Juan Larios

Juan Larios López (born 12 January 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

Larios is a product of the Manchester City academy. In August 2022, he joined Southampton. He has had loan spells at Cultural Leonesa and Zaragoza. Larios has represented his country at youth level.

Club career

Early career Born in Tomares, Seville, Andalusia, Larios came through youth academies of Tomares, Sevilla and La Masia academy at Barcelona. He moved to England to join up with Manchester City in 2020, initially playing for their under-18 team. He made 32 appearances for City's age group sides, as well as playing in the Papa John's Trophy and had played every match for the City under-21 team from the beginning of the 2022–23 season up to the end of the August transfer window.

Southampton On 31 August 2022, Manchester City accepted offers from fellow Premier League club Southampton for Larios and his teammate Sam Edozie. Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl praised Larios for his positional versatility, able to cover either flank, upon his announcement as a Southampton player. Two days after the move, Larios was an unused substitute for Southampton during a 1–0 loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League. He made his Premier League debut on 16 September 2022 for Southampton away at Aston Villa.

On 4 July 2025, Larios joined Cultural Leonesa on a season-long loan. On 16 January 2026, he was recalled from loan and returned to Southampton. On 2 February 2026, Larios joined Real Zaragoza on loan for the remainder of the 2025–26 season.

On 1 September 2026, Larios left Southampton following a mutual termination of his contract.

International career Larios is a youth international for Spain, having played for the Spain U15s, Spain U18s, and Spain U19s.

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