# Juanito (footballer, born 1985)

Juan Ignacio Gómez Taleb (born 20 May 1985), commonly known as Juanito, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie C Group A club Virtus Verona.

## Club career
### Triestina

He made his Serie B debut with Triestina during the 2005–06 season.

### Bellaria

Juanito left for Bellaria in co-ownership deal in summer 2007 after a successful loan,

### Verona

In June 2008 Triestina bought back Juanito for €21,500 from Bellaria. In the same transfer window he was sold to Verona in another co-ownership deal for €80,000. In June 2009 Triestina gave up the residual 50% registration rights to Verona for free. In 2010–2011 his 18 goals ensured that he was a key player in the promotion of Gubbio to Serie B, the club's first appearance in the division in 63 years.
On 7 July 2015 Juanito signed a new contract with Verona.
On 8 August 2017, he came to a mutual agreement with the club to cancel his contract.

### Serie C

On 11 September 2018, he signed with the Serie C club Sicula Leonzio on a one-year deal with option for the second year.
On 22 October 2019, he returned to Gubbio (now back in the Serie C) until the end of the 2019–20 season. A few days earlier Vincenzo Torrente, who coached Juanito with Gubbio to promotion to Serie B in the 2010–11 season, was hired as the club's head coach once again.
On 10 July 2021, he joined Legnago.

### Personal life

In October 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 29 September 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ferentino | 2004–05 | Serie D | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 |
| Triestina | 2005–06 | Serie B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Bellaria | 2006–07 | Serie C2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Bellaria | 2007–08 | Serie C2 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 7 |
| Bellaria | Total | Total | 54 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 9 |
| Hellas Verona | 2008–09 | Serie C1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 |
| Hellas Verona | 2009–10 | Serie C1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Hellas Verona | 2011–12 | Serie B | 37 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 15 |
| Hellas Verona | 2012–13 | Serie B | 37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 40 | 12 |
| Hellas Verona | 2013–14 | Serie A | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 5 |
| Hellas Verona | 2014–15 | Serie A | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 6 |
| Hellas Verona | 2015–16 | Serie A | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 |
| Hellas Verona | 2016–17 | Serie B | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| Hellas Verona | Total | Total | 204 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 43 |
| Gubbio (loan) | 2009–10 | Serie C2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 5 |
| Gubbio (loan) | 2010–11 | Serie C1 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 19 |
| Gubbio (loan) | Total | Total | 46 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 21 |
| Cremonese | 2017–18 | Serie B | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Sicula Leonzio | 2018–19 | Serie C | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| Gubbio | 2019–20 | Serie C | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 5 |
| Gubbio | 2020–21 | Serie C | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 11 |
| Gubbio | Total | Total | 45 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 16 |
| Legnago | 2021–22 | Serie C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 405 | 92 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 432 | 99 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Relegation Playoffs
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Supercoppa di Serie C
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Coppa Italia Serie C