Juan Muñiz (footballer, born 1992)

For the Spanish retired footballer and manager, see Juan Ramón López Muñiz.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Muñiz and the second or maternal family name is Gallego.
Juan Muñiz
Personal information
Full name Juan Muñiz Gallego[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992[1]
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Adelaide United
Number 10
Youth career
Clarín
2001–2009 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Sporting Gijón B 69 (12)
2010–2016 Sporting Gijón 54 (6)
2013–2014 → Mirandés (loan) 20 (2)
2016–2018 Gimnàstic 62 (6)
2018–2019 Lugo 21 (1)
2019–2020 Volos 28 (5)
2020–2022 Atromitos 65 (9)
2023–2025 Johor Darul Ta'zim 42 (15)
2025– Adelaide United 7 (0)
International career
2008 Spain U17 1 (0)
2011 Spain U19 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:44, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Juan Muñiz Gallego (Spanish: [xwan muˈniθ ɡaˈʎeɣo];[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

On 5 August 2013, Muñiz was loaned to Mirandés of the same league in a season-long deal.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

On 13 July 2018, free agent Muñiz signed a two-year deal with Lugo also in the second tier.[9] He was released on 14 August 2016[10] and, three days later, joined Volos of the Super League Greece on a two-year contract.[11][12]

Muñiz remained in the country and league for 2020–21, moving to Atromitos on a three-year deal.[13] He left after completing two and a half, however, joining Malaysia Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim.[14] During his tenure at the latter, he scored 25 goals, provided 32 assists and collected seven trophies, notably two national championships.[15]

On 15 September 2025, aged 33, Muñiz agreed to a three-year contract at Adelaide United.[16]

Career statistics

As of 10 June 2017[17][1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting Gijón B 2009–10 Segunda División B 3 2 0 0 0 0 — 3 2
2010–11 Segunda División B 35 6 0 0 0 0 — 35 6
2011–12 Segunda División B 31 4 0 0 0 0 — 31 4
Total 69 12 0 0 0 0 — 69 12
Sporting Gijón 2009–10 La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2010–11 La Liga 1 0 1 1 0 0 — 2 1
2011–12 La Liga 1 0 1 1 0 0 — 2 1
2012–13 Segunda División 18 3 4 0 0 0 — 22 3
2014–15 Segunda División 29 3 1 0 0 0 — 30 3
2015–16 La Liga 4 0 1 0 0 0 — 5 0
Total 54 6 8 2 0 0 — 62 8
Mirandés (loan) 2013–14 Segunda División 20 2 1 1 0 0 — 21 3
Total 20 2 1 1 0 0 — 21 3
Gimnàstic 2015–16 Segunda División 13 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 1 15 1
2016–17 Segunda División 24 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 4
Total 37 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 42 5
Career total 180 24 12 3 0 0 2 1 194 28
  1. ^ Appearances in La Liga play-offs

Honours

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Spain U19

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Juan Muñiz". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Time to nail these @adelaideunited name pronunciations before the season kicks off! 🔴🗣️". Instagram. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Juan Muñiz culpa a Abelardo de su marcha del Sporting" [Juan Muñiz blames Abelardo for his departure from Sporting] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. January 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Sergio 'madruga' en la élite" [Sergio 'takes early liking' to elite] (in Spanish). Canal Sporting. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  5. ^ "El Sporting fracasa con un Murcia que jugó una hora con diez" [Sporting fail with Murcia who played an hour with ten]. Marca (in Spanish). 25 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Juan Muñiz ficha por el Mirandés" [Juan Muñiz signs for Mirandés]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 August 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. ^ "El Sporting renueva los contratos de Iván Cuéllar y Juan Muñiz" [Sporting renew the contracts of Iván Cuéllar and Juan Muñiz] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Acuerdo entre Nàstic y Juan Muñiz" [Agreement between Nàstic and Juan Muñiz] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  9. ^ "El Lugo ficha al centrocampista Juan Muñiz procedente del Nàstic" [Lugo sign midfielder Juan Muñiz from Nàstic]. ABC (in Spanish). 13 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Acuerdo para la rescisión de contrato de Juan Muñiz" [Agreement for the rescision of Juan Muñiz's contract] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Ex Sporting: La Primera de Grecia ficha a Juan Muñiz" [Ex Sporting: Greece's Primera signs Juan Muñiz]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 17 August 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  12. ^ Tempelis, Vassilis (17 August 2019). "Βόλος: Ανακοίνωσε τον Μουνίθ" [Volos: Muñiz announced] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Ex Sporting: Juan Muñiz cierra su fichaje en Grecia" [Ex Sporting: Juan Muñiz completes his signing in Greece]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 25 August 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  14. ^ Souto, Dani (2 January 2023). "Ex Sporting: Juan Muñiz cierra su fichaje más exótico" [Ex Sporting: Juan Muñiz completes his most exotic signing]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  15. ^ Comito, Matt (15 September 2025). "Spanish creator joins Adelaide after trophy-laden stint at Malaysian giants". A-League Men. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  16. ^ "Adelaide United secures Spanish playmaker Juan Muñiz on three-year deal". Adelaide United. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  17. ^ Juan Muñiz at Soccerway
  18. ^ "JDT maintains unbeaten record for third consecutive season". Bernama. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  19. ^ "JDT lifts FA Cup for the fourth time with commanding 6–1 victory over Selangor". Bernama. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Polémica en la celebración" [Controversial celebration] (in Spanish). Eurosport. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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