Juanpe Ramírez will write on Monday, against Tenerife, one more page in his history book with Girona. The rojiblanco central defender, who arrived in the 2016-17 season, will play his 200th game and will extend his legend because he will be only ten more duels away from entering the Top-5 of players with the most professional football matches with the Girona shirt. Of the current squad, only Borja García surpasses him, who has 217. Juanpe is happy at Girona, without going any further, it is the club with which he has played the most duels as a professional and the entity wants to reward him with a renewal that he has earned. The contract ends at the end of the campaign and, although there is an automatic renewal clause for one more year in case of promotion to First Division, they do not want to wait and an offer has already been transmitted. He is essential for Míchel, he still has a lot of football left and the club wants him to continue in both the First and Second Divisions.
Juanpe has played 199 games to date with Girona, spread over 68 in the First Division, six in the Copa del Rey, 117 in the Second Division and eight in the First Division playoff, and has scored 11 goals and six assists. This campaign is capital for Míchel and he is the player in the squad with the most minutes: 3,335. He has participated in 35 games (two goals and one assist) and the only three games in which he was absent, two due to injury, against Las Palmas and Ibiza, and one due to suspension, against Eibar. A Girona defense is incomprehensible without Juanpe and he is one of the heavyweights both on and off the pitch because he is being the ideal godfather of youngsters like Arnau Martínez and Biel Farrés.
Juanpe’s great season is argued with numbers and it is, as for Girona and secEven the artificial intelligence of Olocip, the second best performing player (9.1), only surpassed by Bernardo (11.17). He leads the variables of recoveries and clearances and is second in interceptions, defense, and third in construction of the game. And if he raises the level and compares himself with the rest of the Second Division footballers, Juanpe is also something to talk about: he is the tenth with the best rating and the fourth central defender with the most impact after Bernardo, Ignasi Miquel and Goldar. He is at a sweet moment in his career and his level is so high and he has so much confidence that he is the central defender with the most impact on game construction thanks to the fact that he leads variables such as total and successful passes. Juanpe is currently smiling and is focused on beating Tenerife on Monday. It is a direct duel to win fourth place, the people of Tenerife are ahead of them by two points, and it is time to secure the playoff to fight for the goal of being promoted to First Division. Which is where Juanpe wants to compete next season… And dressed in red and white.