Juan Ibiza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Blanco.
Juan Ibiza
Personal information
Full name Juan Fernández Blanco
Date of birth (1995-08-17) 17 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Ibiza, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Widzew Łódź
Number 15
Youth career
Portmany
2006–2014 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Villarreal C 58 (2)
2016–2019 Villarreal B 42 (0)
2018–2019 → Almería (loan) 23 (0)
2019–2021 Almería 8 (0)
2020–2021 → Sabadell (loan) 35 (3)
2021–2023 Ibiza 47 (3)
2023– Widzew Łódź 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024

Juan Fernández Blanco (born 17 August 1995), known as Juan Ibiza (IPA: [ˈxwan iˈβiθa]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź.

Club career

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Born in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Ibiza joined Villarreal CF's youth setup at the age of eleven.[1] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 30 August 2014, starting in a 1–3 Tercera División home loss against CD Castellón.

Ibiza scored his first goals on 24 April 2016, netting a brace in a 3–2 home win against CD Acero.[2] Ahead of the 2016–17 season, he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.

On 16 July 2018, Ibiza was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería for one year, with a buyout clause.[3] He made his first-team debut on 26 August, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Luis Rioja in a 1–1 home draw against CD Tenerife in the Segunda División.[4]

On 10 July 2019, Ibiza joined the Rojiblancos permanently on a three-year contract, after the club activated his buyout clause.[5] On 24 September of the following year, after featuring rarely due to injuries, he was loaned to fellow second division side CE Sabadell FC for the 2020–21 campaign.[6]

Ibiza scored his first professional goal on 1 November 2020, netting the opener in a 3–0 away win over SD Ponferradina. On 31 August of the following year, he terminated his contract with Almería,[7] and signed a two-year deal with fellow second division side UD Ibiza just hours later.[8]

On 4 September 2023, Ibiza joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź on a two-year contract, with an option for another year.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Juan Fernández, un central con mentalidad de delantero" [Juan Fernández, a stopper with the mentality of a forward] (in Spanish). Futbol Pitiuso. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Juan Ibiza da la victoria al Villarreal C sobre la bocina" [Juan Ibiza gives the victory to Villarreal C under the horn] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. ^ "El Almería cierra el fichaje del central zurdo Juan "Ibiza", cedido por el Villarreal" [Almería complete the signing of left stopper Juan "Ibiza", on loan from Villarreal] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Una genialidad de Malbasic salva a un espeso Tenerife" [A wonder from Malbasic saves a deep Tenerife] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Juan Ibiza sigue de rojiblanco aunque ya como jugador en propiedad" [Juan Ibiza stays as rojbilanco but now permanently] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Juan Ibiza leaves on loan to Sabadell, recently promoted to LaLiga SmartBank". UD Almería. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Maraš loaned out to Rayo Vallecano while Juan Ibiza and Vada end contracts". UD Almería. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Juan Ibiza, nuevo jugador de la UD Ibiza" [Juan Ibiza, new player of UD Ibiza] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Juan Ibiza zawodnikiem Widzewa Łódź" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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