Juanjo Flores

Juanjo Flores
Personal information
Full name Juan José Flores Castro
Date of birth (2007-01-28) 28 January 2007
Place of birth Lora del Río, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Granada B
Number 33
Youth career
Lora
2015–2021 Betis
2021–2022 Nervión
2022–2023 Utrera
2023–2024 San Roque Balompié
2024–2025 Granada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Granada B 11 (1)
2025– Granada 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 January 2026

Juan José "Juanjo" Flores Castro (born 28 January 2007) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Recreativo Granada.

Career

Born Lora del Río, Seville, Andalusia, Flores played for seven seasons in the youth sides of Real Betis, before leaving for CD Utrera in 2022. He moved to San Roque Balompié in the following year, before signing for Granada CF's Juvenil side in January 2024.[1]

After making his senior debut with the reserves in Tercera Federación, Flores made his first team debut on 28 October 2025, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer Jorge Pascual in a 5–1 away routing of CD Roda, for the season's Copa del Rey.[2] On 14 November, he renewed his contract until 2028.[3]

Flores made his professional debut on 6 January 2026, starting and scoring an own goal in a 3–1 home loss to Rayo Vallecano, also for the national cup.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "FÚTBOL: Juan José Flores, comienza a prepararse de cara a la próxima temporada" [FOOTBALL: Juan José Flores, start preparing ahead of the following season] (in Spanish). Lora Información. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  2. ^ "«No suelen verse centrales tan altos y coordinados como Flores»" ["You do not often see centre-backs as tall and coordinated as Flores"] (in Spanish). Ideal. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Comunicado Oficial | Renovación de Flores" [Official statement | Renewal of Flores] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Flores para Juanjo" [Flowers (Flores in English) to Juanjo] (in Spanish). Granada en Juego. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  5. ^ "De Lora del Río a Los Cármenes: la explosión de Juanjo Flores en el Granada" [From Lora del Río to Los Cármenes: Juanjo Flores' explosion at Granada] (in Spanish). Mucho Deporte. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.