Juan Pablo Montes

Juan Pablo Montes Montes (born 26 October 1985 in Sulaco, Yoro, Honduras) is a Honduran football player who currently plays as a defender for F.C. Motagua in the Honduran Liga Nacional.[2]

Juan Montes
Personal information
Full name Juan Pablo Montes Montes[1]
Date of birth (1985-10-26) 26 October 1985
Place of birth Sulaco, Honduras
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Motagua
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Atlético Olanchano
2007–2011 Victoria 51 (1)
2011 Vida 0 (0)
2012 Necaxa
2012–2013 Platense
2013– Motagua 244 (14)
National team‡
2013– Honduras 16 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 February 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montes and the second or maternal family name is Montes.

Club career

Montes started his career at Atlético Olanchano, then had a three year-spell at Victoria. He joined Vida in summer 2011 but was out for the season due to a broken foot.[3] Montes moved on to Necaxa in January 2012[4] and then Platense, changing clubs every season since leaving Victoria.

He joined F.C. Motagua for the 2013–14 season,[5] where he has won several championships.[6] He was nominated in the Best XI at the 2018 CONCACAF Awards.

International career

Montes made his debut for Honduras in a January 2013 Copa Centroamericana match against El Salvador. As of February 2015, Montes has earned a total of sixteen caps, scoring twice.

International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 January 2013Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Panama1–11–12013 Copa Centroamericana
2.4 February 2015Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Venezuela2–32–3Friendly

References
  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 19. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. LINA.hn – Castigos impuestos por las Comisiones Regionales de Disciplina Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine – 2010-04-23
  3. Juan Pablo Montes queda fuera del Apertura - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. Necaxa confirma tres refuerzos Archived 2013-01-23 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  5. Juan Pablo Montes al Motagua y “Rambo” de León al Real Sociedad Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine - Departamento19 (in Spanish)
  6. Motagua descarta la contratación de Juan Pablo Montes - Diez (in Spanish)
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