Juan
Guilherme Nunes Jesus
Nationality: Brazil
Age:20
Height:1.85 m / 6.07 ft
Weight:83 kg / 182 lbs
Position:Central defender
Juan - The Versatile Brazilian
defenseman targeted by Inter and AC Milan
Offensive quartet
Oscar, Casemiro, dudu and Henrique were the most talked about players following
Brazil`s triumph at the U-20 world cup that was held this August in Colombia,
but there was also a less glamorous player that caught the eye of several top
clubs. 20 year-old Juan
Guilherme Nunes Jesus, known simply as Juan , led Brazil`s
defense in the lucrative tournament. There are many good reasons the
Italian trio of Inter Milan, AC Milan and Napoli are all chasing the talented
central defender/left back.
Like many Brazilians Juan started playing
futsal , and at the age of 16 joined the well-known youth department of Internacional
Porto Alegre. On February 2010 he had an impressive senior team debut ,
as a left back, in the Gaucho championship, and from then on he became a
regular part of the first team squad. After recording 18 appearances in
the 2010 season (7 of them in the Serie A), came a great 2011 for Juan , playing mainly as a
central defender.
On January and
February the U-20 South American championship was held in Peru, and Juan started in 7 out of
Brazil`s 9 matches on its way to the crown. Brazil completed the double
in Colombia, with Juan
playing every minute in each of the 6 games of the U-20 world cup – and
collecting 4 yellow cards. Slowly but surely Juan became also an
important part of Internacional
`s first team, as he recorded 18 Serie A appearances in
2011– 17 as a starter. A year to remember.
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