He scored his debut goal in 238 days at the age of 16 and 115 days in La Liga with 2 goals and 1 assist in a single game, breaking the record set by Raúl and Bojan.
He was once Spain's most high-profile rising star, but the choice to go to the Premier League became a mistake... After a dismal 19-goal 0-goal season, he is no longer the spirited genius.
From Real Sociedad to Real Betis, unknowingly coming to the age of 28 and scoring 11 goals on goal in 29 shots this season to second in the top scorers list, Juanmi has finally cashed in on his talent.
Once a genius teenager: nearly ruined in the Premier League trip
Born in Malaga, Juan mi joined his hometown team Malaga at the age of 16. In less than half a year, he completed the triple jump, from U19 and B to the first team.
At the Copa del Rey in January 2010, Juanmi, 16, 238 days old, scored in his first-team debut in Malaga, becoming the youngest player and goal scorer in the club's history.
In the second round of La Liga the following year, Malaga won 5-3 away to Zaragoza, and Juanmi, 17 years old and 115 days, contributed 2 goals and 1 assist, surpassing Raúl and Bojan to become the youngest player in La Liga to contribute a single game to pass.
The record was held for 9 years until the 2019-20 season, when it was broken by 16-year-old and 318-day Barca genius Fati with 1 goal and 1 assist in 7 minutes.
Perhaps he regretted his choice at the age of 22 when The Premier League's Southampton bought him from Malaga, and the Spanish teenager, who bore the aura of genius, embarked on a high-paced battle against the fast pace of the battle.
At 1.69 metres tall, he is known for his dexterity and frequency of movements, and it is not so surprising that he eventually lost himself in the muscle forest of the Premier League. With 0 goals and 2 assists in 19 games, Juanmi suffered a major setback in his career.
From Real Sociedad to Real Betis: at the age of 28 he has an outbreak
In the summer of 2016, Juan Mi returned to La Liga for a "return price" of 5 million euros to join Real Sociedad. Scoring 15 goals in 41 games in all competitions in his first season, he has re-proved his talent.
However, in the three years of Real Sociedad, he was more likely to work as a substitute or rotation, and in the next 2 years, he scored a total of 16 goals, which is not an excellent report card.
In the summer of 2019, Juanmi moved to Betis for 8 million euros, and the past 2 years have remained tepid until the arrival of the 2021-22 season.
At the end of the La Liga halfway through, Juanmi scored 11 goals and ranked second in the La Liga top scorer list. In Betis' team history, only Ruben Castro in the 2012-13 season has completed this statistic in the 2012-13 season.
The 28-year-old can play as a striker, winger and forward and is a frontcourt all-rounder. In a way, he is good at running flexibly, and he has some similarities with Wu Lei (the foot technique is definitely better than Wu Lei).
He doesn't average many balls and touches per game, but he is very efficient. With the advantage of the frequency under his feet, he can often complete the rush between electric light and flint to break the door or pass.
On the offensive end, Juanmi knows how to choose a position, and when he beat Barca at Camp Nou, he hid in the back post and waited for Dest to move to the middle, and finally scored a calm shot.
Looking at this attack again, Juanmi inserted himself into barca's half before the ball, and he ran with Busquets. Take advantage of your flexibility and speed to be faster than your opponents, while taking advantage of Ter Stegen's mistakes to complete the goal.
Unfortunately ginger is still old and spicy, busquets keenly observed Juanmi's extremely subtle offside, firmly signaling that he had the support of the referee and VAR. However, Juanmi's movement in this wave of attacks and the reaction in front of the goal are still very successful.
Top scorer who scored 11 goals on goal in 29 shots: even very good at passing
As can be seen from the statistics of the current La Liga top scorer list, Juanmi's total of only 29 shots on goal is the lowest among the top 8 players (9th place Sorrell's goals mainly come from penalties).
Even more frightening is that Juan Mi has only wasted a total of 2 excellent scoring opportunities, and is also the fewest of the top 13 goalscorers (only the old center Molina can compare efficiency with Juan Mi).
Many of Juanmi's goals came from the goal. This time Canales' over-the-top ball found Moreno at the back of the penalty area, who swept the ball towards goal, only to have Juanmi grab the point in front of the goal line.
If you look closely, you will find that Juanmi was originally in the rear point position, but he was very clever to complete an arc run, so he hid himself in the blind spot behind the center-back.
Looking at this wave of attacks, Juan Mi still moved from the back point, and finally received a cross from Bellerin in front of the rib point to complete the shot. Although this time the shot was blocked, his receiving habits and movement rhythm were still very conspicuous.
La Liga's official December Player of the Month was given to Juan Mi. He scored four consecutive goals, allowing Betis to still push Barca and Atletico in third place in La Liga.
It is worth mentioning that Juanmi not only scores goals, but also can use the advantage of frequency and rhythm at his feet to send some beautiful passes.
In this wave of offensive and defensive conversions, Juan Mi used his agile reaction to seize the two-point opportunity after the opponent's interception in an instant, and sent a one-knife opportunity for Willian, but unfortunately his teammates failed to grasp it.
Looking at this wave of attacks, Juanmi, who received the quick sideline ball for the first time, failed to shake off the defender, but he quickly sent the sideline ball and moved to the ribs for a second time, and then sent a wonderful pass to Canales who was inserted into the box.
Unfortunately, the latter's header was not on top of the goal, missing a good quick attack combination.
Conclusion
From 0 goals in 19 premier league games to 11 goals in 29 shots that shockEd La Liga today, the 16-year-old genius who broke la Liga records ushered in an outbreak at the age of 28.
Also 1.69 meters tall, after Messi left, Juanmi became a bright color of the Iberian Peninsula. Will he and Betis be able to continue to shine in the second half of the league? The team manager Pellegrini really hopes that he can maintain the momentum of the goal and let the "olive oil" burn a good dish.