Juan Pablo Ángel

Juan Pablo Ángel
Ángel with the New York Red Bulls in 2008
Personal information
Full name Juan Pablo Ángel Arango
Date of birth (1975-10-24) 24 October 1975
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Atlético Nacional
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)
International career
1996–2005 Colombia 33 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Pablo Ángel Arango (born 24 October 1975) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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, where he ended his career a year later.

Ángel is the father of footballer Tomás Ángel, who currently plays as a forward for San Diego.