Juan Pablo Ángel
Ángel in 2008 with the New York Red Bulls
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Pablo Ángel Arango | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Atlético Nacional | 147 | (45) |
| 1997–2001 | River Plate | 96 | (46) |
| 2001–2007 | Aston Villa | 175 | (44) |
| 2007–2010 | New York Red Bulls | 102 | (58) |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 22 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Chivas USA | 28 | (11) |
| 2013–2014 | Atlético Nacional | 47 | (17) |
| Total | 617 | (224) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1995–2005 | Colombia | 33 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 March 2014 |
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Juan Pablo Ángel Arango (born 24 October 1975) is a retired Colombian footballer who last played for Atlético Nacional in Categoría Primera A.
He began his career at Nacional, whom he helped to win the championship in 1994, and then moved to River Plate of Argentina, where he was the league's top scorer in 2000. The following year he moved to Europe, joining Aston Villa of the Premier League for a club record £9.5 million. In 2007, he moved to the United States, where he played for three clubs in Major League Soccer before returning to Atlético Nacional in 2013.
Ángel was also a full international for Colombia, and made 33 appearances from his debut in 1995, scoring 9 goals.
Ángel started playing professional football at Atlético Nacional in his home city of Medellín. Ángel began to make a name for himself when he scored the winning goal against local rival Independiente Medellín to help Nacional capture the 1994 Colombian title. During his time with his hometown club Ángel would appear in 147 league matches scoring 45 goals.
Ángel was sold to River Plate in Argentina in January 1998 as a replacement of the departed Hernán Crespo. River Plate spectators would often adorn angel wings to show their appreciation. During his time with the club, Ángel managed 62 goals in 132 games, including 16 goals in 25 Copa Libertadores matches.
Ángel signed for English Premier League side Aston Villa on 12 January 2001, becoming the club's record signing at £9.5 million. Angel made his debut at home to Tottenham Hotspur in a 1-1 draw on 20 January 2001. In his time at Villa, he was reportedly Villa's highest earner. After an indifferent start to his Aston Villa career, and family difficulties, Ángel settled down and started to reproduce the form that had persuaded chairman Doug Ellis to spend the large transfer fee. He quickly became a fans favourite and is the 2nd most recent Villa player to have scored more than 20 goals in one season (behind Christian Benteke in the 2012-13 season), finishing as the club's top scorer in the 2003-04 season with 16 goals in the FA Premier League, (23 goals including cup competitions) but could not maintain that form as Villa struggled and he only managed seven goals in 2004-05. That season he also missed two penalties in one game against Fulham. During his time with the club, Ángel managed 62 goals in 205 games across all competitions. Only two players have scored more goals for Villa in the Premier League era, those being Dwight Yorke (97 goals in 288 games) and Gabriel Agbonlahor (74 goals in 284 games).
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