Adalberto Peñaranda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adalberto Peñaranda Maestre | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | El Vigía, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Málaga (on loan from Watford) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo La Guaira | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Deportivo La Guaira | 37 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Granada (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| 2016– | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Granada (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Udinese (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Málaga (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Venezuela U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Venezuela U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016– | Venezuela | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:05, 09 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2016 |
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Adalberto Peñaranda Maestre (born 31 May 1997) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Málaga CF on loan from English club Watford, and the Venezuela national football team.
Peñaranda was born in El Vigía, Alberto Adriani Municipality, Mérida. He is an academy graduate of Deportivo La Guaira and made his professional and Primera División debuts on 11 August 2013, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Deportivo Táchira. Peñaranda scored his first goal as a senior on 23 February 2014, netting his team's only goal in a 1–4 loss at Caracas FC. He finished the 2013–14 Venezuelan Primera División season with 18 appearances to his name, and one goal.
On 16 June 2015, Peñaranda signed for Serie A side Udinese, owned by Italian businessman Giampaolo Pozzo. He was then immediately loaned to Granada who at the time were also under the ownership of Pozzo. He made his debut for the La Liga side on 22 November, starting in a 2–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao. Upon making his debut he became the youngest ever player to ever represent the club. On 12 December 2015, Peñaranda scored his first goals in the top flight of Spanish football, netting a brace in a 2–1 away win against Levante UD. In doing so he became the youngest ever non-Spanish footballer to score in La Liga, breaking the record previously held by Barcelona's Argentine forward, Lionel Messi.
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