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This is a Spanish name; the first family name is Ángel and the second is Arango.
Juan Pablo Ángel (born October 24, 1975 in Medellín) is a Colombian soccer player who currently plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.
[edit] Career[edit] Atlético Nacional and River PlateÁngel started playing professional football at Atlético Nacional in his home city of Medellín. Ángel was sold to River Plate in Argentina in January 1998 as a replacement of the departed Hernán Crespo.[1] River Plate spectators would often adorn angel wings to show their appreciation.[2] [edit] Aston VillaÁngel became Aston Villa's record signing at £9.5 million on 12 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, Angel settled down and started to produce the form that persuaded Doug Ellis to shell out the massive transfer fee. He quickly became a fans favourite and is the most recent Villa player to have scored more than 20 goals in one season, finishing as the club's top scorer in the 2003-04 season with 16 goals in the FA Premier League,[3] (23 goals including cup competitions) but could not maintain that form as Villa struggled and he only managed seven goals in 2004-05. During his time with the club, Angel managed 74 goals in 205 games. Only one player has scored more for Villa since 1991, that being Dwight Yorke (97 goals in 288 games). [edit] New York Red BullsOn 17 April, 2007, the New York Red Bulls announced the signing of Ángel as their second designated player, pending the approval of his work visa. After his visa was approved, Ángel made his Red Bull debut 8 May 2007 in a U.S. Open Cup qualifying match. Ángel came on as a substitute and scored a free kick in extra time during the Red Bulls' 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy. Ángel scored his first MLS goal for New York on May 19, 2007, in a 4-0 win over the Columbus Crew. Ángel also recorded an assist and played an important role in a third goal to round off a performance that earned him that week's MLS Player of the Week award.[4] His form showed no signs of letting up in the following game, as he weighed in with two goals and another assist as the Red Bulls overcame Chicago Fire to win 3-0, taking them to joint top of the Eastern Conference. Angel was voted MLS Player of the Month for May 2007.[5] He is also the first Red Bull to score in six straight games. On August 18, 2007, Angel added two more goals to his tally. His team defeated Los Angeles Galaxy 5-4. Angel scored the first goal early on from a free kick before striking a late winner to seal the game for the Red Bulls. Angel also scored the first goal of the 2007 MLS All-Star Game on July 19, 2007 against Celtic F.C., and later was named MVP of the Match for his performance.[6] On 29 September 2007 Angel scored a penalty to tie the Red Bulls' game against Real Salt Lake and in doing so scored his 17th goal of the season in all competitions, setting a new franchise record. Angel concluded his initial campaign in New York scoring 19 goals and 5 assists in 24 league matches (20 goals in 27 matches in all official competitions). His regular season goal total was one short of Luciano Emilio who led the league with 20 but who had also played more games. Angel had a slow start to the 2008 season due to an arthritic nerve-related injury in his lower back that caused him to have pain in his hamstring but he finally scored his first of the season in his fourth appearance - a 2-1 winner against LA Galaxy on May 10. On June 5 he fought through a still painful injury to score the only goal in New York's home win against Chivas USA. However, in doing so he also picked up another slight hamstring strain and after the final whistle he was seen limping off the pitch. As a result of this injury Angel missed the Red bulls' next 4 consecutive league games. Even through this injury-plagued season, his three goals were enough for coach Steve Nicol to name him to the 2008 MLS All-Star Game vs West Ham United in which he fed the pass that earned the game winning penalty kick and also scored a goal that was disallowed due to a controversial offside. Angel concluded his second season in New York scoring 14 goals in 21 league matches (16 goals in 26 matches in official competitions). Angel's third season in New York was a major disappointment as the club had one of the worst seasons in club history. The club was quickly eliminated from play-off contention and failed to qualify to the group stages of the CONCACAF Champions League. However, Angel still had his moments during the campaign as he became the clubs all-time leading goal scorer. On September 26, 2009 he scored the equalizing goal in a 1-1 draw at Chivas USA, that goal being the 46th of his career with New York and breaking Clint Mathis former record of 45. Angel ended his season leading the club in scoring for the third straight year scoring 12 goals in 25 league matches. [edit] Play-offsOn 26 October 2007, Angel told the New York Daily News, "It's very American, in every sport the playoff system ... I think there should be more credit to the guys who do well in the regular season. It's interesting. It's a little bit unfair. I'm trying to understand it. I might answer you in a different way in a couple of weeks."[7] A week later, Angel and the Red Bulls were knocked out of contention for the 2007 MLS Cup by the New England Revolution on a 1-0 aggregate score as Angel pleaded to his manager to be brought back on after coming off for treatment to a head injury received during the match which turned out to be a concussion. The following season Angel would help lead the Red Bulls to their first ever MLS Cup final. On the way they defeated Houston Dynamo 3-0(4-1 Aggregate) and Real Salt lake 1-0, but ultimately lost the final to the Columbus Crew 3-1. After a poor 2009 season the Red Bulls failed to qualify for the post season for the first time since Angel's arrival. [edit] Career statistics
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Categories: 1975 births | Living people | Colombian Roman Catholics | Football (soccer) forwards | Colombian footballers | Colombia international footballers | Colombian expatriate footballers | Expatriate footballers in Argentina | Expatriate footballers in England | Expatriate soccer players in the United States | Atlético Nacional footballers | River Plate footballers | Aston Villa F.C. players | Red Bull New York players | Premier League players | Major League Soccer players | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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