luis Anangonó | Chicago Fire". www.chicago-fire.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Futbol Ecuador". futbolecuador.com. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Juan Luis Anangonó es el nuevo refuerzo de Liga de Quito". 2 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Juan Luis Anangonó flamante contratación de Liga de Quito" (in Spanish). 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. ^ "(FOTO) OFICIAL: Anangonó se fue a la 2da. División de China | StudioFútbol". studiofutbol.com.ec. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Ecuador v Chile Live Commentary & Result, 16/08/2012, Friendlies | Goal.com".
  8. ^ "Ecuador v Argentina Live Commentary & Result, 11/06/2013, WC Qualification South America | Goal.com".
  9. ^ "J. ANANGONÓ". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  10. ^ Guayaquil City was called River Plate Ecuador in 2008
  11. ^ "Anangonó, Juan Luis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 July 2017.

External links edit