The hero asked the source: The Guangzhou team's "Juan Twin Stars" all became famous at a young age

The reporter reported coldly This season, Guangzhou Guangzhou Colombia duo Alegria and Beniarosa are the biggest surprises: Alegria has 11 goals and 4 assists in 16 games, and has been involved in 15 of the team's 34 goals, nearly half of Guangzhou's total league goals; Beniarosa leads the Central League assists list with eight assists. The two Colombia foreign players are named Juan, and Guangzhou rushed to the fourth place in the Chinese League with such a young lineup, and the "Double Juan" combination has made great contributions.

The two inexpensive young foreign players are both from the contacts accumulated by Guangzhou coach El Salvador when he was in charge of Colombia. El Salvador has served as sporting director and head coach in América de Cali and Envigado in Colombia, Alegria joined Guangzhou from the Colombia league earlier this year, and Beniarosa came to El Salvador's vision after a failed attempt in the Latvian league. Both of them had just turned 18 and went to Europe, but unfortunately they did not succeed. Against this backdrop, it's a bit surprising that they shine in the Chinese league.

The duo "Double Juan" has a similar upbringing, like most Colombia players.

Born in 2002 in the mountainous province of Tolima in central Colombia, Alegria began experimenting with different sports at the age of four, from swimming, basketball, volleyball to finally football, and as a young boy he moved through three amateur clubs in his hometown before he was able to enter the echelon of Tolima Sport, a Colombia powerhouse.

Alegria has been selected for the Colombia U15 and U17 national teams, and participated in the 2019 U17 World Youth Championship South American Qualifiers. Alegria was signed by Nike as a potential stock at the age of 15, which shows that his talent is not bad. Having played several sports since childhood, Alegria was physically fit and left home early to pan for gold in the cold Finland league, honing the self-discipline and perseverance necessary to become a high-level player. In the Finland League, thousands of miles away from Colombia, Alegria had to rely on a Spain translator, but he still stuck to his training program and the habit of learning English.

Alegria has only been in his career for four years, but he has been wandering with seven teams in four countries. In 2021, at the age of 19, he joined the Glasgow Rangers B team of the Soviet Super League giants and is considered the next Morelos. Morelos is also a Colombia player, also joined Rangers from the Finland League at the age of 19, scored a total of 124 goals in 6 seasons with Rangers, won the Scottish Premier League, the Scottish FA Cup and the Europa League runner-up, during which he became the Rangers Golden Boot for 4 seasons, was twice elected the best player of the season in the team, and also won the Soviet Super League Golden Boot once, and is the European top scorer and foreign aid scorer in the history of the Rangers.

Sadly, despite the signing of Alegria by Liverpool's star and then-Rangers boss Steven Gerrard, he was unable to replicate Morelos' success. Alegria scored 14 goals in 20 games for Rangers B, which was also a good stat, but after consecutive loan spells, he was not recognized by Rangers and eventually had to return to the Finland League. Last summer, Alegria returned to Colombia from his stay in Europe to join the northern Córdoba Tigers, but unfortunately he still did not show anything outstanding until he accepted the invitation of Guangzhou coach El Salvador to China earlier this year.

After being terminated by Finland's Hunka last summer, Alegria posted videos of his solo workouts on his INS account, hoping to stay in good shape until he re-employed. In the video, he is seen alone on the soccer field performing leg raises, sit-ups, planks, accelerated sprints, dribbling, and even using a stool as a prop to practice shooting. Alegria's INS account motto is "Never give up on dreamers will become winners", and he has always followed his own values and quickly paid off in Guangzhou.

After leaving Rangers, Alegria criticised then-Rangers boss Edwin van Bronckhorst and his successor Beal for not understanding the club's position for themselves and not developing a targeted growth plan for themselves. In Guangzhou, coach El Salvador attached great importance to the two Colombian youngsters, and the results of his careful guidance were also very satisfactory to the club. Alegria is not only temporarily ranked second in the scorer list of the Chinese League, the golden boot of the Guangzhou team, and even some fans regard the 22-year-old as an optional target for the naturalization of the national football team in the future.

Benia Rosa is two years older than Alegria and comes from the youth system of the famous Independiente Medellín.

Beniarosa was signed by La Liga promotion Mahuesca at the age of 18 with a five-year contract, unfortunately, his experience is similar to Alegria, and he is no longer valued after being loaned out by the club in a row, and he had no choice but to switch to the Latvian league at the beginning of last year, but only scored 1 goal and 1 assist in 13 league appearances, and joined the Guangzhou team at the beginning of this year.

However, when it comes to becoming famous at a young age, Guangzhou's "Big Juan" Benia Rosa is more successful than "Little Juan" Alegria. In the 2017 South American U17 Championship, Benarosa was the absolute mainstay, handing over 3 goals and 2 assists in 9 appearances, helping Colombia reach the U17 World Youth Championship. In the group stage of the World Youth Championship, Beniarosa contributed three goals and one assist to help the team reach the round of 16, but unfortunately lost 4-0 to Germany Under-17 in the 1/8 final.

In the summer of 2022, after joining Pereira Sports on loan, Pereira won the Colombia First Division title and qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores with the team, despite playing only eight games totaling 130 minutes, but Pereira Sports did not give him more opportunities and sold him to the Latvian league last spring. Fortunately, like "Little Juan", this unambitious "Big Juan" ushered in a highlight moment of his career in the Guangzhou team.