Juan Zuluaga
Midfield - Central Midfield
at Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR)
at Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR)
490 days · joined 2025-01-20
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€450k
Rating · 2025
5.0
Average
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
2013
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Jaguares de Córdoba
top club · 91 apps
Position rank · 2025
#186
goals rank
#373
assists rank
16
season goals
16
season assists
Among 483 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€550k
peak value · 2024
—
top transfer fee
5
best season · 2016
4 · 25%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1993-06-15 · 6 players total
356Appearances
16Goals
16Assists
66Yellow cards
0Red cards
49Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Juan Zuluaga |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Juan Pablo Zuluaga Estrada |
| Date of birth | 1993-06-15 (32 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia |
| Citizenship |  Colombia |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 176.00 m |
| Current club | Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR) |
| Joined | 2025-01-20 |
| Contract expires | 2025-11-30 |
| Agent | VHX |
Jul 2025
2025 — Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR)
30 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2025
Transfer: Indep. Santa Fe → Operário-PR
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Independiente Santa Fe
53 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2024
Transfer: Pereira → Indep. Santa Fe
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Deportivo Pereira
51 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Deportivo Pereira
38 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2022
Transfer: A. Bucaramanga → Pereira
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Atlético Bucaramanga
32 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2021
Transfer: Jaguares FC → A. Bucaramanga
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
2020 — CD América de Cali
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2020
Transfer: CD América → Jaguares FC
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2019
2019 — CD América de Cali, Jaguares de Córdoba
41 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Jaguares FC → CD América
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2018
2018 — Jaguares de Córdoba
37 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Jaguares de Córdoba
34 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Dep. Miranda → Jaguares FC
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
2016 — Deportivo Miranda FC
25 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Dépor FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: Indep. Medellín → Dep. Miranda
15/16 · Transfer
Jun 2015
Transfer: Depor Aguablanca FC → Indep. Medellín
14/15 · Return from loan
Jul 2014
Transfer: Indep. Medellín → Depor Aguablanca FC
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2013
2013 — Independiente Medellín
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €550k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 319 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.25/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A2 total · 0.25/90
Yellow cards6 total · 0.75/90
Minutes played by club
Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR)
16.3%
Independiente Santa Fe
13.3%
Deportivo Pereira
16.6%
Atlético Bucaramanga
29.2%
CD América de Cali
0.0%
Jaguares de Córdoba
0.0%
Deportivo Miranda FC
24.7%
Dépor FC
0.0%
Independiente Medellín
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR) | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 720 |
| Independiente Santa Fe | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 586 |
| Deportivo Pereira | 2 | 2022 | 2023 | 89 | 4 | 4 | 733 |
| Atlético Bucaramanga | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1,292 |
| CD América de Cali | 2 | 2019 | 2020 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaguares de Córdoba | 3 | 2017 | 2019 | 91 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Deportivo Miranda FC | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1,091 |
| Dépor FC | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independiente Medellín | 1 | 2013 | 2013 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Campeonato Paranaense | Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Copa do Brasil | Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Série B | Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 720 |
| 2024 | Copa Colombia | Independiente Santa Fe | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 |
| 2024 | Fase Final LBD I | Independiente Santa Fe | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Fase Final LBD II | Independiente Santa Fe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Liga Dimayor | Independiente Santa Fe | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Liga DIMAYOR II | Independiente Santa Fe | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 365 |
| 2023 | Copa Colombia | Deportivo Pereira | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Libertadores | Deportivo Pereira | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Liga DIMAYOR I | Deportivo Pereira | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 643 |
| 2023 | Liga DIMAYOR II | Deportivo Pereira | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Superliga Águila de Campeones | Deportivo Pereira | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 2022 | Copa Colombia | Deportivo Pereira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Fase Final LBD II | Deportivo Pereira | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Liga Dimayor I | Deportivo Pereira | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Liga DIMAYOR II | Deportivo Pereira | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Copa Colombia | Atlético Bucaramanga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Liga Dimayor I | Atlético Bucaramanga | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,292 |
| 2021 | Liga DIMAYOR II | Atlético Bucaramanga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Liga Dimayor | CD América de Cali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Copa Colombia | CD América de Cali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Copa Colombia | Jaguares de Córdoba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Fase Final LBD II | CD América de Cali | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Liga Águila I | Jaguares de Córdoba | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Liga DIMAYOR II | CD América de Cali | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Copa Águila | Jaguares de Córdoba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Copa Sudamericana | Jaguares de Córdoba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Liga Águila I | Jaguares de Córdoba | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Liga DIMAYOR II | Jaguares de Córdoba | 18 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Copa Águila | Jaguares de Córdoba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Fase Final LBD I | Jaguares de Córdoba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Fase Final LBD II | Jaguares de Córdoba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Liga Águila I | Jaguares de Córdoba | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Liga DIMAYOR II | Jaguares de Córdoba | 17 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Liga FUTVE Apertura | Deportivo Miranda FC | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 383 |
| 2016 | Liga FUTVE Clausura | Deportivo Miranda FC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 708 |
| 2015 | Copa Águila | Dépor FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Copa Colombia | Independiente Medellín | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Liga Postobón I | Independiente Medellín | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Liga Postobón II | Independiente Medellín | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Indep. Medellín | Depor Aguablanca FC | Loan | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-06-30 | Depor Aguablanca FC | Indep. Medellín | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Indep. Medellín | Dep. Miranda | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-01 | Dep. Miranda | Jaguares FC | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Jaguares FC | CD América | Loan | 400000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-06-30 | CD América | Jaguares FC | Return from loan | 400000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-01 | Jaguares FC | A. Bucaramanga | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-05 | A. Bucaramanga | Pereira | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-01 | Pereira | Indep. Santa Fe | Transfer | 450000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-20 | Indep. Santa Fe | Operário-PR | Transfer | 450000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€450k
Peak€550k
Low€75k
Δ since start+€325k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Ramírez | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yilmar Velásquez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramón Córdoba | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimer Fory | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aldair Quintana | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dani Torres | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugo Rodallega | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrés Mosquera | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeison Suárez | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julián Millán | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ángelo Rodríguez | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordy Monroy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arley Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Diego Hernández | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan Bocanegra | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Liga FUTVE Apertura | Deportivo Miranda FC | 4 | 17 |
| 2024 | Liga DIMAYOR II | Independiente Santa Fe | 3 | 18 |
| 2023 | Superliga Águila de Campeones | Deportivo Pereira | 2 | 2 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Liga Dimayor I | Atlético Bucaramanga | 4 | 15 |
| 2019 | Liga Águila I | Jaguares de Córdoba | 2 | 19 |
| 2017 | Liga DIMAYOR II | Jaguares de Córdoba | 2 | 17 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | 2020-06-30 | CD América | Jaguares FC | Return from loan | — | €400k |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Jaguares FC | CD América | Loan | — | €400k |
| 14/15 | 2015-06-30 | Depor Aguablanca FC | Indep. Medellín | Return from loan | — | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Indep. Medellín | Depor Aguablanca FC | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Juan Zuluaga's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA Platense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Senior debut season | |
| 2016 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 720 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 2024 | 53 | 586 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 |
| 2023 | 51 | 733 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 |
| 2022 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 32 | 1,292 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 2019 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 25 | 1,091 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Liga FUTVE Apertura
17 apps
4 G
0 A
Liga Postobón I
109 apps
3 G
8 A
Liga Postobón II
117 apps
3 G
7 A
Série B
22 apps
2 G
0 A
Superliga Águila de Campeones
2 apps
2 G
0 A
Copa Colombia
32 apps
1 G
0 A
Liga FUTVE Clausura
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Libertadores
10 apps
0 G
1 A
Fase Final LBD II
21 apps
0 G
0 A
Fase Final LBD I
9 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Juan Zuluaga
Who is Juan Zuluaga?
Juan Zuluaga is a Colombia professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR).
How old is Juan Zuluaga?
Juan Zuluaga is 32 years old. He was born on June 15, 1993 in Medellín.
What position does Juan Zuluaga play?
Juan Zuluaga plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Juan Zuluaga play for?
Juan Zuluaga currently plays for Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR).
How many career goals has Juan Zuluaga scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Juan Zuluaga has scored 16 goals in 356 appearances.
What is Juan Zuluaga's market value?
Juan Zuluaga's most recent reported market value is €450k.