Juan Camilo Zúñiga
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Zúñiga playing for Napoli in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Juan Camilo Zúñiga Mosquera | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Chigorodó, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Wing-back | ||
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Current team
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Watford (on loan from Napoli) |
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| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | Atlético Nacional | 121 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | Siena | 28 | (0) |
| 2009– | Napoli | 125 | (4) |
| 2016 | → Bologna (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Watford (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Colombia U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2005– | Colombia | 61 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:53, 26 June 2015 (UTC) |
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Juan Camilo Zúñiga Mosquera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan kaˈmilo ˈsuɲiɣa mosˈkeɾa], born 14 December 1985) is a Colombian footballer who plays mainly as a wing-back for English club Watford on loan from Italian club Napoli. Prior to joining Napoli on 2009, where he has won two Coppa Italia titles, he also played for Colombian side Atlético Nacional, and Italian club Siena; he was also sent on loan by Napoli to Bologna in 2016. At international level, Zúñiga was part of the Colombian national football team that played in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and has also represented his nation in three Copa América tournaments.
Born in Chigorodó, Antioquia, Zúñiga made his professional debut with Colombian giant Atlético Nacional. With Nacional, he gained three titles while being at the club for seven seasons. In total, he made 129 league appearances and scored 9 goals.
Zúñiga left Atlético Nacional in the summer of 2008 and was contracted by Italian side Siena. The transfer fee was €2.32 million. While at Siena, Zúñiga gave impressive performances, which attracted several clubs. In total, he made 28 leagues appearances, failing to score a goal.
On 9 July 2009 Napoli signed the Colombian from Siena on a five-year deal for €8.5 million. Zúñiga then usually featured on the left-hand side of the 3–5–2 formation, as the left wingback, since Christian Maggio often occupies the right-hand side.
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