Juan Larios Explained

Juan Larios
Fullname:Juan Larios López[1]
Birth Date:12 January 2004
Birth Place:Tomares, Spain
Height:1.70 m
Position:Left-back
Currentclub:Southampton
Clubnumber:28
Youthyears1:2009–2011
Youthclubs1:Tomares
Youthyears2:2011–2016
Youthclubs2:Sevilla
Youthyears3:2016–2020
Youthclubs3:Barcelona
Youthyears4:2020–2022
Youthclubs4:Manchester City
Years1:2022–
Clubs1:Southampton
Caps1:5
Goals1:0
Nationalyears1:2018–2019
Nationalteam1:Spain U15
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2021
Nationalteam2:Spain U18
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2022–
Nationalteam3:Spain U19
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:11:58, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:27 September 2022

Juan Larios López (born 12 January 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for club Southampton as a left-back.

Club career

Early career

Larios came through youth academies of Tomares, Sevilla and La Masia academy at FC Barcelona.[2] He moved to England to join up with Manchester City in 2020, initially playing for their under-18 team.[3] He made 32 appearances for City’s age group sides, as well as playing in the Papa John’s Trophy[4] and had played every match for the City under-21 team from the beginning of the 2022–23 season up to the end of the August transfer window.

Southampton

On 31 August 2022, Manchester City accepted offers from fellow Premier League club Southampton for Larios and his teammate Sam Edozie. They were the third and fourth players to move from the City youth team to Southampton in the summer of 2022, following in the footsteps of Gavin Bazunu and Romeo Lavia. Southampton had that summer hired Joe Shields to be their head of recruitment, having previously held the position of head of youth recruitment at Manchester City. It was reported that the fee for Larios that City received from Southampton was £6 million pounds and contains a 20% sell on clause, a buy-back clause, and an option to match any future offer received for Larios.[5] [6] Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl praised Larios for his positional versatility, able to cover either flank, upon his announcement as a Southampton player.[7] Two days after the move, Larios was an unused substitute for Southampton during a 1–0 loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.[8] He made his Premier League debut on 16 September 2022 for Southampton away at Aston Villa.[9]

International career

Larios is a youth international for Spain, having played for the Spain U15s, Spain U18s, and Spain U19s.[10]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U212021–222020
2022–231010
Total3030
Southampton2022–23Premier League50000050
2023–24Championship0000000000
2024–25Premier League00001010
Total5000100060
Career total5000103090

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League . Premier League . 4 February 2023 . 11 February 2023.
  2. News: subscription . 31 August 2022. 2 September 2022. Southampton confident of signing Samuel Edozie and Juan Larios from Manchester City. The Athletic.
  3. Web site: Player profile: Juan Larios . 2 September 2022 . Manchester City FC.
  4. News: Simmonds . Kadeem . Who is Juan Larios? The ex-Barcelona defender who may be next to join Southampton from Man City . 2 September 2022 . Hampshire Live . 31 August 2022.
  5. News: McBennett . Dylan . 1 September 2022 . Report: Samuel Edozie And Juan Larios In Southampton To Complete Moves . 2 September 2022 . City Xtra.
  6. News: Bajkowski . Simon . Bray. Joe. Man City insert three clauses in deal as youngster Juan Larios joins Southampton in £6m deal . 2 September 2022 . Manchester Evening News . 1 September 2022.
  7. Web site: Saints complete deal for Larios . Southampton FC . 2 September 2022 . 1 September 2022.
  8. News: Podence earns Wolves first league win against Saints . BBC Sport . 2022-09-04.
  9. Web site: Wyatt . Mark . 17 September 2022 . Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl makes revealing Juan Larios point following Aston Villa debut . 5 October 2023 . Hampshire Live.
  10. Web site: 28 September 2021 . Juan Larios, el tomareño que Pep Guardiola mira con lupa . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928161433/https://sevilla.abc.es/deportes/sevi-juan-larios-tomareno-guardiola-mira-lupa-202109281732_noticia.html . 28 September 2021 . sevilla . Spanish.