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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonatan Andrés Almendra Cifuentes | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Concepción, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportes Concepción | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Deportes Concepción | ||
| 2012 | Universidad de Concepción | ||
| 2013 | Wairarapa United | ||
| 2013 | Fernández Vial | ||
| 2014 | Naval | ||
| 2014–2015 | Deportes Linares | 4 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Naval | 27 | (8) |
| 2016 | Fernández Vial | ||
| 2017–2018 | Huddinge IF | ||
| 2018–2019 | Arameisk-Syrianska | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Tungelsta IF (loan) | (23) | |
| 2019 | Nacka Juniors (futsal) | 6 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | Djurgården (futsal) | ||
| 2020 | Västerhaninge IF | ||
| 2020–2023 | Hammarby (futsal) | ||
| 2021 | Fittja IF | ||
| 2022 | FC Brandbergen | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jonatan Andrés Almendra Cifuentes (born 25 April 1991) is a Chilean former footballer and futsal player who played as a forward for clubs in Chile, New Zealand and Sweden.
Football career
[edit]A forward from the Deportes Concepción youth system, Almendra switched to Universidad de Concepción before emigrating to New Zealand[1] and playing for Central League side Wairarapa United in 2013.[2]
The same year, he returned to his homeland and played for Fernández Vial, winning the league title of the Tercera A.[3] After, he played for Deportes Linares, Naval[4] and Fernández Vial, for second time.[5]
After training with Deportes Concepción, he moved to Sweden and signed with Huddinge IF in 2017.[6] Then, he switched to Arameisk-Syrianska, being loaned to Tungelsta IF in 2018, where he coincided with his compatriots Víctor Guglielmotti[7] and Cristián González and scored eleven goals in nine matches in his first season.[8] In the Swedish football, he also played for Västerhaninge IF [sv],[9] Fittja IF and FC Brandbergen.[10]
Futsal career
[edit]After playing for futsal club Nacka Juniors FF in the second half 2019, scoring eight goals in six matches, he signed with Djurgården.[9]
In 2020, he signed with Hammarby,[11] whose owner is the Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with whom he took part of the UEFA Futsal Champions League[1] and won the 2020–21 Swedish Futsal League.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Almendra is the younger brother of the former Chile international Patricio Almendra.[13]
He married the Swedish citizen Lina-Maja Bronnvall and they have a son, Mattheo. They made his home in Sweden.[1]
He has kept a friendship with another Chilean footballers in Sweden such as Víctor Guglielmotti and Cristián González.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c González, José Miguel (7 August 2020). "El chileno que reforzará al equipo de Zlatan Ibrahimovic" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ (Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior) Nueva Zelanda - Central League (in Spanish). 5 May 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Velozo, Pablo (13 December 2013). "Fernández Vial aseguró su retorno al profesionalismo tras derrotar a Talagante en El Morro". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Maureira, Nicolás (25 April 2016). ""No maten al Conce": Jugador de Naval mostró polera en en apoyo al 'León de Collao'". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Almendra encabeza póker de refuerzos para levantar a Vial". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "11. Jonatan Almendra". www.svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Seriepremiär för herrarna ikväll kl 20.00 på KG". Tungelsta IF (in Swedish). 12 April 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Inostroza, Paulo (20 November 2018). "Y verás cómo quieren afuera al chileno cuando es forastero…". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ a b Vera, Pablo (14 December 2019). "El goleador chileno que es estrella de futsal en Suecia". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Jonatan Almendra Cifuentes". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Futsal: Arsalan Ashtari och Jonatan Almendra Cifuentes till Bajen". www.hammarbyfotboll.se (in Swedish). August 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Un gol que empujó su abuelo y lo gritó el mismísimo Zlatan". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Santibáñez, Felipe (16 August 2020). "Se salvó de un atentado y reforzará al equipo de Zlatan: La notable historia del primer chileno que jugará la Champions de futsal". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Inostroza, Paulo (3 August 2020). "Jonatan Almendra jugará Champions en equipo de Zlatan". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jonatan Almendra at Soccerway
- Jonatan Almendra at PlaymakerStats
- Jonatan Almendra at AcademiaDasApostasBrasil.com (in Portuguese)
- JUGADAS Y GOLES JONATAN ALMENDRA 2014-2016 on YouTube